A tradition of excellence for more than 75 years! Solo & Ensemble Organization Contests/Festivals The Illinois Grade School Music Association, Northern Division, is dedicated to encourage, aid, and advance music education in the elementary, middle and junior high schools of the State of Illinois. IGSMA sponsors contests among school bands, orchestras, and choruses, including solos and ensembles. The year culminates with a final organization contest/festival.
Why Become a Member? Adult professionals, dedicated to providing valuable and meaningful feedback for both students and directors, serve as adjudicators. IGSMA, Northern Division, is divided into nine districts making contest site locations convenient. Participation in IGSMA supports statewide advocacy for music education at the elementary and middle school levels. “Out of all of the activities I do with my students throughout the school year, without a doubt the most beneficial are IGSMA Solo/Ensemble Contest and Organization Contest. The students always seem a bit more “professional” after their first time being at Organization Contest - I definitely notice a change in their demeanor and attitudes. I heartily recommend all directors to join this fine organization!”
“Participating in the IGSMA Organization Contest has brought my choral program to a level of excellence that I could not have done alone. This tradition gives my students an amazing sense of accomplishment and an annual goal that we work together to achieve.” - Elena Ryan, Choral Director, Attea MS
- Carrie Provost, Orchestra Director, Franklin MS
“I have been sending students to the Illinois Grade School Music Association Organization Band Contest for almost 20 years and have found it to be an incredible place for students to achieve both individual and ensemble performance goals. IGSMA encourages a high level of musical and personal growth for each student who participates and is an integral part of our instrumental music program.” - Kimberly Farris
Officers Lisa Kiener-Barnett President lisakiener@gmail.com
George Andrikokus Vice President gandrikokus@d181.org
Terrence Melbourn Executive Secretary-Treasurer tmelbourn@igsma.org
Justin Bangert, District 1 jbangert@pikeland.org
Lisa Eaton, District 4 igsmadist4@gmail.com
Kimberly Farris, District 7 igsmadistrict7@gmail.com
Linda Betzelberger, District 2 lbetzelberger@dist102.org
Calesia House, District 5 chouse@molineschools.org
Allison Reatherford, District 8 areatherford@gmail.com
Rebecca Meadows, District 3 igsmadistrict3@gmail.com
Jennifer Carlton & William Goetz, District 6 igsma6@gmail.com
Deb Shofner, District 9 igsmad9@gmail.com
District Chairpersons
For information pertaining to membership and participation next school year, contact: www.igsma.com • tmelbourn@igsma.org
Welcome!!! Whether you’re attending this year’s Band Director Workshop live, on demand, or both, I’m thrilled you’re here! This workshop, quite simply, wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Illinois Grade School Music Association and the National Band Association. They’ve each provided generous financial support and publicity that has allowed us to bring in such a distinguished panel of clinicians. Both of these organizations have been essential to my program and my professional development. They have been with this workshop since it’s beginning, and I could not be more appreciative of their continued sponsorship of this day. I think it was during one of his keynote addresses this summer that Bob Morrison said “the what and the how may change, but the why remains the same.” It’s no secret that this pandemic has been devastating to our profession. Both the music and the education parts of our jobs have been so drastically affected that those jobs are barely recognizable. Difficult doesn’t do it justice. Besides being the hardest teaching stretch in my career, the emotional drain and grind of it all makes it exponentially more challenging. In spite of all this, the “why” is still the same. The reason we chose this wonderful profession is still the same. Our students, who desperately needed music before the pandemic, need it even more as the face the same challenges that we face. We have tough, yet vitally important jobs. My sincerest hope is that today will help make that job a little bit easier, allowing us to leave here inspired and anxious to get back to our classrooms… whether those are on zoom, in-person, or both to make our students better. Thank you for being here. Here's to a wonderful day of professional development! Chip De Stefano Director of Bands, McCracken Middle School Board of Directors - Middle School Representative, National Band Association
Workshop Program ALL TIMES CENTRAL • LOGIN LINK 9:00 - 10:00 WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
Success, Health, and Wellness in a Pandemic Presenters: Linda Moorhouse and Daniel Morrison 10:15 - 11:15 SESSION TWO
From The Ground Up: Building Your Program One Priority At A Time Presenter: Robert Herrings 11:30 - 12:30 SESSION THREE
The Non-Negotiables: Wisdom from Afar Presenter: Linda Moorhouse Guest Panel: Paula Crider, Rebecca Phillips, David Gregory A panel discussion of NBA Past Presidents Linda Moorhouse, Paula Crider and David Gregory with current NBA President Rebecca Phillips. 12:45 - 1:45 SESSION FOUR
Looping, Improvisation, and Digital Media Presenter: Christopher Bill Christopher Bill will perform some of his hit covers showing his looping station and the technology that he has used to produce his career on youtube. He will walk through some of the techniques and gear that he uses, talk about his experience creating his brand of videos as a classical musician, and discuss how students can be engaged in their own art.
