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Hi!

My name Trent Gilmore and I am a product of Alcoa City Schools, class of 1981. In 2003, I came home to teach music at the middle school and at the high school.

After graduating high school, I attended Maryville College, earning a bachelor of music degree in Vocal Performance with a minor in Piano Performance, graduating in the spring of 1985. Later, I returned to Maryville to complete the requirements for teacher licensure. My decision to attend Maryville College was partly because my mother attended school there. She was a member of the “Maryville Six,” the 6 African American students who bravely reintegrated Maryville College in the fall of 1954.

Since 2003, I have been a Choral Director/Music Teacher for Alcoa City Schools. During this time, I rejuvenated and reorganized the choral departments at the middle school and high school. As of 2024, I am serving as the Music Teacher and Choral Director at Alcoa Intermediate School. In music class and chorus, we will focus on the following: melody/harmony/part singing, tone production, intonation, rhythm, musicality, solfege/sight singing, music history, and various musical styles.

Important Work Experience:
- Voice and Piano Instructor, Smokey Mountain Music Centre, Maryville,1987-2000
- Substitute Teacher, Blount County Schools, 1987-2000
- Interim Choral Director and Music Teacher, Alcoa Middle & High Schools, 1989-1992
- Accompanist, Heritage High School, 1996-2000
- Co-Choral Director, Lenoir City Schools, 2000 – 2001
- Elementary Music Specialist, Knox County Schools, 2001-2003
- Choral Director, Alcoa City Schools, 2003-Present

Other Music Experience:
- Minister of Music, Saint Paul AME Zion Church, Maryville, 1990-Present
- Guest Soloist & Pianist at the Annual Nagoya Gospel Festival, Nagoya Japan, 2002-Present (every summer)

As a professional music educator, I hold membership in the following organizations:

- TMEA (Tennessee Music Education Association)
- ETVA (East Tennessee Vocal Association)
- NAfME (National Association for Music Education
- Maryville College Alumni Board of Directors

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Name: Trent Gilmore
Position: Music Teacher
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