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About Wade B.
Experience
Director of Instrumental Music
Aug, 2017 - PresentOlney Central College
Course Load: - Music In Multicultural America - World Music - History of American Music - Music Appreciation - Class Piano - Music Theory I-IV - Music Fundamentals - Teach ALL Private Instrumental Lessons (Flute, Oboe, Violin, Clarinet, Saxophone, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Upright/Electric Bass, Guitar, Drum Set) Ensemble Load: - Direct the Concert Band - Direct Big Band - Direct Jazz Combo - Direct Contemporary Music Ensemble - Direct Commercial Music Ensemble - Direct Olney Community Band * Director of Recruitment and Retention for the OCC Music Department
Adjunct Faculty
Aug, 2017 - Aug, 2019Lincoln Trail College
- Jazz Ensemble Director - Concert Band Conductor - Teach Private Brass, Piano and Guitar Lessons
Adjunct Faculty
Aug, 2014 - PresentVincennes University
- Jazz Ensemble Director - Brass Ensemble Director - Private Lesson Teacher for ALL Brass and Jazz Improv students at VU.
Education
Bachelor of Arts w/Concentration in Jazz Studies
Aug, 2002 - May, 2006University of Indianapolis
Master of Music in Jazz Studies
Aug, 2006 - May, 2008University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Certifications
ISSMA Adjudicator Level 1
Dec, 2018ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association)
Certified training for adjudicating state (ISSMA) sponsored musical events (ex: solo and ensemble, concert band state finals, etc...).
Awards
2019 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year (Quarterfinalist)
Dec, 2018GRAMMY Committee
2022 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year Nominee
May, 2021GRAMMY Academy
2021 GRAMMY Music Educator is the Year Nominee
May, 2020GRAMMY Academy
2020 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year Quarterfinalist
May, 2019GRAMMY ACADEMY
Affiliations
International Trumpet Guild
Jun, 1999The International Trumpet Guild is a non-profit organization founded in 1975 to promote communications among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching, and literature associated with the trumpet.
National Education Association
Aug, 2017The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
Languages
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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