Soon after his completion of secondary school at age sixteen, Lennox was employed with the Government of Anguilla, attached to the Department of Education as an elementary school teacher. He was immediately delegated to deal with everything pertaining to music at that school, including morning assemblies, preparation for Christmas programs and any special occasion requiring music accompaniment or preparation of a choir. During this time, he also played the organ at his church. In 1992 the time came to fulfill a dream that he long held - to become a professional musician. This was not a popular decision within his circle of friends, however, who thought he was ‘good enough’ already and would be better served studying something else. His family remained supportive by encouraging him to pursue his desired goal, which he did. Matriculation came in the fall of 1992 at the University of the Virgin Islands (U.V.I), St. Thomas Campus, where he was enrolled to follow a program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. What ensued was nothing short of the most exciting and rewarding period of study and musical exposure for him, which included attendance at various music conferences and workshops, most notably the Music Educators National Conferences (MENC) gatherings of 1994 and 1996 in Cincinnati and Kansas City respectively. His university experience culminated in June of 1996 when he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education.
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since facilitated scores of students in instrument study. Some of these students are now serving as music educators in the school system. Just recently and owing to the success of the ALHCS Concert Band since its inception, the ALHCS Jazz Ensemble was formed to explore standard jazz literature and expose the more proficient students to this exciting idiom. Lennox is heartened that through these ensembles, as well as through the choir and steel pan offerings tutored by his colleagues, students on the island continue to enthusiastically gravitate towards
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instrumental music study. In 1989, Lennox founded the Morlens School of Music with the motto ‘playing is work’. The school emphasizes the development of youth through music, offering tuition in piano, music theory and general musicianship. As Morlens’ primary means of assessment, they also prepare candidates for exams with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). Upon Lennox’s return from university, brass and woodwind methods were added to the previous offerings at the school.