Sessions will be available to stream on demand from Nov. 6, 2020 to Feb 1, 2021 at http://www.banddirectorworkshop.com
Workshop Program ALL TIMES CENTRAL • LOGIN LINK 2:00 - 3:00
SESSION FIVE
Mindful Musicianship Presenter: Erica Neidlinger Our musical integrity must be a part of all aspects of what we do. This session will strive to connect how our internal musical image becomes realized through critical listening, sonic awareness, and rehearsal skills. 3:15 - 4:15
SESSION SIX
Becoming a Lifelong Learner Presenter: Alfred Watkins As educators it’s important to grow, not just as a better tacticians and pedagogues, but as a musicians and artists as we move through our careers. This growth as a broader musician is essential for the long term improvement of our programs and students. 4:30 - 5:30
SESSION SEVEN
Beyond Their Years: Performance Priorities and the Ensemble Presenters: Robert Herrings and Chip De Stefano The performance priorities we determine for our students lay the foundation and set the vision for what we want our ensembles to sound like. This session will discussion the similarities and differences in how we each determine our programs’ priorities and how we address these in rehearsal while developing these skills within the ensemble and the individual students.
Sessions will be available to stream on demand from Nov. 6, 2020 to Feb 1, 2021 at http://www.banddirectorworkshop.com
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Clinician Biographies LINDA R. MOORHOUSE Dr. Linda R. Moorhouse serves as Professor of Music and Associate Director of the School of Music. She serves campus as Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Policy and is also a Fellow with the Academic Leadership Program of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Before joining the University of Illinois School of Music in fall 2010, Dr. Moorhouse served on the faculty at Louisiana State University for over 20 years, where she was the recipient of LSU School of Music and several campus-wide awards for teaching excellence. While at LSU, she taught conducting, directed the LSU Symphonic Winds, and served as drill designer, auxiliary choreographer, codirector and teacher of record of the LSU Tiger Marching Band, one of a select few award-winning college marching bands in Division I universities. Under her leadership, the LSU Tiger Band received the Sudler Trophy (the “Heisman trophy” of college marching bands), and won the 2008 ESPN “Battle of the Bands” contest. She also served as director and administrator of the LSU Summer Music Camps. Dr. Moorhouse is active as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator both nationally and internationally and her service to the band profession is a matter of record. Concert ensembles under her direction at two different universities have been featured at both national and regional conferences of the College Band Directors National Association and the North American Saxophone Alliance International Conference. She is a Past President and the current Chair of the Board of Directors of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, and is a past President and the current Executive Secretary of the National Band Association, the largest professional organization for bands, where she also serves as Editor of the NBA Journal. She is also a past President of the Women Band Directors International, where she is a recipient of the organization’s “Silver Baton” and “International Golden Rose” awards for outstanding leadership and service to the music profession. Honored as a Member Laureate (member of international distinction) of Sigma Alpha Iota, the professional fraternity for women in music, Dr. Moorhouse is also a recipient of the “Diploma of the Sudler Order of Merit” from the John Philip Sousa Foundation in recognition of extraordinary service to the music community. She also serves as a member of the Sousa Foundation’s Sudler Trophy Committee. The National Band Association has recognized her contributions to bands and band music on numerous occasions with the NBA Citation of Excellence, along with election to the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts (AWAPA), considered the “Oscar” of the band world. She is the 72nd inductee to this honored academy of prominent musicians and educators. Dr. Moorhouse is a member of the VIP community within the Division of Education at Conn-Selmer, and is also recognized in Grove Music Online. In addition to her conducting and teaching obligations, Dr. Moorhouse has several notable publication credits including research contributions to multiple volumes of both the Composer’s Insight–Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band (Meredith Music) series and the series, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band (GIA), along with other Meredith Music publications. Dr. Moorhouse received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, where she studied with Peter Erös and Timothy Salzman. She holds a Master of Music Education degree from LSU, and a Bachelor of Music Education with Honors degree from the University of Florida, where she is a member of the University of Florida Bands Hall of Fame. International engagements include serving as an adjudicator on two jury panels for the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, and as a speaker for the International Round Table Conference as part of the World Music Contest. She also appeared as a conducting clinician and conductor with Portugal’s Wind Ensemble of Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, and has served multiple times as an adjudicator for Singapore’s National Youth Music Festival, in addition to working as a clinician and adjudicator in Western Australia.
