Symphonic Band’s performance at The Midwest Clinic. Smith wrote "The Great Locomotive Chase," in 2002, Frank Ticheli wrote "Simple Gifts - Four Shaker Songs " and in 2004, Samuel R. Cole has commissioned four pieces of music for the Tapp Band in the past 12 years. The Tapp Band continually receives superior ratings each year at the District 12 large group performance evaluation. The Tapp Band was also selected for the National Adjudicators Invitational Dixie Classic Festival in 2006 where they received all superior ratings. Additionally, the Flute and Percussion Ensemble have performed at the Georgia Music Educators Conference in Savannah, Georgia. The band has been a featured performing group at the University of Georgia Middle School Band Festival in 2015, 2008, 2003, and 1999. Under her leadership, the Tapp Band honors include being selected to perform at the 58 th annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois in December of 2004. Percussion clinician Jim has recently been featured at the 2001, 2006 &Ģ012 Midwest Band Clinic, Pennsylvania MEA – 2005, Texas MEA – 2009 & 2014,Īmerican Band College in Ashland, OR – 2003, 2006 & 2013 and Conn-SelmerĮrin Cole has been the band director at Tapp Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia since 1995. “VibeNation” and conducts recreational percussion workshops. “Jazz Assemblage” big bands in Indiana, vibes with his own jazz group Jim was also the recipient of the 2010 MidwestĮlkhart Municipal Band in India na. Percussive Arts Society from 1999-2002 and received the 1998 PAS President's
In addition he has served on the board of directors of the
Jim started his music industry career inġ978 with P remier and has been on the leading edge of percussion instrumentĭevelopment, sales, education and marketing for Ludwig / Musser sinceġ983. Graduate Assistant Band Director at The University of Notre Dame in South Bend,Ĭatalano taught music at the middle, high schoolĪnd community college level. He graduated magna cum laude from University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Music in K-12 Instrumental Music Education, Music Performance (Classical) and Music Performance with an emphasis in Jazz Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Government with teaching certification in Political Science.īS in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Arau received his DMA in Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado Boulder and his Masters of Science in Music from the American Band College at Southern Oregon University. Arau began his teaching career as the Director of Bands at Walt Clark Middle School in Colorado.Īrau has served on the staff of the Western International Band Clinic since 2004 and was on the staff of the American Band College from 2004-2011. From 2005-2012, was Director of Bands at Loveland, Colorado’s Loveland High School, a program known for its championships and creation of the Leadership Symposium. Prior to teaching college, Arau taught band in the public schools for 15 years. He has guest conducted honor bands and honor jazz bands of all levels, and he is an active concert band, jazz band and marching band adjudicator. Arau is an Assistant Professor of Music, Chair of the Music Education Department and Associate Director of Bands at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin.Īrau has presented clinics on student leadership at clinics, conventions and schools around the country.