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KENNETH BEARD
• FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER-TIPS TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST YEARS IN THE FIELD
Mr. Beard is the Director of Bands at Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia. Mr. Beard taught in the Georgia Public Schools before teaching at Woodward, at the elementary, junior high, middle school and high school levels. A native of Georgia, Mr. Beard earned his Bachelor of Music Education at Georgia State University and a Master of Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, with Clarinet as his primary instrument. Mr. Beard has received the “Citation of Excellence” from the NBA on eight occasions and listed several times in Who’s Who Among American Teachers. His bands have performed at Georgia Music Educators’ State Conventions, Southern Division MENC Conventions, the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, the Southern Division of the National Band Association Conference, the Lord Mayor of London’s New Years Day Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, and in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.Kenneth Beard is a member of GMEA, NBA, NAfME, Phi Beta Mu and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society and has served as the GMEA State Band Chair, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Band Chairman and as a High School Representative for the NBA Board of Directors.
ANDY BECK
• ASK ME TO SING: A READING SESSION FOR MIXED CHOIRS • MUSIC FUN 101! NEW ELEMENTARY MUSIC AND MATERIALS (REPEAT) • ONE SONG: CHART TOPPERS AND FAMILIAR CLASSICS FOR CHOIRS • “MUSIC FUN 101! NEW ELEMENTARY MUSIC AND MATERIALS Andy Beck received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Ithaca College and a master’s degree in music education from Northwest Missouri State University. Andy currently serves as Director of School Choral, Classroom, and Vocal Publications for Alfred Music. A successful composer and arranger, he has authored several top-selling chorals and children’s musicals for Alfred, as well as co-written the highly regarded method book, Sing at First Sight: Foundations in Choral Sight-Singing. Andy is in demand as a guest conductor, choreographer, and clinician for music educators and students throughout the country.
DR. RICHARD BELL
• READY TO TEACH: TIME MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT IN THE ORCHESTRA CLASSROOM Dr. Richard Bell is currently in his fourth year as associate professor of music at Clayton State University. His teaching areas include orchestra, double bass, music education and music theory. He is also the conductor of the Southern Crescent Symphony. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Florida State and a doctorate from the University of Georgia. He taught orchestra in the Clayton and Henry County schools for 29 years and has served on the faculty of Reinhardt University and as president of the Georgia Music Educators Association and the Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Dr. Bell has presented sessions at the GMEA In-Service Conference, the American String Teachers Association National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference and the National Association for Music Education in Ireland. As a composer he has numerous published and commissioned works for school orchestra. His double bass teachers included Ralph Jones, Lucas Drew and Pamela Andrews. Awards received during his career include the Georgia String Teachers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Award, the Walmart Foundation Teacher of the Year Award and the STAR Teacher Award.Richard
DR. ZANDRA BELL-McROY
• MULTICULTURAL MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE MUSIC TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS OF NASM-ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
A native of Monroe, Georgia, Zandra Bell-McRoy has been a music educator since 2002. Upon graduating from the University of Georgia in 2001 with degrees in music and music education, Dr. Bell-McRoy began her career. Middle and high school bands under her direction have consistently received superior and excellent ratings. Her most recent appointment is as Assistant Director of Bands at Cedar Shoals High School, in which she is involved in all aspects of the comprehensive band program as well as serving as a teacher leader. Dr. Bell-McRoy received her Doctor of Education in Music Education from the University of Georgia under the direction of Dr. Roy Legette in 2014. While studying at the University of Georgia, Dr. Bell-McRoy served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant earning awards for teaching and being selected to participate in the Future Faculty Program. She was honored to serve as the Tau Beta Sigma Women in Music Series speaker for the Southeastern Division Conference in 2011. Her research interests include multicultural music education, gender and music education, music teacher preparation, and music teacher evaluation and supervision. Professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), National Band Association (NBA), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Pi Kappa Lambda, Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Beta Sigma (Honorary), Sigma Alpha Iota, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, McRoy serves as a flutist with Tara Winds Symphonic Band as well as a freelance performer around the Atlanta area. Dr. Bell-McRoy is an active clinician and adjudicator in the state of Georgia.
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