{"id":52021,"date":"2024-05-22T14:13:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/john-thornton\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:35:33","slug":"john-thornton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/john-thornton\/","title":{"rendered":"John Thornton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54007 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-55.png 400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-55-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-55-300x300.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hometown: Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Degree: B.A. in Music and B.S. in Computer Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduation Year: 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you first get interested in music?<\/strong><br>My sister played bass clarinet while she was in high school and encouraged me to join my middle school band. After being in a large middle school band, I transferred to a small middle school where I was only one of two clarinets. This smaller middle school is where I fell in love with playing. At the time, learning that the chromatic scale on clarinet repeats the fingerings in the first two registers blew my mind. It&#8217;s mind-blowing learning opportunities like these that continue to motivate me to push myself in my music making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What kind of career do you hope to have?<\/strong><br>I want a career that gives me enough time to enjoy and engage in the arts around my community. Although I hope my full-time career is as a software engineer for a tech startup, I want music to be a priority in my free time. The arts have, and always will be, important to me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is your favorite thing about The Department of Music?<\/strong><br>My favorite thing about the music department is its willingness and enthusiasm to grow. That enthusiasm has only become more apparent as I&#8217;ve invested time in the Wind Ensemble, the Clarinet Studio, and other CoA+A students! Part of my motivation for enrolling at Charlotte in the first place was growing as a musician in a growing department in a growing school. I can say now that I&#8217;ve seen my growth as a musician and as a person because of how the music department and CoA+A have encouraged togetherness, support systems, and mental health awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you participate in any community activities or work in the Charlotte arts community?<\/strong><br>It&#8217;s in the early stages, but I am building a performing group of solely clarinetists called &#8220;Clarinets IN Unison.&#8221; I hope that this not only forms a bridge between all of the ensembles at Charlotte that include clarinets, but also bridges the gap between clarinet players. Contributing to the music department in this way gives me a sense of purpose and builds motivation for all of the amazing clarinet players in PNNMB, the Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When you are not in class, studying, or working, what do you like to do for fun?<\/strong><br>Charlotte is a massive city. Finding local stores and restaurants is something that I look forward to every time I am with family or friends in Charlotte. La Caseta, Los Chamos, and Piada are some of my favorite restaurants. 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