MUSIC EDUCATOR
Assistant Professor of Music and Conductor of The Wheaton College Symphonic Band, Wheaton College, Conservatory of Music, Wheaton, Illinois
Music Education Courses: Instrumental Methods and Practicum, Student Teacher Supervision, Opera Music Theater Music Director; Ensembles: Symphonic Band; Pep Band Supervisor; Additional Responsibilities: Music Education Adviser, Secondary Education Committee; Director of Music Education
Coordinator of Fine Arts, Kenosha Unified School District No. 1, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Music Education Courses: Intro to Research in Music Education, Graduate Thesis Advisor, Graduate Conducting Practicum, Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Repertoire, Conducting I and II, Instrumental Music Methods, Brass Pedagogy, Percussion Pedagogy, Student Teacher Supervision; Ensembles: Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University Concert Band, Marching Band, Pep Band Supervisor; Additional Responsibilities: Academic Advisor, Recruitment/Scholarship Committee Chairman, Faculty Advisory Board, Honor Bands Coordinator, Marching Band Exhibition Coordinator, Omaha Public Schools Grant Project Coordinator, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity Sponsor; Honors: UNOmaha Band Hall of Fame Inductee; Nebraska Bandmasters Association State Conference Performance; Nebraska Music Educators Association State Conference Performance
Music Director, Nebraska Wind Symphony, Omaha, Nebraska
Conduct weekly rehearsals and public performances of Omaha’s Community Concert Band; Honors: Nebraska Band Masters Association State Conference Performance
Director of Bands, Marinette High School, Marinette, Wisconsin; New Palestine High School, New Palestine, Indiana; New Albany High School, New Albany, Indiana
Ensembles: Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Athletic Pep Band; Courses: Music Theory, Music Appreciation; Honors: Wisconsin State Music Festival-Class A, Consistent Superior Ratings; Indiana State Music Contests, Consistent Superior Ratings; Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Convention Performance; National Band Association-Wisconsin Chapter State Convention Clinic Ensemble; Dixie Classic Music Festival, Cincinnati, OH-Festival Champion; Six Flags Music Festival, St. Louis, MO-Festival Champion; Smoky Mountain Music Festival, Gatlinburg, TN-Division Champion; Indiana State Marching Band Contests, Three-time Top 10 State Finalist; Orange Bowl Parade, Miami, FL; Peach Bowl Parade, Atlanta, GA
GUEST CONDUCTOR
National Band Association-Wisconsin All-State Junior Band; Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association District 14 Honors Band; Indiana Bandmasters Association All-District Honor Band; Western Wisconsin Middle Level Honor Band; University of Nebraska-Kearney High School Honor Band; St. Ambrose University JH/MS Honor Band; Wisconsin State Middle Level Honor Band; University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Summer Band Camp; Omaha Centennial Conference Honor Band; Nebraska All-State Class D Band; Nebraska All-State Middle School Band; Western Iowa Conference Honor Band; Omaha All-City Band; Hancock County, Indiana, Honor Band; Sioux City All-City Band; Music in Omaha Catholic Schools Band; Blair, Nebraska, Middle School Honor Band; Grace University Honor Band; Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Directors’ Band; UNOmaha Honor Band
CLINICIAN
Purposeful Advocacy with Remarkable Results
Wisconsin MEA Conference
Legal Perspectives for Choral Directors
Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Conference
How is Your Float, Flick, Dab and Punch? Using Laban-based Principles of Movement to Improve Nonverbal Conducting
Alaska MEA Conference; Massachusetts MEA Conference; College Music Society - Pacific Central Conference, College Music Society - Great Lakes Conference, Kansas MEA Conference, Delaware MEA Conference, New Jersey MEA Conference, Illinois MEA Conference, Tennessee MEA Conference, Wisconsin MEA Conference, Nebraska MEA Conference
Respect Your Audience
Alaska MEA Conference; Kansas MEA Conference, Delaware MEA Conference
Preparing Students for Contest
Delaware MEA Conference, Nebraska Bandmasters Association State Convention
Chicken Noodle Soup for the Instrumental Director
Omaha Public Schools
No Bones About It, Teaching Music Isn’t Scary...It’s Fun
Omaha Public Schools
Effective Communication Between Universities and Public Schools
College Band Directors National Association Convention
ADJUDICATOR
Naperville Central Marching Band Contest, Naperville, IL; Wheaton North Marching Band Contest, Wheaton, IL; Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; "Circle of Honor" Music Festival, Chicago, IL; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Concert Band Festival; Central States Marching Contest, Manhattan, KS; Festivals of Music, Chicago, IL; Cavalcade of Music, Colorado Springs, CO; Wisconsin School Music Association Master Adjudicator; Nebraska State Concert Band Festival; Wisconsin State Marching Band Contests; Music in the Parks, Chicago, IL & Minneapolis, MN; Winter Park Ski-Music Festival, Winter Park, CO; Nebraska State Activities Association; Lincoln Public Schools; Kansas State Music Festivals; Iowa School Music Association; Missouri State Music Festivals; UNOmaha Marching Band Exhibition; South Dakota State University Marching Festival; Indiana State School Music Association
PUBLICATIONS
Practically Speaking...Adventure Awaits Your Student-Musicians!
Wisconsin School Musician
Conposition in Practice: An Interview with Student-Composer Brian Schoettler
Wisconsin School Musician
Using Laban Principles of Dance Movement to Improve Nonverbal Conducting Techniques
Nebraska Music Educator
The Effectiveness of Laban-based Principles of Movement and Previous Musical Training on Undergraduate Beginning Conducting Students’ Ability to Convey Intended Musical Content
Dissertation
COMMITTEES
Secondary Education Committee, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL; Government Relations Chair – Wisconsin Music Educators Association Council; Fine Arts Advisory Board, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI; Kenosha Symphony Orchestra Board, Kenosha, WI; Arts and Humanities Alliance of Kenosha Founding Member, Kenosha, WI; University of Nebraska at Omaha Faculty Committee for Continuing Studies; Solo and Ensemble Representative – Phi Beta Mu Website; Nebraska Department of Education Ad Hoc Committee; National Band Association-Wisconsin Chapter Board; Indiana State School Music Association Zone Representative
AFFILIATIONS
College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu Honorary Music Fraternity