PAULA CRIDER Following a distinguished 33 year teaching career, Professor Paula A. Crider continues to share her passion for making music through an active schedule as guest conductor, lecturer, clinician and adjudicator. She has enjoyed engagements in 47 states, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Australia. Professor Crider has taught in the public schools at all levels, and holds the unique distinction of having been the first female in the state of Texas to serve as director of bands at a class 5-A high school. Her Crockett High School Bands in Austin, Texas enjoyed both state and national recognition for musical excellence on the concert stage, and were twice named Texas 5A State Marching Champions. A tenured Full Professor at The University of Texas, Crider conducted the Symphony Band, and was Director of the acclaimed University of Texas Longhorn Band. During her 17 year tenure, she was twice accorded the “Eyes of Texas” Award for distinguished teaching. She continues to serve as visiting guest professor at universities throughout the country. She has written numerous articles for The Instrumentalist, The Band Directorʼs Guide, the National Band Association Journal, and has published manuals for Brass Techniques, Marching Band Methods and Instrumental Conducting. She is coauthor for the Hal Leonard “Masterwork Studies” series, and author of The Composerʼs Legacy, Conductors on Conducting for Wind Band published by GIA. Professor Crider has presented professional teacher seminars throughout the United States, and has served as Chief Adjudicator for the London New Year’s Day Parade. She is coordinator for the National Band Association Young Conductor/Mentor Program, is an Educational Consultant for Conn-Selmer, Inc., and serves on the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors. Crider is a Past President of the National Band Association, and the American Bandmasterʼs Association. Awards and honors include the Tau Beta Sigma/Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Award, the Sudler Legion of Merit, The Women Band Directorʼs International Rose, The Grainger Society Medal, the National Band Association AWAPA Award, 2004 Texas Bandmaster of the Year, Phi Beta Mu Hall of Fame, and the Midwest Medal of Honor. In 2013, she was honored with a Doctor of Music Education Honoris Causa from the Vandercook School of Music. She was inducted into both the Women Band Directors International and the National Band Association Hall of Fame, and in 2015 was elected to the Phi Beta Mu International Hall of Fame.
REBECCA PHILLIPS Dr. Rebecca Phillips is professor of music and director of bands at Colorado State University where she conducts the CSU Wind Symphony and guides all aspects of the band and graduate wind conducting program. Prior to this appointment, she served as the associate director of bands and director of athletic bands at the University of South Carolina where she was responsible for directing the Symphonic Winds Concert Band, “The Mighty Sound of the Southeast” Carolina Marching Band, “Concocktion” Pep Bands, teaching undergraduate instrumental conducting, and directing the Carolina Summer Drum Major Clinic. Dr. Phillips has served as a guest-conductor, clinician, and performer throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, she was invited to conduct the Department of Defense 2020 All-Europe High School Honor Band (Frankfurt, Germany). Other guest invitations include conducting the wind band and symphony orchestra for the “2019 Prague Multicultural Music Project” and conducting members of the Prague National Symphony at the inaugural "2017 American Spring Festival" (Prague, Czech Republic.) In 2018, she conducted members of the Des Moines Symphony in a chamber concert for the Iowa Bandmasters Association annual conference. Dr. Phillips regularly conducts collegiate honor bands, all-state bands, and festival bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe and she has been a rehearsal clinician at the Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference. Ensembles under her direction have been featured at the 2020 Colorado Music Educators Association Convention, the 2019 American Bandmasters Association National Convention, the 2012
College Band Director’s National Association Southern Division Conference, the 2010 Society of Composers International Conference, and the 2008 North American Saxophone Alliance International Convention. Dr. Phillips believes in treasuring the traditional wind music of the past as well as promoting cutting edge works of today’s finest composers. She has commissioned and conducted world and consortium premieres of works by several leading composers, including William Bolcomb, James David, John Mackey, John Fitz Rogers, Adam Silverman, Frank Ticheli, and Dana Wilson to name a few. Her conducting performances of David del Tredici’s In Wartime and John Mackey’s Redline Tango are both featured on the nationally distributed Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble compact disc project and the world premiere of John Fitz Rogers Narragansett is featured on the Compact Disc And I Await, featuring Dr. Phillips as guest conductor of the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble. As a trombonist, Dr. Phillips’ performances can be found on several internationally distributed recordings. She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own), the Tallahassee Symphony, and the Tampa Bay Opera Orchestra. She has also performed internationally in England, Mexico, the Caribbean, Russia, and Sweden, and has toured as a trombonist with Johnny Mathis and Barry Manilow. