{"id":2578,"date":"2022-11-02T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/band\/?page_id=2578"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:30:11","slug":"girton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/faculty-staff\/girton\/","title":{"rendered":"Wade Girton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wade Girton<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jazz Piano<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2022\/10\/Girton-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling person in a dark shirt against a blurred background.\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2022\/10\/Girton-Photo.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2022\/10\/Girton-Photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/band\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2022\/10\/Girton-Photo-266x400.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-bacedb93-7d8d-442c-82cc-07df3bafaa7b advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Contact Information<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><a href=\"mailto:girton@tarleton.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">girton@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-1804f82f-3f0c-4742-b663-1662be930ab3 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Courses Taught<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Applied Jazz Piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Jazz Ensemble III<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Jazz History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Popular Music in America<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Wade Girton<\/strong> is a pianist and educator in the DFW area. He received Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees from The University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied under Dan Cavanagh, Dr. John Solomons, Sergio Pamies, and Stefan Karlsson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">He was a finalist in the 2017 and 2019 American Jazz Pianist Competitions, and led a group that won third prize in the first International Henqin Cup in Zhuhai, China. He is currently the pianist at Lifepoint Fellowship in Haslet, Texas, and enjoys teaching and playing gigs in the DFW area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wade Girton Jazz Piano Wade Girton is a pianist and educator in the DFW area. 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