Dr. Charles Isley

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Dr. Charles Isley

Unread post by WataugaMan » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:06 pm

Dr. Charles Isley, past Professor of Music Emeritus at Appalachian State passed away this week. He was my brother's father-in-law. In my association with him, he always had a smile and was an absolute pleasure to be around. He will be missed. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Re: Dr. Charles Isley

Unread post by asu66 » Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:21 pm

WataugaMan wrote:Dr. Charles Isley, past Professor of Music Emeritus at Appalachian State passed away this week. He was my brother's father-in-law. In my association with him, he always had a smile and was an absolute pleasure to be around. He will be missed. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Thank you for calling this to our attention. Dr. Isley was a fine gentleman, an extraordinary teacher and a true Mountaineer. Back in the day, Appalachian President Bill Plemmons pushed the NC Legislature hard to establish a core liberal arts curriculum for every Appalachian student--regardless of their degree program. That led to everyone on campus taking the same or similar courses for their first two years of study. Literally everyone took English and American Literature and both Art and Music Appreciation to name a few.

I made it a point to register for a section of Music Appreciation taught by Dr. Isley. That was in my soph year--'64. To this day, I remember the readings; the listening labs, Dr. Isley's lectures and the fabulous music. He truly was one of the four or five best professors I had through three degree programs at Appalachian and a year of extended study at UNC-CH. Rest in Peace, Dr. I.

I realize that he lived a long, successful and productive life, but individuals like Dr. Isley don't cross one's path in life often enough. He'll be remembered fondly by scores of his former students and he'll be missed.
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Re: Dr. Charles Isley

Unread post by tromboneman » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:14 am

asu66 wrote:
WataugaMan wrote:Dr. Charles Isley, past Professor of Music Emeritus at Appalachian State passed away this week. He was my brother's father-in-law. In my association with him, he always had a smile and was an absolute pleasure to be around. He will be missed. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

http://www.hamptonfuneralnc.com/home/in ... id/3308359
Thank you for calling this to our attention. Dr. Isley was a fine gentleman, an extraordinary teacher and a true Mountaineer. Back in the day, Appalachian President Bill Plemmons pushed the NC Legislature hard to establish a core liberal arts curriculum for every Appalachian student--regardless of their degree program. That led to everyone on campus taking the same or similar courses for their first two years of study. Literally everyone took English and American Literature and both Art and Music Appreciation to name a few.

I made it a point to register for a section of Music Appreciation taught by Dr. Isley. That was in my soph year--'64. To this day, I remember the readings; the listening labs, Dr. Isley's lectures and the fabulous music. He truly was one of the four or five best professors I had through three degree programs at Appalachian and a year of extended study at UNC-CH. Rest in Peace, Dr. I.

I realize that he lived a long, successful and productive life, but individuals like Dr. Isley don't cross one's path in life often enough. He'll be remembered fondly by scores of his former students and he'll be missed.

Dr. Isley was my teacher and adviser for four years at ASTC. I can't tell you just how much he meant to music at Appalachian and to me personally.

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Re: Dr. Charles Isley

Unread post by NewApp » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:55 pm

asu66 wrote:
WataugaMan wrote:Dr. Charles Isley, past Professor of Music Emeritus at Appalachian State passed away this week. He was my brother's father-in-law. In my association with him, he always had a smile and was an absolute pleasure to be around. He will be missed. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

http://www.hamptonfuneralnc.com/home/in ... id/3308359
Thank you for calling this to our attention. Dr. Isley was a fine gentleman, an extraordinary teacher and a true Mountaineer. Back in the day, Appalachian President Bill Plemmons pushed the NC Legislature hard to establish a core liberal arts curriculum for every Appalachian student--regardless of their degree program. That led to everyone on campus taking the same or similar courses for their first two years of study. Literally everyone took English and American Literature and both Art and Music Appreciation to name a few.

I made it a point to register for a section of Music Appreciation taught by Dr. Isley. That was in my soph year--'64. To this day, I remember the readings; the listening labs, Dr. Isley's lectures and the fabulous music. He truly was one of the four or five best professors I had through three degree programs at Appalachian and a year of extended study at UNC-CH. Rest in Peace, Dr. I.

I realize that he lived a long, successful and productive life, but individuals like Dr. Isley don't cross one's path in life often enough. He'll be remembered fondly by scores of his former students and he'll be missed.
We also had to take a year of Math and two years of Science. When I was there we had to take a course in Art appreciation or Music Appreciation, not both and had to be your Junior or Senior year rather than sophomore.
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