Biography: Professor Emeritus John J. Haynie
John
James Haynie
Professor Emeritus of Trumpet
University of North Texas
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John Haynie was born in Ralls, Texas in 1924. His family lived in Ralls
and Breckenridge, and later moved to Cisco, where John attended Cisco
schools in the second through eighth grades. He began playing the cornet
at age nine when a friend of his grandfather's stopped by to visit and
made John a gift of the cornet he'd brought with him. John made rapid
progress on his own, sounding out the hymns he heard in church before he
could even read music. His grandmother recognized that his was a special
talent, and she engaged the Cisco High School band director, G. C.
Collum, to give John more formal lessons. Nannie insisted that she pay
for the lessons, and a fee of ten cents per lesson was agreed upon! When
Collum left Cisco for another band program, Robert Maddox was hired.
This was the turning point for John, because it was Robert Maddox who
instilled the love of music and the discipline to succeed that Haynie
would later pass on to his own students. |
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When
Cisco High band director Robert Maddox relocated to Mexia in 1939, John
lost interest in music. His skill as a child cornet prodigy was
well-known throughout Texas, and Maddox could think of only one solution
to keep John focused on music - to have John could come to Mexia and
live with his family. The Haynies agreed, and John attended Mexia High
School his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was named "Who's Who
in Texas High Schools" and graduated with honors in 1942. After
graduation, he enrolled at Texas Tech, staying for one semester before
entering military service in May, 1943. Upon his discharge in November,
1945, he was awarded the Good
Conduct Medal in Battle, the World War II Victory Medal, the American
Theater Medal, and the European Theater Medal with three battle stars.
He continued his education at Texas Tech for one year before
transferring to the University of Illinois. There he received both his
Bachelor's and Master's degrees, and graduated in Spring 1950 It was
also there that he met his future wife, Marilyn Hindsley. |
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John
Haynie was hired by then North Texas State College in July 1950 for a
six-week summer session. In effect, it was a six-week audition, which he
passed with flying colors. In the late 1950s, he made two commercial
recordings of trumpet contest music (these and two other CDs of live
performances have recently been re-released by Pender's Music. His
research about the inner workings of the oral cavity when playing the
trumpet, with Denton radiology Dr. Alexander Finlay, brought further
international recognition. To expose his students to the best performers
world-wide, he brought the French trumpet virtuoso Maurice Andre and the
premiere Russian soloist Timofei Dokschitzer to Denton. Realizing the
shortcomings of the trumpet literature needed by his students, he wrote
three method books: Development and Maintenance, Twelve Study
Groups, and High Notes, Low Notes, and All Those In-between,
all still used today.
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John Haynie
taught at the University of North Texas from 1950-1990. During that time
he received the 'Fessor Graham Award (1984), which is presented annually
to the faculty member voted most outstanding by the North Texas student
body. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the
University of Illinois School of Music (1991) and the Lifetime
Achievement Award from The North Texan magazine (2006). In Fall
2006, Cisco High School dedicated its new music facility - the J. J.
Haynie Band Hall. In February 2007, the University of North Texas Press
released his book, Inside John Haynie's Studio: A Master Teacher's
Lessons on Trumpet and Life, a collection of teaching and
autobiographical essays. His most recent honor came in March 2007, when
the American Bandmasters Association awarded him the Edwin Franko
Goldman Memorial Citation by the American
Bandmasters Association. The citation is awarded to a non-ABA member
who has made significant contributions to bands or to music education.
John Haynie's biographical information
contributed by Anne Hardin, co-author of Inside John Haynie's Studio. |
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