William Justice

BA Music, MFA Acting

 

"Time... It will not wait..."

-Sorceress Ultimecia (FFVIII)

NEWS

ON JANUARY 30TH, 2020, WILLIAM WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR RECREATIONAL MUSIC MAKING. THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS GRANTED BY THE NATIONAL PIANO FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS (NAMM), AND THE MUSIC TEACHER'S NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MTNA.) THE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO COVER COSTS FOR THE MTNA CONFERENCES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. WILLIAM WILL ATTEND THE MTNA PEDAGOGY SATURDAY RMM TEACHING TRACK SESSIONS AT THE CHICAGO MARRIOTT MAGNIFICENT MILE.

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WILLIAM COHOSTED HIS FIRST WINTER RECITAL WITH RENOWNED VIOLINIST, SUSIE SHORTT. THE RECITAL WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 17TH 2019. 15 STUDENTS PERFORMED IN TOTAL. THIS RECITAL WAS ALSO THE FIRST TO PRESENT THE ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHOIR.

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ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH'S AND WILLIAM JUSTICE'S SPRING RECITAL WAS HELD ON MAY 11TH 2019. 9 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT AND WERE AWARDED AT THE CONCLUSION.

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CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE 2018: SILENT NIGHT

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WILLIAM HAS RECEIVED TWO CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE MUSIC TEACHER'S NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. THE CERTIFICATIONS CONSIST OF RECREATIONAL MUSIC MAKING AND GROUP PIANO TEACHING.

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IN MARCH OF 2018, WILLIAM WAS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TEACHER OF MUSIC AT THE MUSIC TEACHER'S NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT DISNEY'S CORONADO SPRING'S RESORT. THERE WERE ONLY 6 NCTM TEACHERS IN ALABAMA FOR YEAR 2017.

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WILLIAM WAS DIRECTOR OF CAMPS AT MASON MUSIC FOR PRESCHOOL AND BEGINNERS. HE ALTERED THE CURRICULUM THAT GENERATED MUSICAL INTEREST AMONG YOUTHS.

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CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE 2017: HANDEL'S MESSIAH.

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AND THE WINNER OF MISS NORTH JEFFERSON 2017 IS, WILLIAM'S PIANO STUDENT,  ASHLYN WINKLER.

ON THE EVENING OF JULY 22ND 2017, ASHLYN WINKLER WON THE MISS NORTH JEFFERSON 2017 PAGEANT AND TALENT. THIS IS WILLIAM'S SECOND PAGEANT WIN THIS YEAR WITH TERREN MERRITT BEING THE FIRST WIN OF MISS DORA HIGH 2017 PREVIOUSLY IN FEBRUARY.

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THE FITZGERALD PETERBILT COMMERCIAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND CAN BE VIEWED HERE. WILLIAM THANKS BLUEWATER MEDIA FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THIS PROJECT.

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ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH'S AND WILLIAM JUSTICE'S SPRING RECITAL WAS HELD ON MAY 13TH 2017. WILLIAM WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS GREAT THANKS TO THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, FRIENDS, AND AUMC MEMBERS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE SPRING RECITAL AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS. 

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AND THE WINNER OF MISS DORA HIGH 2017 IS WILLIAM'S PIANO STUDENT, TERREN MERRITT.

TERREN WON THE MISS DORA HIGH 2017 PAGEANT ON THE EVENING OF THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY. SHE PERFORMED DREAM ECHOES BY E. LANCASTER. HER NEXT AMBITION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IS THE MISS WALKER COUNTY PAGEANT.

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WILLIAM LANDED THE ROLE OF JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FOR AN EPISODE OF NATIONAL ENQUIRER INVESTIGATES. PRODUCTION WAS FILMED IN FEBRUARY IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. CLICK THE DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE PHOTO FOR THE ARTICLE WRITTEN IN WILLIAM'S HOMETOWN.