High School Director

William S. Brown

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Newport News, VA 23601

TEL: 757-***-****

EDUCATION: Master in Music Education, August 1985, The University of North Texas

Major: Jazz Studies / Minor: Computer Science

Bachelor of Music in Education, May 1983, The University of North Texas

Teaching Certificates: Texas Provisional Secondary Music. All - Levels.

Music Ed.

Virginia - Instrumental Music Endorsement

Awarded Equivalent PHD status and tenure 2003

TEACHING

EXPERIENCE: Christopher Newport University - Newport News, VA 1997-2010

Full time faculty associate professor of music

Director of Jazz Studies

Instructor of Trumpet, Jazz History- Liberal arts curriculum

(open to all majors), Improvisation, Brass Techniques, Graduate Pedagogy of Jazz course, Jazz Combo & Ensemble,

Ear Training, Jazz Arranging, Music Technology - Finale and MUSC 315 Digital creativity - open to all majors

Christopher Newport University - Newport News, VA 1991-1997

Adjunct

Director of Jazz Studies

Coordinator of CNU Jazz Festival

Instructor of Trumpet

Woodside High School - Newport News, VA 1996-1997

Magnet School for the Arts

Computer Technology Lab Instructor, Music Theory

and Composition, Guitar, Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble.

Community School for the Arts 1993-1997

Instructor of Trumpet

Summer Institute for the Arts 1990-1999

Music History I, Music Theory II, Jazz Ensemble,

Improvisation Workshop, Brass Techniques,

Performing Workshop

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

CONTINUED: Ferguson High School - Newport News, VA 1990-1996

Band Director - Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz

Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Musical Director, A.P. Theory Teacher

Hines Middle School - Newport News, VA NNPS 1989-1990

Band Director, Concert and Jazz Bands

R.L. Turner High School, Carrolton-Farmers Branch ISD.Tx.1986- 89

Band Director - Marching and Concert Bands, Elementary

Music Coordinator

Director of Jazz Ensemble

Assistant Director, Vivian Field J. H. Band

Director, Vivian Field J. H. Jazz Ensemble

Coordinator of Elementary School Music, Janie Stark & Good Elementary Schools

Griffin Middle School - Lewisville ISD. Aug. 1984 - 1986

Assistant Band Director. State M.S. Honor Band

Marcus High School - Lewisville ISD. Aug. 1984

Taught fourth grade General Music, Middle School Band,

High School Marching and Concert Band.

Private Teaching: (applied Trumpet, and Improvisation)

Newport News, VA 1990-Present

Carrolton, TX 1985-1989

Denton, TX 1983-1984

Frisco High School, TX 1982

Bay City, TX 1979-1982

PERFORMANCE

EXPERIENCE: Texas All-State Band 1978

Texas Junior College All-State Band 1st Chair 1979

University of North Texas Jazz Ensembles, Brass Quintets,

Concert Bands, Marching Band, Trumpet Choir 1980-1984

Weatherford College Jazz Band Guest Soloist 1984

Dallas Texas, Freelance professional performing in Dance, Jazz,

Brass quintet, and Church ensembles, 1982-1989

Recorded Live Record with the Checkmates - Professional Dance

Band 1988

Soloist with the Christopher Newport University Jazz Ensemble

and Wind Ensemble 1993-1996

Guest Soloist with James Madison Jazz Ensemble 1994,1995,1997

Featured Performer for the Port Warwick Summer concert series

2003 - 2005

Guest Soloist at the Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival 1997 &

2001

1st Trumpet and soloist for the Williamsburg Music Theater Band

Virginia, Freelance Trumpet Playing Highlights: Dick Crist Big Band, Virginia Pops, Bill Clemett Big Band, Buddy Parker Big Band, Montreux Jazz Festival, R&B All Stars, June Bug Jazz Festival Guest Soloist, Hot Rod Review, Off The Record, Bill Brown Jazz Quartet, Charlottesville Swing orchestra, Permanent Vacation, Cloudy Days, Roy Muth Big Band, Rhythm Kings, Bay Rivers Community Church, Chesapeake Bay Bearcats Dixie Band, Jae Sinnett Group.

