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Kay Harrison
Kay began her music studies at the early age of seven. She took piano lessons from Ms. Carrie Potter for several years. When in 6th grade, she started saxophone lessons with Joanne Peters. When she was only thirteen years old, she took piano theory at the University of Evansville, which was about 25 miles from her home in Crossville, Illinois. In the 8th grade, she entered a music contest on her saxophone and impressed the music judge, Southern Illinois University music professor at Carbondale. He offered to teach her saxophone lessons for free, and she accepted, even though he taught more than an hours drive from her home. The very same year, she purchased her Mark 6 Selmer saxophone, which she paid for by teaching piano lessons. Kay received many music awards while in high school. She was the salutatorian of her graduating class of 72. At her high school graduation, Kay was awarded the DAR (Daughter of the American Revolution) Award. She then attended Evangel College in Springfield, MO where she majored in music: with concentrations in piano and saxophone. She was deeply influenced by Professors June Kean, Dr. Johannsen, and others in the two years she spent there. Sadly, her music education was interrupted by a near fatal car accident on Aug 14, 1974. Due to the extent of her injuries, she was hospitalized for several months. It was over a year before she was able to sit at a piano bench and play the piano. Over the years of recuperation, she felt strong enough to pursue her education in music and completed an Associate degree while her husband completed his Master's degrees in Springfield. She later attended the University of Missouri at the St. Louis campus. There she took piano from a very gifted teacher. She never finished her degree, lacking only seven credit-hours of receiving her BS degree in music education from UMSL. Her health played a major part in the decision. In 1991, Kay began to teach lessons out of her home in Bourbon. Her business grew so much that that the house was becoming overcrowded after school, so she relocated to a small building in downtown Bourbon on Pine Street. It was small but workable. After a few years, she outgrew the small building and relocated to a reconverted house behind the Town and Country Plaza in Bourbon. It was a step of faith for her as the rent and utilities were much higher. Those first few years literally gave very little profit for her many hours of teaching. After six more years, she relocated to her home in Sullivan which offered much more room, especially after converting the garage into a band-room/recital hall. She has been teaching in her current location for ten years. Her music teaching business greatly expanded and she became quite the in-demand teacher. Though a very talented musician, she is also a gifted teacher who has the ability to communicate well, drawing out of her students more than they thought possible. Today we honor her years of influence and the touch she has had on our lives.