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Dr. Phillips earned her Bachelor’s in Music Education from The Florida State University, Master of Music degrees in conducting and trombone performance from the University of South Florida, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at Louisiana State University. She served as a secondary school band director for seven years in Florida, including director of bands at Howard W. Blake Performing Arts High School in Tampa, Florida where she developed an award-winning concert band program. Currently, she is the president of the National Band Association, chair of the Music Education Committee for the College Band Directors National Association and co-chair of the American Bandmasters Association Commissioning Committee.
DAVID GREGORY David Gregory, retired Director of Bands/Coordinator of Music Education at Reinhardt University and Director Emeritus of Tara Winds, has conducted elementary, junior high, high school, community college, university, and professional bands. A former director of bands at Hardaway High School in Columbus (GA), Forest Park High School in Forest Park (GA), and the University of Florida in Gainesville, (FL), and former Clayton County (GA) Coordinator of Instrumental Music, Dr. Gregory served as Assistant to the Superintendent in that school system for twelve years until his retirement from public school work in 2003. Dr. Gregory is a Past President of the National Band Association and currently serves as Advisor to the Executive Committee of that organization. At Reinhardt University Dr. Gregory teaches Music Education classes, music technology, conducting, and orchestration and arranging courses; conducts the Wind Ensemble; supervises student teacher interns; and is coordinator of the Music Education program. He has been the state NAfME Collegiate (formerly CMENC) advisor and coordinator of all state NAfME Collegiate activities for GMEA since 2007. Bands under Dr. Gregory's direction have received invitations to perform at virtually every music conference of regional and national significance. Gregory continues to make numerous appearances as conductor, clinician and presenter at regional and national music conferences as well as all-state and honor band events throughout the United States. He has presented clinics/workshops at the Midwest Clinic on four occasions and at the GMEA Conference nine times. Tara Winds was the 1996 recipient of the Sudler "Scroll of Honor," and his Hardaway High School Band was honored by the John Philip Sousa Foundation as one of the nation's most outstanding high school programs for the decades 1960-1980. A highlight of Dr. Gregory's career is the distinct and singular honor of having his ensembles invited to perform at 40 conventions and conferences of state, regional and national significance.
ERICA NEIDLANDER Dr. Erica J. Neidlinger is Associate Professor and conductor of the Wind Symphony at DePaul University. Additional responsibilities include teaching conducting and instrumental music education courses. Dr. Neidlinger has conducted performances across the United States and in Europe. She has traveled to Singapore and Canada as an ensemble adjudicator and clinician and has been featured as a guest conductor and clinician in Latvia. Presentations at international conferences include the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Killarney, Ireland and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. She has also conducted honor bands and presented at many conferences across the United States. Before her teaching at DePaul, Dr. Neidlinger served as Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she conducted university concert ensembles and directed the marching band. She has been a member of the band and music education faculty at The Ohio State University and has also served as conductor of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. Neidlinger completed her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Professor Craig Kirchhoff. In addition, she holds a bachelors degree from the University of Kansas and a masters degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
ALFRED WATKINS
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Alfred L. Watkins was Director of Bands at Lassiter High School for 31 years. For six years prior to joining Lassiter, Watkins served as Director of Bands at Murphy High School in the Atlanta Public Schools. Bands under Watkins’ direction have performed four times at the Midwest Band Clinic, six performances at the Bands Of America National Concert Band Festival and four performances at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. The symphonic band has performed on the college campuses of the University of Georgia (4), Florida State University, University of South Carolina, University of Southern Mississippi and Troy State University. The Lassiter Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Choir, and Percussion Ensemble have all performed on the national stage. The Lassiter Percussion Ensemble has performed twice at the Midwest Clinic, PASIC, three times at the National Percussion Festival and four times at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-
