Shirley Faulkner - director

Shirley Faulkner holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Arkansas Tech University with an emphasis in voice. During her four and a half years there, she studied privately with Maestro Louis Welcher. She also assisted Arkansas Tech University Chorale Director, Gary Morris, in conducting the Arkansas Tech University Choir. She is a member of the following professional organizations
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American String Teachers Association (ASTA) |
Shirley is the founder, executive director, and an instructor for Arkansas Center for Music Education (ACME), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which provides a variety of music classes for the community, including elementary music for home school students; Pre-K, band, and orchestra for the general public; music classes for special needs students in the local high school; and music classes for area private schools. She is co-owner of Makin' Music, Inc. with her husband, Brian Faulkner. She also performs with and co-directs 5thHouseOnTheLeft, another local community band, which she and Brian have worked with for the past 14 years.