About Dr. Con:

Dr. Adam Jonathan Con is Chair of Music Education and Associate Director of Choral Activities. His responsibilities include conducting the University Singers, the Women's Chorale and the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Community Chorus, and teaching choral conducting, elementary music methods, and graduate research. He also coordinates the Music Education program. He is in high demand in the United States and in Canada as a conductor and conducting teacher and is well known for his ability to work well and inspire elementary, middle, high school, community, and church choirs through kinesthetic movement.

His formal education includes his Bachelors Degree in Music Education (Secondary Instrumental and Choral) and Masters Degree in Music Education (Elementary) from the University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada . He earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Music Education (Choral Conducting) at The Florida State University studying with Rodney Eichenberger, Andre Thomas, Clifford Madsen and Judy Bowers. Dr. Con has a level 2 Orff Schulwerk certification and presented at the National Conference. Adam also brings 15 years of authentic K-12 public school music teaching which includes Orff, Kodály, and Dalcroze based general music, French immersion music, middle and secondary school choral, vocal jazz, concert band and jazz band. His professional conducting experience includes various civic orchestras, professional musical theatre, community choral ensembles, and concert bands. Currently, he serves as the Repertoire and Standards Chair of Multicultural Music for the Georgia State American Choral Director's Association.