The Lassiter Marching Band was the 1998 and 2002 Bands of America Grand National Champion and the band also won nine BOA Regional Championships. Under Watkins’ leadership, the band also participated in four Tournament of Roses Parades, three times in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, twice in the Orange Bowl Parade and once in the Florida Citrus Bowl Parade. During Mr. Watkins’ Lassiter tenure, all four (or five) Lassiter concert bands received consecutive Superior Ratings from 1993 until his retirement in 2013, with the top two bands performing in Grade VI since 1989. The band program is one of only fourteen high bands in America to have received both the Sudler Flag of Honor for concert and the Sudler Shield for marching. The Lassiter Winter Color Guard was named 1996 and 1997 Winter Guard International World Champions. Mr. Watkins has been selected as a member of the Florida A & M University Gallery of Distinguished Alumni, the American Bandmasters Association, the Georgia Chapter of the Phi Beta Mu Hall of Fame and the Bands of America Hall of Fame. He has received 16 Certificates of Excellence from the National Band Association, the Sudler Order of Merit from the John Philip Sousa Foundation and the Band World Magazine Legion of Honor. In 1996, Mr. Watkins was Associate Director for the Atlanta Olympic Marching Band that performed in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 2008, Mr. Watkins was received the prestigious Turknett Leadership Character Award from the Turknett Leadership Group, a Metro Atlanta Leadership Consultant firm. He was the first public school educator to have been nominated for this award. Mr. Watkins is Co-
Founder, Conductor and Musical Director of the Cobb Wind Symphony, an all-adult community band based in the Atlanta area, which in 2009, earned the Sudler Silver Scroll Award presented to outstanding community bands in America and has performed twice at the Midwest Clinic. He is one of the founding members and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Minority Band Directors National Association, an organization formed in the summer of 2011, whose purpose is to serve, promote, celebrate and mentor minority band directors throughout America. In 2009 and 2010, two doctoral dissertations were written centering their subject matter on his life and his work at Lassiter. They are: Alfred Watkins and the Lassiter High School Band: A Qualitative Study by Sue Samuels, a dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Auburn University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Auburn, Alabama December 18, 2009 and Alfred L. Watkins: An Historical Narrative of His Musical Life and Work with the Lassiter High School Band by Matthew J. Thomas, a Dissertation submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The Florida State University, School of Music, Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2010. In 2013, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Award from GMEA. Also in 2013, Mr. Watkins was selected for the “Leader of the Band Award” in an online poll of ten thousand band directors as one of the admired band directors in America. Motivation Speaker and Leadership Consultant, Scott Lang administered the online poll. In 2013, he was a recipient of the Image Award by the 100 Black Men Organization of North Atlanta and the Flourish Award sponsored by Kennesaw State University Schools of the Arts.In 2014, Watkins’ former students and friends commissioned composers Mark Camphouse and James Curnow to write works honoring Mr. Watkins and his career: “Second Essay for Symphonic Band” and “Lexus for Solo Trumpet, Winds and Percussion.” In 2014, Watkins received the Edwin Franko Goldman Award from the American School Band Directors Association for outstanding contribution to the advancement of school bands. The $1.5 million Alfred L. Watkins Band Building at Lassiter High School bears his name. He and is wife of 32 years, Rita, live in Marietta. They have two sons: Christopher, as trumpet player/bugler in the United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D. C. and Jonathan, a graduate of Auburn University (Finance).
DANIEL MORRISON Daniel Morrison is the Director of Bands at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas. He is also the Founder of Happy, Not Satisfied™, a motivational platform focused on finding joy in each moment while simultaneously striving for growth and improvement personally, professionally and beyond. Under his leadership and Creative Direction at Reagan, the band has won several of the most competitive marching arts contests in the country, and in 2019 set the record for the highest score in BOA Regional/Super Regional history. In addition, the band has performed in the Macy’s Parade in New York City, and the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California as well as at The Midwest Clinic, an international conference in Chicago, Illinois. He was named the 2020 Young Band Director of the Year in the state of Texas. Daniel attributes his professional success to the Happy, Not Satisfied™ mindset that he has spent a decade cultivating in his career as a band director. He diligently instilled the ideals of the mindset in thousands of students and saw first hand the undeniably positive impact this coaching had on them, not just in band, but in other areas of their lives. This same mindset has helped him overcome roadblocks in his personal life, leading to stronger mental and physical health, more meaningful relationships and a more positive outlook on life. Daniel now uses the Happy, Not Satisfied™ approach to help others live a healthier, happier, more productive and more fulfilling life.