Performance,Workshop, Recorded or Toured with the Following Professional Musicians: John Dearth, Gunnar Mossblad, Greg Waits, Howard Curtis, Steve Kessler, Jeff Decker, Bob Hallahan, Clarence Sea, Brian Gardner, Derrick Gardner, Donna Lou, John Toomy, Ed Shaugnesy, Russell Scarbourogh, Elias Baily, Jimmy Masters, Anthony Dowd, George West, Skip Gailes, Gerri Hollins, Larry Willis, Bob Ransome, Michael Davison, Claud Askew, Chip McNeil, Jae Sinnett, Mike Williams, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans. Ann Hampton Calloway, Woody Beckner, Arturo Sandoval. Dave Douglas, and the New York Voices.

Currently performing with The Park Hill jazz Brass Quintet and Nontet, Latin Jazz Conspiracy group. And The Mike Michelson big band.

OTHER WORK

EXPERIENCE:

Hosted the District VIII Jazz Festival 1994-2001

Hosted NNPS Brass and Percussion tryouts 1995

Conducted the 1995 Hampton All City M.S. Honors Band

Wrote the All-State Jazz try out music on Finale

for all instruments 1994-1996

Selected as a judge for Festival and Music Fest

festivals 1994-Present

Adjudicator and clinician at many local and statewide

high schools and festivals 1994-Present

Taught courses in Jazz History for Christopher Newport University Life Long Learning Series 1997-2007

Established the Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival 1999-2009

Consultant for the Port Warwick Summer concert

series 2004-2008

Music Director for the Port Warwick Art and sculpture

festival 2007 -2009

Selected to Lecture on the History of Improvisation at the 2010 Vercor’s music camp and festival July 29-august 9 in Vercor’s France

HONORS: National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts - Selected and recognized for exceptional achievement in the 1995-1996

Talent Search Program. Teacher Recognition Division.

Lifetime Honorarium Executive Board Membership

Award in the Tidewater Jazz Society for outstanding support

in fostering a greater interest, understanding, and appreciation

of jazz, an original American art form. 1994

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1996

Awarded the Johan Smalls Award for sustained outstanding

contributions and support of jazz in Hampton Roads. 1996

Selected to Perform at the 2001 VMEA State Conference College division - jazz.

CNU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo selected to perform at the North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison Texas 2003.

CNU Jazz combo selected to perform at the 2003 VMEA State conference.

Conference proposal for VMEA state convention selected 2003

Established the William S. Brown Endowed Music scholarship Scholarship in Jazz Studies 2002-2003

Elected to the Society of Pi Kappa Lambda 2004

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE

AWARDS: State Honor Band three years in a row 1992, 1993, and 1994

Outstanding Performance award at the 1993 Montreux Jazz

Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

Highest score ever revived by a band in the 22 year history of

The James Madison University Jazz Festival

Only band to ever win 1st Place in the Big Band and Combo division three years in a row at the J.M.U. Jazz Festival

First Place at the prestigious Chantilly Jazz Festival -1994

First Place Band at the Count Base Jazz Festival beating the

Famed Duke Ellington School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble - 1995

Selected to perform with the VCU Jazz Ensemble and the Count

Basie Jazz Orchestra at Hampton University - 1995

11 straight years of Superior Ratings at District Concert

Grand Champion Festival Winner in Concert, marching and jazz at

the 1992 North American Music Festival held at Hershey Park,

Pennsylvania

Numerous 1st Place awards in Marching competitions

Numerous students placed in the All State Concert, Orchestra, and

Jazz Ensembles

Four students selected as outstanding jazz soloist for the North Texas jazz Festival

Performance at the 2004 North Sea Jazz Festive Den Hauge, the

Netherlands

Superior Rating and one student selected as the most outstanding soloist for the 2008 North Texas Jazz festival combo division

Recent graduates attending the University of Miami and Philadelphia school of the performing arts in graduate Jazz studies.

Appointed artistic director of the Vercors, France music festival.

PROFESSIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (faculty advisor)

Texas Music Educators Association

Texas Band Directors Association

International National Association of Jazz Educators

State Audition Chairman 1993-Present

IAJE V.A. Chapter Executive Board Treasurer

Virginia Music Educators Association

Music Educators National Conference

Pi Kappa Lambda

Federation of Musicians local 183

RECORDINGS:

Solo Trumpet on Dr. Jennifer Barkers CD

Live recording at Sorry Sara’s Tidewater Jazz Society

CD titled: Solar Connection 1999 - 2000

CD titled: Alternate Route 1999 - 2000

CD titled: Live at the Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival 2001

CD titled CNU Jazz Ensemble in Concert with Bill Evans

CD titled Live at the Ella Fitzgerald Music festival 2002

Guest Artist Woody Beckner

CD titled CNU Jazz Combo recorded fall 2002

CNU Departmental CD 2004

Music editor for Jae Sinnitte’s 2006 -2008 recordings

CD Mark Michelson Big band CD 2010

CD Nick Kepicks CD Rounding the Bend 2010

CD Park Hill Brass CD #1 The music on Bix Biderbeck and Dejango Reinhardt. 2010

CD Latin Jazz Conspiracy completed September 2010.

CD Jae Sinnett R&B Soul Roots 2011

CD Park Hill Brass CD #2 Hot to Cool

CD Park Hill Brass CD #3 Swinging

PUBLICATIONS:

Book Titled: Jazz Tunes For Improvisation with four playalong cds

1999 - present

Composed, self published and copyrighted the music exercise book titled “Technique, Tone, and Range Development For Jazz Trumpet.” 1996 – present

Article “Thoughts on Improvisation” the IAJE journal Blue Notes Va. Chapter 1996

Article:”Tennitus” a global awareness 1999

Article titled: “Jazz Improvisation, composition and recording concepts” a global perspective 2000

Article “Two Track digital editing and mastering concepts” 2003

Current research: History of Improvisation. From conception to present.

Conference

Presentations:

Global Awareness Society International New Orleans “Tennitus” a global awareness

Global Awareness Society International New York

“Jazz Improvisation, composition and recording concepts” a global perspective 2000

Virginia Music Educators Association Homestead Virginia

Performance Christopher Newport University 2002

Global Awareness Society International Washington DC

“Two Track digital editing and mastering concepts” 2003

Virginia Music Educators Conference 2004

Jazz Improvisation presentation

Presentation Vercors France Jazz Festival 2010

"The History of Improvisation"

COMPOSITIONS:

Cajun Angel

Velvet Love

The Stain

Jazz Interaction

Blue Shell Blues

The Corner Pocket

Nebulus

The Waters Edge

ARRANGEMENTS:

Bedrock

Stick Figure

Palpitations,

What Elvin Left

Seven days

Side Stepping

Third Potato

Life’s Mosaic for Vocal Jazz and Jazz Ensemble,

Shade of Jade for Jazz combo,

Caribbean fire dance for Jazz combo,

Zoltan for Jazz Combo.

Solar

Autumn Leaves

The Christmas Song

My Favorite Things

Reverence Big Band

Blue Bossa

Just Friends

The Work Song

Come Rain or Come Shine

Bohemia After Dark

Hora Decubitus

A Mid Summers Night Dream

Foot Prints

Currently arranging for the Park Hill Brass:

Tribute to Art Blakey and Cannonball Adderly

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY:

Over 145 outstanding student CDs with coordinating art work for the jewel case and CD sticker CDs have been produced in variety of formats. Live two-track recording, Live to multi track with some overdubbing mixed to two track, sequenced midi plus overdubs mixed to two track.

Additional research currently involves digital sound processing, recording and CD mastering using computer based hardware and software.

Continue research for live sound reinforcement concepts and strategies.

Ongoing research on Tennitus. Sound protection and awareness for musicians and music educators.

Sound level comparisons on performance and rehearsal acoustics.

Innovations in teaching included extensive use of technology for creative musical assignments. The use of music sequencing software has given students creative power in a guided environment. Students completed music DVD’s that combined creative artwork and photos with original music. The results were stunning. Other students in MUSC 315 wrote and recorded a full length CD with ten tracks of creative musical songs requiring extensive knowledge of many complicated software programs. Composed performed and recorded the music for two full length Aerobics videos by The Aerobibaby Co. The Videos are distributed internationally by Fast Forward Marketing, Victory Video Services, and Amazon.

Music Technology

Continued:

I have a professional working knowledge and have taught the following computer software programs:

Finale music scoring, Sound

designer two digital editing software, GarageBand, Peak

Professional Mastering software, PhotoShop digital photography,

Toast, Microsoft Word, I-Tunes, I-Movie, I-DVD, Sound Designer

II, I Tunes, PowerPoint, Finale and Logic.

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