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  F a m i l y  I n f o r m a t i o n

Mr. Shimmons is married again, for the second time, to a wonderful wife who is his support in life. They just had their 6th child in February, a baby girl named, Montana Rayne. Montana is already crawling and sitting up by herself! There is a ton of information on who his family is on his home site - The Shimmlor Family

  F A Q s

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about Mr. Shimmons

Schooling
Favorite things to do
Musical activities
Midi file of an OLD song I used to liten to -
El Shaddai

Question:
Where did you go to school?

Answer:

  • High School - Cheboygan Area Schools
  • Under-Grad - Spring Arbor College
  • Graduate - Central Michigan University
  • Graduate - Vandercook College of Music
  • Graduate - University of Southern Queensland

Question:
What is your favorite thing to do in life?

Answer: I really love to do and go places with my family. We have taken several trips to say the least. This past Spring Break we went South and then this past summer we took off for three weeks and went West. - We went to 12 different states between those two vacations.

States - Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnasota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Montona, North Dakota

Michigan Places - Oscoda, Tawas City, Mackinaw City, Mackinaw Island, St. Ignace, Sault St. Marie, Munising, Paridise, Ontonagon just to mention a few.

Question:
What Musical Activities have you been involved in recently as well as the past?

Answer: I've been in band since 5th grade. I played trumpet to start then trombone, then I switched to baritone my junior year! then in college I switched to Trombone which I used as my main instrument for my degree. I took 1 year of piano lessons in 4th grade and then taught myself until high school when I had 1 more year. When I went to college I took piano up as my major instrument along with the trombone.

I've travelled with two different singing groups - "Free Spirit" & "Common Bond" as well as being co-director of "Common Bond" for a bit.

 

 

 


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