ROBERT HERRINGS Robert Tyrome Herrings, III is in his eighteenth year of teaching and has been teaching at Artie Henry Middle School in Leander ISD since 2004. Prior to coming to Leander ISD, he was the Director of Bands at Rockdale Junior High in Rockdale, Texas. In 2003, Mr. Herrings received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he studied under Michael Haithcock, Jeff Grogan, Dr. Kevin Sedatole and Barry Hopper. While in college, Mr. Herrings was a member of the Baylor University performing wind bands, as well as a member of the Baylor University Golden Wave Band. At Henry Middle School, Mr. Herrings conducts the Honors Band, and assists with the Symphonic Band and Concert Band. He also teaches beginning clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. Mr. Herrings’ bands have consistently received UIL Sweepstakes ratings, as well as unanimous first division ratings, Best In Class, and Overall Outstanding Band honors at festivals around the state. From 2009-2018, the program at Henry earned distinction as a National Wind Band Honors Class AA winner, and in 2008 and 2013, the Henry Middle School Honors Band was selected to perform at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, Washington. The program was named the 2010, 2014 and 2018 TMEA Class CCC Honor Band and was also selected to perform at the 2010, 2012 and 2016 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. In June 2011, Mr. Herrings and his program were awarded the prestigious John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Silver Cup Award, and in July of the same year, Mr. Herrings was named the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Young Bandmaster of the Year. In May of 2014, the Texas Chapter of the American School Band Director’s Association awarded the Outstanding Band Program Award to the Artie Henry MS Band Program, and in November of the same year, the Henry MS Percussion Ensemble was selected to perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most recently, the Henry MS Band Program was selected as the 2018 Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Middle School Band Award winner. An active clinician and adjudicator around the state, Mr. Herrings is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Mr. Herrings also serves as the TMEA Region 32 Middle School Band Chair, as well as the Region 32 TBA representative. He is honored to be a member of Phi Beta Mu and a mentor to new-to-profession teachers at Henry Middle School.
CHRISTOPHER BILL Christopher is best known as the most subscribed brass musician on YouTube. He’s a trombonist, arranger, and marketing consultant based outside of NYC. Christopher’s YouTube Channel of all-trombone arrangements of popular songs has been gaining popularity since the spring of 2014 when a cover of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” where Christopher uses a looping station to compose the song on the spot went viral. His videos have since amassed over 45 million views and a following of over 250,000 subscribers. In February of 2017, Christopher independently released an original pop album called Half Man, Half Machine which mixes acoustic sounds with electronic instruments. He is the Youth Workshop Director of the International Trombone Festival and a marketing consultant for the International Trombone Association. In 2018, his collaboration with the International Trombone Festival of Bohemian Rhapsody went viral. He has been playing piano since he was 6 years old, trombone since he was 10, and he has been composing/ arranging since he was 12. Christopher has a Bachelor of Music for Classical Trombone Performance from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music in New York. While at the conservatory he studied with critically acclaimed trombonists Weston Sprott (Metropolitan Opera), Denson Paul-Pollard (Metropolitan Opera), John Fedchock (Grammy Nominated Jazz Trombonist), and the absolutely incomparable Timothy Albright (Atlantic Brass Quintet).
Christopher enjoys a busy schedule of performances, clinics, and masterclasses. In addition to producing a new video every Saturday for his YouTube Channel, he often performs at festivals such as the American Trombone Workshop, Midwest Clinic, Texas Bandmasters Association, Con Brio Festivals, Western International Band Clinic, TMEA, the NAMM Show, and the International Trombone Festival.
