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Choir Director	Terri Jarvis	jarvist@lisd.net
Assistant Director	Steve DeCrow	decrows@lisd.net

Terri Jarvis is a veteran teacher of 25 years. Before coming to Lewisville High School in the fall of 2004, Mrs. Jarvis taught in Quinlan, Texas serving as Choir Director as well as Assistant Band Director and Color Guard Instructor. She was responsible for founding the Secondary Choir program at Marion ISD. She has also directed the choirs at Mendez Middle School in Austin; taught middle school choirs and elementary music in Seguin; was an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville; taught elementary music in Conroe, and began her teaching career at Midland Christian School in Midland, TX

Mrs. Jarvis began singing in the elementary choir in Bitburg, Germany. Returning to the United States, she continued in choir and band until high school. Since there was no choir at Livingston High School, where she graduated, she played flute and oboe in band and was the rhythm guitarist in the stage band.

Mrs. Jarvis studied music and education at Sam Houston State, Abilene Christian University, Texas A& I University and received her Bachelors degree in All Level Music Education with an emphasis in choral music from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. She continued her education at Southwestern Oklahoma University studying Show Choir techniques, choreography and music under the direction of John Jacobson and Gregg Gilpin for one summer. Mrs. J received her Master of Music Education from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. While there she was a part of the Opera performance class and was a soloist in the summer performance of “Porgy and Bess”. Mrs. Jarvis was accepted to the University of Arizona in Tucson to work on her PhD in Music Education and Conducting. She is also member of The Living Opera chorus as well as costume mistress and has performed in the operas “Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Pasquale”.

The choirs under Mrs. Jarvis’ direction have won Sweepstakes and first divisions awards from the University Interscholastic League. They have gained national and international acclaim, being awarded the title of “Best in Class” in San Antonio, Texas. In Chicago, Illinois they received another “Best in Class” and were given the nickname “The Little Choir That Could”. Mrs. Jarvis’ choir performed in the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah as well as in Vancouver, Canada. Since coming to Lewisville High School, the choirs have performed with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in the New Orleans Choral- Fest and were chosen as the Featured Choir in a “Salute to Heroes”. The Lewisville choirs have been invited to sing in Florida at the Mozart Music Festival as well as with the National Orchestra and Choir in Prague. The members of the LHS Choirs are supporters of the National Anthem Project and were a part of the culminating exercises in Washing DC in June performing the National Anthem with other students from across America. They were also featured in an individual concert at The Jefferson Memorial performing music from “Prelude to Glory” a musical celebration of the American Revolution by Russell Wilson. The LHS Choirs have been invited and are hoping to be a part of a musical salute to the Olympics in Beijing China in 2008 and members of a mass choir under the direction of Jerry McCoy, Director of Choral Activities at UNT. So far this school year, the LHS choirs have received an invitation to perform in Hawaiiin 2009.

Mrs. Jarvis currently holds membership in the Texas Music Educators Association and has previously served as the Secretary of Region 4 Vocal Division. She is also a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association, American Choral Directors Association and National Association for Music Education (MENC)

Mrs. Jarvis has been married to Harvey Jarvis for 30 years and is the mother of Becky Rohdes, a nurse in the United States Air Force currently stationed in California, and Son-in-law Doug, a sports trainer and teacher; Katie Tucker and Son-in-law Patrick who are house parents at the North Plains Children’s Home in Amarillo, TX; and Clara Watson and Son-in-law Aaron who live and work in Mason TX. She is also the very proud grandmother of Miss Daisy Jarvis (age 4) and Miss Abigail Tucker (1year old). In her spare time Mrs. Jarvis likes to travel, sew and design costumes, gardening, and playing and singing with her grandchildren.

Mr. Steve DeCrow is a graduate of the University of North Texas. He received a Bachelor's Degree in All-Level Music Education with a Vocal Concentration and is currently completing a Master's Degree in Music Education. He sang in UNT's Canticum Novum Chamber Choir under the direction of Hal Gibbons and in the nationally renowned UNT Jazz Singers directed by Paris Rutherford.

Before coming to LHS, Mr. DeCrow was the head choir director at DeWitt Perry Middle School in Carrollton where his choirs received Superior and Sweepstakes awards. Steve served as host for the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition two years in a row for Region 24, and organized and hosted Pre UIL Contests three years in a row for Carrollton ISD.

Mr. DeCrow has been a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society for 27 years and serves as a clinician for their Youth in Harmony program. He also travels around the country as a chorus director trainer. Mr. DeCrow sings in two quartets, Glory Days and Dallas Knights. Glory Days had the distinction of placing 6th out of 50 quartets in the International Barbershop Competition this past summer. This was their first competition. The second quartet is Dallas Knights which is an a cappella harmony quartet that specializes in jazz, gospel, and novelty music. Dallas Knight regularly performs around the country and has performed twice in Europe.

In addition, Mr. DeCrow sings with the 11-time International Championship Chorus The Vocal Majority. He functions as their tenor section leader and is regularly featured as a guitarist and soloist on their shows and albums.

He also does commercial studio vocals and can be heard on radio and television ads across the country.

Mr. DeCrow lives in Highland Village with his wife Wendy and 6-year-old daughter Savannah.

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