Welcome to The Director Spotlight, 2016-17 edition. We begin this year with the spotlight on the Carmel High School band directors, Michael Pote, Chris Kreke, Andy Cook and Kyle Young. It will be evident that this team of directors truly enjoys what they do and how they go about their daily teaching lives. We hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight.
This week’s Director Spotlight is on Mr Josh Weirich and Mr. Chris Murray, directors at Zionsville Middle School. Josh and Chris have built a great middle school program at Zionsville. We hope you enjoy this edition of The Director Spotlight!
This week’s Director Spotlight is on Mr. Joe Vrabec, Co-Director of Bands at Brownsburg High School. Joe has enjoyed a long career teaching band in Brownsburg and Winamac schools. We hope you enjoy this edition of The Director Spotlight!
Our next Director Spotlight is on Mr.Bill Stultz, Director of Bands and Orchestra at Columbus North High School. Even after 38 years of teaching band, Bill loves to help students make music! We hope you enjoy this spotlight on Mr. Stultz!
Today’s Director Spotlight is on Mr. Craig Ghormley, Director of Orchestras at North Central High School. Craig has continued to build on the steep tradition of the North Central Orchestra program. We experienced some technical difficulty as only one camera angle was usable due to a hard drive failure during production. Fortunately, the focus remains on Craig throughout the video. Thanks for your patience and please enjoy hearing from one of Indiana’s finest, Mr. Craig Ghormley.
We continue our Director Spotlight Interviews with Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Orchestras at Avon HS, Mr. Dean Westman. He has built a very successful orchestra program in the Avon School Corporation from the ground up and his story is one that we think you will enjoy!
Our next Director Spotlight is on Mr. Rick Granlund, 6-12 Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Bands at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Rick leads an amazing program at North Central where almost 300 students choose to be in the band program. We hope you enjoy this spotlight on Mr. Granlund!
Our next Director Spotlight is on Mr. Jay Webb, Director of Bands at Avon High School. Over the years, Jay, and the Avon team, have developed one of the premier band programs in the nation. We think you will see why the Avon bands continue to achieve at a very high level. We hope you will enjoy this interview with Jay!
Randy Greenwell and Matt James have been teaching together since 1993 at Lawrence Central HS. Over the years, together, they have developed one of the most highly respected programs not only in the state, but also, in the nation. We recently interviewed Randy and Matt for today’s Director Spotlight! Please take a few moments to checkout the interview where they give us the nuts and bolts about their program!
Hello 2016! I hope you had a great holiday break and are ready to power through the winter months here in Indiana! Today’s Director Spotlight is on Soo Han, Director of Orchestras at Carmel High School. Soo is a shining star in the orchestral education world and we think he has so much to offer all types of directors. We hope you enjoy!
Today’s Director Spotlight is on Mr. Don Krug at Lewis Cass Jr./Sr. High School in Galveston Indiana. Don talked with us just before his band’s trip to the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, his final marching band performance after 40+ years as a band director. I hope you enjoy the time we spent with Don with this Director Spotlight!
Our next Director Spotlight is on Matt Harrod, Band Director at Riverside Junior High and Intermediate School. Matt’s connection with his students has helped him enjoy teaching for the last 30 years. And, we think he is one of the very best in the business. Please enjoy Matt Harrod, in this edition of The Director Spotlight.
I had a chance to sit with Janis Stockhouse and Thomas Wilson at Bloomington High School North for this Director Spotlight. What a fantastic program they have built and we thought you would enjoy getting to know them.
Today’s Director Spotlight is on Tom Barker of Lafayette Jefferson High School. Tom is such an outstanding educator and human being. I truly enjoyed talking with Tom as he brings so much knowledge and understanding to his profession. I hope you enjoy this spotlight with Tom Barker.
Today, we place our spotlight on our first Orchestra Director, Mr. Jeff Frizzi! Jeff teaches at Clay Middle School in Carmel, one of Indiana’s premier orchestra programs. His recipe for success with students is really simple and hugely effective and we think you will enjoy our interview. Take a moment, hang with us for a bit, and get to know Mr. Jeff Frizzi.
Our next Director Spotlight is on one of Indiana’s finest directors, Mr. Bob Medworth. Bob teaches at Northview HS and North Clay MS in Brazil. Bob is a fantastic educator who loves his craft. I think you will see why we picked such an awesome teacher to spotlight! Now, this entire interview was over 40 minutes long! So, grab a cup of coffee or some popcorn and watch the video. It’s worth it! I know many of you don’t have 40 minutes. If you can’t watch it all in one sitting, come back to the site and pick up where you left off. There is something there for all of us. We would like to congratulate Bob on his 39 years of teaching and thank him for all that he does to help students realize their potential through music! Interview Notes Northiew Bands Website Northview Facebook Page Northview Twitter
Earlier this year we made our way up to Noblesville High School to talk with Bethany Robinson for our first ever Director Spotlight. The full interview is below. (approx. 13 min.) Be sure to check out a few of her favorite tips that we pulled from this interview on the tips page. A huge thank you goes out to Bethany for taking the time out of her busy schedule to spend some time with us. Look for more director spotlights coming in the near future!
