District Band
Please Contact Butch Owens for any questions related to District Band.
District/Conference Band Dates
TBD - 11:59 PM - Auditions Registrations Due
November 5th, 2024 - 5:00 PM - All-District Band Auditions at Carthage HS
January 10, 2024 - 5:00-9:00 PM - All-District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal at Joplin HS
January 11, 2024 - 9:00-12:00 AND 1:30-3:30 All-District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal at Joplin HS
January 11, 2024 - 4:30 PM - All-District Band/Conference Band Performance at Joplin HS
TBD - 11:59 PM - Auditions Registrations Due
November 5th, 2024 - 5:00 PM - All-District Band Auditions at Carthage HS
January 10, 2024 - 5:00-9:00 PM - All-District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal at Joplin HS
January 11, 2024 - 9:00-12:00 AND 1:30-3:30 All-District Band/Conference Band Rehearsal at Joplin HS
January 11, 2024 - 4:30 PM - All-District Band/Conference Band Performance at Joplin HS
2023-2024 District Band Clinician
Dr. Brian Silvey - University of Missouri
Brian A. Silvey (BME, Morehead State; MME, Wichita State; PhD, University of Texas-Austin) is Director of Bands, Professor of Music Education, and Associate Director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri. At MU, he teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses, conducts the Wind Ensemble, and provides oversight to the entire band program. Dr. Silvey has presented music education research and teacher preparation clinics at state, national, and international venues. Recent presentations have included the International Society for Music Education conference in Brisbane, Australia (2022), Clifford K. Madsen Symposium on Research in Music Behavior in Kansas City, Missouri (2022), Society for Music Teacher Education in Greensboro, North Carolina (2021), the Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference (2021), and the College Band Directors National Association conference in Tempe, Arizona (2019). He is published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Research in Music Education, Psychology of Music, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of Band Research, Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, the Choral Conductor's Companion, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. A co-authored book chapter on conducting with Dr. Steven Morrison from Northwestern University was published in the Oxford Handbook of Music Performance in 2022. He currently serves as Editor of the National Association for Music Education journal, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, and on the editorial boards of the College Band Directors National Association Research Journal and the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education. Dr. Silvey is the Research Grant Chair for the American Bandmasters Association. He previously served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education and as Editor of the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education.
His research interests include conducting expressivity and effectiveness, instrumental conducting pedagogy, and preservice teacher preparation. While at the University of Missouri, Dr. Silvey has received the Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award, the School of Music Faculty Excellence Award, the Gold Chalk Award for Teaching Excellence, and the William T. Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence, the highest teaching award given to faculty at MU. He is an experienced events adjudicator, guest conductor, and guest clinician, having worked with bands across the United States.
Brian A. Silvey (BME, Morehead State; MME, Wichita State; PhD, University of Texas-Austin) is Director of Bands, Professor of Music Education, and Associate Director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri. At MU, he teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses, conducts the Wind Ensemble, and provides oversight to the entire band program. Dr. Silvey has presented music education research and teacher preparation clinics at state, national, and international venues. Recent presentations have included the International Society for Music Education conference in Brisbane, Australia (2022), Clifford K. Madsen Symposium on Research in Music Behavior in Kansas City, Missouri (2022), Society for Music Teacher Education in Greensboro, North Carolina (2021), the Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference (2021), and the College Band Directors National Association conference in Tempe, Arizona (2019). He is published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Research in Music Education, Psychology of Music, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of Band Research, Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, the Choral Conductor's Companion, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. A co-authored book chapter on conducting with Dr. Steven Morrison from Northwestern University was published in the Oxford Handbook of Music Performance in 2022. He currently serves as Editor of the National Association for Music Education journal, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, and on the editorial boards of the College Band Directors National Association Research Journal and the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education. Dr. Silvey is the Research Grant Chair for the American Bandmasters Association. He previously served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education and as Editor of the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education.
His research interests include conducting expressivity and effectiveness, instrumental conducting pedagogy, and preservice teacher preparation. While at the University of Missouri, Dr. Silvey has received the Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award, the School of Music Faculty Excellence Award, the Gold Chalk Award for Teaching Excellence, and the William T. Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence, the highest teaching award given to faculty at MU. He is an experienced events adjudicator, guest conductor, and guest clinician, having worked with bands across the United States.
Previous District Band Clinicians
2024 - Dr. Brian Silvey - University of Missouri
2023 - Dr. Craig Fuchs - Pittsburg State University
2022 - Mrs. Sharon Toulouse - University of Kansas
2021 - Event Cancelled
2020 - Dr. Chris Knighten - University of Arkansas
2019 - Mr. Gary Gackstatter - St. Louis Community College - Meremac
2018 - Dr. Michael Hancock - University of Oklahoma
2017 - Dr. Curran Prendergast - Truman State University
2016 - Dr. Rick Espinosa - Missouri Southern State University
2015 - Dr. Timothy Oliver - Arkansas State University
2014 - Dr. Frank Tracz - Kansas State University
2013 - Dr. Jay Gilbert - Diane College
2012 - Dr. Brian Hopwood - Southwest Baptist University
2011 - Mr. Roy D. "Skip" Vandelicht - Central Methodist University
2010 - Dr. Scott Lubaroff - Central Missouri State University
2009 - Dr. Tim Allshouse - Blue Springs High School
2008 - Dr. Gary P. Gilroy - California State University - Fresno
2023 - Dr. Craig Fuchs - Pittsburg State University
2022 - Mrs. Sharon Toulouse - University of Kansas
2021 - Event Cancelled
2020 - Dr. Chris Knighten - University of Arkansas
2019 - Mr. Gary Gackstatter - St. Louis Community College - Meremac
2018 - Dr. Michael Hancock - University of Oklahoma
2017 - Dr. Curran Prendergast - Truman State University
2016 - Dr. Rick Espinosa - Missouri Southern State University
2015 - Dr. Timothy Oliver - Arkansas State University
2014 - Dr. Frank Tracz - Kansas State University
2013 - Dr. Jay Gilbert - Diane College
2012 - Dr. Brian Hopwood - Southwest Baptist University
2011 - Mr. Roy D. "Skip" Vandelicht - Central Methodist University
2010 - Dr. Scott Lubaroff - Central Missouri State University
2009 - Dr. Tim Allshouse - Blue Springs High School
2008 - Dr. Gary P. Gilroy - California State University - Fresno