Artist in Residence Spotlight - Duncan May

Duncan May teaches music to Lower and Upper Elementary students.  He was born in Nashville, and after fifteen years of living in other states, returned to the Nashville area in 1993. Duncan received his Music Theory degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 2000 and has been not only teaching lessons on guitar, bass, drums and piano since then, but has also been a touring performing artist. He has written, recorded and produced seven full-length albums as well as scored an award-winning soundtrack to an independent film.  In 2009, he became involved with a non-profit organization called Star Education where he worked in community centers and public schools to offer young students the experience of learning and performing songs as a group on electric instruments. This after school program was introduced to Abintra by Duncan a few years ago and has enriched and inspired many students and families within the Abintra community.  To take the music education and inspiration one step further, Duncan began the Artistic Music Program at Abintra. AMP offers a creative learning environment where students explore and learn the basic elements and fundamentals of music through group exercises, activities and music exploration, so they may experience music in a way they never have before.  He is using his years of experience, passion for music and love of children, to teach and inspire tomorrow’s creative and critical thinkers.