CHIP DE STEFANO Chip De Stefano received both his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance and Master of Music Education Degrees from Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, he studied conducting with John P. Paynter, Steve Peterson, and Don Owens, trombone with Frank Crisafulli and Art Linsner, and music education with Bennett Reimer, Donald Casey, Jim Kjelland, and Peter Webster. Mr. De Stefano was director of the Northwestern University Basketball Band (1994-1996) and the University Jazz Lab Band (1995-1996). In addition to these responsibilities, he assisted with all the office of band’s performing organizations and had conducting appearances with the wind ensemble, symphonic band, trombone ensemble, and marching band. Mr. De Stefano is currently in his 25th year as Director of Bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois. Under his direction, the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band has received first division ratings at all district and state organization contests of the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) and has made multiple appearances at the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Conference, University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival (named honor band 8 times), and NAfME North Central Division Conference. In 2006 and 2013 the Symphonic Band received an invitation to present at concert at the Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference. In the Spring of 2007, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the McCracken Symphonic Band the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup. As a published arranger and composer, Mr. De Stefano has received commissions from the marching bands of Northwestern University, Samford University, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, the University of Idaho and dozens of high schools from across the United States. His works have been performed on ABC’s 1996 Rose Bowl Halftime Show, Live! with Regis and Kathy Lee, and WBBM News Radio 780. Mr. De Stefano’s works are available from FJH Music, LudwigMasters Publications, Grand Mesa Music, Kagarice Brass Editions and DeStefanoMusic.com. Mr. De Stefano’s professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Illinois Music Education Association, the National Band Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. De Stefano is active nationally as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator. He has conducted honor bands and festivals in Singapore, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and throughout Illinois. In addition, he has presented conference sessions at the Midwest Clinic (2008), ILMEA All-State Conference (2003, 2005, 2008), New England Band Directors Institute (2016), Iowa Bandmasters Conference (2010), Nebraska Music Educators Association State Conference (2011, 2022 scheduled), Colorado Bandmasters Summer Convention (2020), Arkansas Tech University Band Director Workshop (2013), Illinois State University Band Director Workshop (2012) and DuPage County Music Clinic (2009, 2014). Mr. De Stefano is a recipient of twenty one National Band Association Citations of Excellence. He was awarded the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award in 2001, the IGSMA Barbara Buehlmann Young Conductor Award in 2004, the IGSMA Cloyd Meyers Memorial Award in 2011, and the Village of Skokie Award for Artistic Excellence in 2016.
CHORALES AND BEYOND Timothy Loest and Chip De Stefano with percussion by Kevin Lepper
NEW! FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION All chorales are written in four-part harmony with all parts appearing in each book for ultimate flexibility. Includes engaging parts for mallet, battery, and accessory percussion.
DAILY ROUTINES Daily routines cover breathing, long tones, pitch matching, intervals, scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, and chorales.
EASY TO ADVANCED CHORALES IN TEN KEYS Each unit includes a daily routine and three chorale cycles that can be used to provide constant variety and freshness.
BACH HARMONIZATIONS Chorales by Lowell Mason, Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams and a dozen other composers, with each cycle culminating in a Bach chorale.
PERSONAL WARM-UPS, SCALES, MUSICAL TERMS Basic and advanced warm-ups are instrument specific to meet the unique needs of each woodwind, brass, and percussion student. AVAILABLE BOOKS:
About the Authors
BB211CS
Conductor
Timothy Loest is a name in music synonymous with creativity, versatility, and accessibility. His compositions and arrangements are performed worldwide and his pedagogical methods and conducting appearances continue to impact performers and audiences at the state and national levels. With over 30 years teaching experience, Tim is familiar with the interests and pedagogical needs of today’s student.
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Flute
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BB211CL
B¯ Clarinet / Bass Clarinet
Chip De Stefano is active nationally as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator. His bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois have performed at the Midwest Clinic and several state and regional conferences and festivals. The McCracken MS Band program was awarded the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup from the Sousa Foundation in 2007 and the National Band Association’s Programs of Excellence Award in 2015.
BB211ASX
E¯ Alto Sax / Baritone Sax
BB211TSX
B¯ Tenor Saxophone
BB211TPT
B¯ Trumpet
BB211FHN
F Horn
BB211TBN
Trombone
BB211BBC
Baritone B.C.
BB211BTC
Baritone T.C.
BB211TU
Tuba
BB211PER
Percussion
Kevin Lepper is an internationally known percussionist/educator. His musical career has embraced a wide range of experiences, including El Paso Symphony, Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, and commercial recordings. As a Yamaha Performing Artist, and Professor Emeritus at VanderCook College of Music, he has presented and performed at The Midwest Clinic, The Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and many state conferences.
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