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Danny Ingram

Belton

Summary

Dynamic educator with extensive experience at Hardin-Simmons University, specializing in curriculum development and technology integration. Successfully grew online course enrollment from 6 to 110 students, showcasing strong program development and student assessment skills. Passionate about fostering student growth and engaging students through innovative teaching methods.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Adjunct Professor of Music

Hardin-Simmons University
ABILENE
01.2015 - 06.2025
  • Teach music appreciation, recording technology, and music technology courses in an online setting.
  • Conducted faculty training for other professors in the music department on strategies for incorporating technology into music classrooms, and developed a video series for faculty on the most effective way to transfer traditional classroom teaching methods to an online setting.
  • Teach Music History: Romantic and Baroque.
  • Develop and teach comprehensive courses in music appreciation, recording technology, music technology, guitar, and low brass in an online and F2F setting with responsibility for the instruction of courses with total enrollments of up to 225 students per year.

Adjunct Professor

Blinn College Athletics
Bryan
01.2023 - 08.2024
  • Engaged in departmental meetings to discuss program development and student needs.
  • Teach F2F classes in Music Appreciation and History of Rock Music.

Director of Music Business and PAC

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton
01.2020 - 05.2022
  • Collaborated with department heads to align curriculum with institutional goals.
  • Led strategic planning sessions to establish long-term objectives for the university.
  • Developed innovative curriculum for undergraduate and graduate music programs.
  • Mentored students in performance practices and creative expression.

ASSOC. PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

Howard Payne University
BROWNWOOD
01.2007 - 08.2019
  • Develop and teach comprehensive courses in music appreciation, recording technology, music technology, guitar, and low brass in an online setting for Central Texas University, with responsibility for the instruction of courses with total enrollments of up to 225 students per year.
  • Created an innovative online curriculum at the beginning of the online education model, providing students with extensive instructor and peer interaction, and developing a variety of audio and video pieces for in-depth discussion and analysis using Adobe and ProTools software.
  • Grew the online class from an average of six students per semester in 2012 to a course that reaches a maximum enrollment of 110 students on the first day of registration each semester.
  • Re-designed the technology area for the school’s entire music department, and taught additional courses in church music, radio and television production, and intro to recording studios.

Minister of Music

First Baptist Church
San Saba
08.1996 - 08.2016
  • Directed worship services, including selecting appropriate music, leading congregational singing, providing accompaniment on piano or organ, and coordinating with other musicians in the service.
  • Managed all aspects of a small-town church's music ministry, including the establishment of a school of music with more than 70 students, and the production and hosting of more than 30 concert events featuring large choirs and orchestras, facilitating a period of rapid church growth from around 50 to more than 400 attendees.
  • Produced and hosted the world premiere of “A Time to Break Silence,” a song cycle by American composer Wayne Oquinn based on the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., and produced an accompanying performance video currently under review by the King family for inclusion at Dr. King's Ebenezer Baptist Church.
  • Recruited, rehearsed, and conducted a 60-piece orchestra and a 60-piece choir in the performance of Mozart, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, Thomas Tallis, and closing with “Come, Thou Fount” by Mack Wilberg.
  • Formed an orchestra and chorus to perform “The Armed Man” by Karl Jenkins, including a soprano solo by the Los Angeles-based musician Leah Zeger.
  • Wrote, produced, directed, and conducted “The Jerusalem Encounter,” featuring a performance by contemporary Christian artist Dallas Holm, with orchestral accompaniment and a cast of more than 80.

Minister of Music

First Baptist Church Copperas Cove
Copperas Cove
01.1991 - 08.1996
  • Led music ministry by coordinating choirs and instrumental ensembles.
  • Provided mentorship to volunteer musicians, fostering their musical growth.
  • Encouraged congregation participation through engaging musical experiences.

Education

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) - Education Technology and eLearning Design

Northcentral University
Flagstaff, AZ
08-2016

Master of Music - Music

Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
12-2000

Bachelor of Music - Music

Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX
05-1998

Skills

  • Speaking Engagements

The National Workshop Leaders Convention

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Alleluia Conference at Baylor University

  • Curriculum development
  • Program development
  • Technology integration
  • Online teaching
  • Student assessment

Timeline

Adjunct Professor

Blinn College Athletics
01.2023 - 08.2024

Director of Music Business and PAC

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
01.2020 - 05.2022

Adjunct Professor of Music

Hardin-Simmons University
01.2015 - 06.2025

ASSOC. PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

Howard Payne University
01.2007 - 08.2019

Minister of Music

First Baptist Church
08.1996 - 08.2016

Minister of Music

First Baptist Church Copperas Cove
01.1991 - 08.1996

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) - Education Technology and eLearning Design

Northcentral University

Master of Music - Music

Hardin-Simmons University

Bachelor of Music - Music

Howard Payne University

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