8 January ICC's Griffith to present "Music: A Uniquely Human Experience," Feb. 6 January 8, 2024 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Christy Colburn Griffith of Amory, recipient of Itawamba Community College’s Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award for 2024, will present “Music: A Uniquely Human Experience,” Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus. “Music does more than just make sounds,” Griffith said. “It changes the way people think and behave. The skills learned in music will help students be successful on the stage, in the classroom and for the rest of their lives. Music is a human experience, and it plays an important role in educating the entire person.” Griffith will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony in March at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The evening pays tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of the state’s institutions of higher learning. In her 25th year as a music educator, Griffith serves as associate band director at ICC. A graduate of Aberdeen High School, Grifith earned the associate’s degree from ICC and both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from the University of Mississippi. She was color guard captain and choreographer and started the first winter guard at ICC while a student. Before joining the ICC family, she was assistant band director at South Panola and Tupelo. Griffith has been involved with the pageantry arts as a performer, choreographer, designer, instructor and adjudicator for the past 33 years. Her competitive winter guard teams have earned eight first-place state championship medals participating with the Mississippi Indoor Association, two first-place championship medals with the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit and two third-place regional placements with Winter Guard International. Griffith’s most recent professional achievements were recipient of the 2020 Meritorious Excellence in Teaching and the 2019-20 Faculty Mentor awards at ICC. She is a member of the honorary fraternity Phi Beta Mu, a lifetime member of Tau Beta Sigma, Northeast Mississippi Bandmasters Association, Mississippi Bandmasters Association, National Saxophone Alliance and Women Band Directors International. She is active in St. Andrews Methodist Church in Amory, where she sings in the chancel choir, volunteers for events and serves on the Lay Leadership committee. She is also a member of the board of directors for Amory Strong, a 501©3 Disaster Recovery organization. She married Tommy Griffith in December. Together, they have five children. The public is invited to the Feb. 6 presentation, and admission is free. 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The event pays tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of the state’s institutions of higher learning. In her 25th year as a music educator, Colburn serves as associate band director at ICC. Her responsibilities include conducting the concert band, applied woodwind studio, mixed woodwind ensemble, Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet, CenterStage show choir and color guard director/choreographer and teaches music appreciation. As needed, she also coaches the Indianettes and the spring pom squad. A graduate of Aberdeen High School, Colburn earned the associate’s degree from ICC and both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from the University of Mississippi. She was color guard captain and choreographer and started the first winter guard at ICC while a student. She held multiple leadership roles while at the University ... Comments are closed.