Christopher T. F. Hanson, music theory and orchestra teacher: "My greatest accomplishments as a teacher have been the sense of enlightenment and intellectual freedom expressed by my students after taking one of my courses. In music theory I frequently hear students exclaim, 'I never realized that is why we do that!' or, 'So that explains...
New music director reflects on his path to SPU Christopher Hanson, Seattle Pacific’s new Director of Music Education and Orchestral Activities, did not originally intend to become a teacher. Instead, he discovered through experience that he was always meant to be one. Starting his first year at SPU, and his ninth year of teaching, this...