ÿþ<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 97"> <meta name="Template" content="C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\html.dot"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.7 [en] (Win98; I) [Netscape]"> <title>Alfred Authors</title> <link href="../css/span_content.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head> <body vlink="#000080"> &nbsp; <table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="624" > <tr> <td VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN="3" WIDTH="12%"><img SRC="../images/spacer.gif" height=96 width=73></td> <td VALIGN=top WIDTH="88%"><font size="+3">Andy Beck </font> <p><img SRC="beck.jpg" height="200" width="160" border="1"> <p>Andy Beck received a Bachelors degree in Music Education from Ithaca College and a Masters degree in Music Education from Northwest Missouri State University. Following his nine year appointment as Vocal Music Director at Johnson City High School in New York State, Andy joined the editorial team of Alfred Publishing Company where he currently serves as Managing Editor, School Choral and Classroom Publications. <p>A successful composer and arranger, he has authored several top-selling chorals and children s musicals for Alfred, as well as co-written the highly regarded method book, Sing at First Sight, Foundations in Choral Sight-Singing. Andy is in demand as a guest conductor, choreographer, and clinician for music educators and students throughout the country. <p>A fine tenor voice, he enjoys performing in and directing musical theater, singing with the North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir, and has been an Alfred studio singer since 1992. <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <br>&nbsp; </body> </html>