Musical Milestones
An overview of my musical experiences
| 1951 | Born in Brunswick, Georgia |
| 1961 | Started playing flute-o-phone in the 5th grade |
| 1962 | Joined the band in 6th grade playing clarinet |
| 1968 & '69 | Attended summer music camps in Columbus, GA and Jekyll Island, GA |
| 1969 |
Graduated from High School Received music scholarship to attend Berry College in Rome, GA |
| 1971 | Transferred to the University of South Carolina on a music scholarship |
| 1972 | Started playing the viola and soon was accepted into the USC Orchestra |
| 1973-77 | Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra, viola...Repertoire: Symphonic |
| 1974-77 | Columbia Lyric Theater Orchestra, viola...Repertoire: Operatic |
| 1974-77 | Columbia Town Theater Orchestra, viola...Repertoire: Musicals |
| 1975 |
Started playing the recorder Senior recital on viola and clarinet Won USC Concerto-Aria Competition on viola Started woodworking and made first recorders Graduated USC-BS Music Education |
| 1976 | Completed first year of graduate school |
| 1977-1980 | Taught string classes in Anderson, SC public schools for three years |
| 1977-1980 | Anderson Symphony Orchestra, viola |
| 1977-1980 | Anderson Community Theater Orchestra, clarinet |
| 1979 | Received Masters Degree in Music Education from USC |
| 1981 | Short apprenticeship at Bein & Fushi, Chicago |
| Worked at the Kelischek Workshop, Brasstown, NC | |
| 1982 | Started Hind Musical Instruments specializing in hand made recorders, transverse flutes, xylophones, and ocarinas |
1983 |
Finalized current design of my Inline ocarinas and was granted a US Trademark on their shape |
| Made a single manual pipe organ with Rosewood keyboard and Padauk pipes | |
| 1984-85 | Phased out recorders and flutes to concentrate on ocarinas |
| 1986 | Machined 1st music box movement |
| 1988 | Granted US Patent on Pentatonic ocarina |
| 1990 | Moved to Honea Path, SC and built present workshop |
| 1993 | Made 2nd music box |
| 1996 | Made the Ocarina Celestina |
| 2002 | Launched 1st website at www.hindocarina.com |
| 2005 | Developed present method of making wooden sweet potatoes |
| 2008 | Current website launched January 1, 2008 |
| 2009 | Developed two octave double sweet potato |
