Shirley Platte
Mrs. Platte has been an organist and accompanist at local churches for more than forty years, most recently at Good Shepherd UMC. She was a music specialist in Fort Wayne Community Schools for nine years and in Southwest Allen schools for nineteen years, where she was coordinator of Circle the State with Song and accompanist for the All- State Honors choir. She has made thirteen trips to Ukraine and Romania with Music Camp International, now known as Song Rise International, where she worked with underprivileged children as recorder teacher and accompanist. Since 1972 she has taught organ and music education courses at Fort Wayne Bible College, Taylor University, Grace College, IPFW, and Huntington University. She has enjoyed volunteering as a docent for the Embassy Theatre, as a mentor at Lutheran South Unity School and an instructor at a biannual Summer Music Workshop. Shirley received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Fort Wayne Bible College, a Master of Music degree from Ball State University, and is certified in Orff Schulwerk. She and her husband, Jay, have two sons, thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.