AMEA 2012 Clinicians
Michelle Murphy DeBruyn is Assistant Professor of Voice at Columbus State University’s Schwob School of Music, currently teaching studio voice and vocal pedagogy. Michelle received both her MM and DMA from the Eastman School of Music. An active recitalist, she has recently appeared in several states as well as abroad in several locations in Taiwan. Michelle has twice won the State level National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Artist Award and continued to the national semi-finals in 2006. She is also the recipient of the NATS Emerging Leaders Award in 2010.
Robert Murray
is the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Columbus State University. He has been a soloist and clinician at conferences in the United States and Europe. Dr. Murray will host the 2012 International Trumpet Guild Conference at the Schwob School of Music in Columbus, Georgia. Among his performing credits are the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony; he has served as principal trumpet with the Owensboro Symphony, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City and was a member of the Dallas Brass. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas.
Associate Professor of Flute at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University,
Dr. Andrée Martin has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, the Seattle Flute Fair and the National Flute Association Convention. She has performed throughout the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico and Europe and has been published in Flute Talk and the Flutist Quarterly. Her students have won the MTNA Georgia State Woodwind Senior and Young Artist divisions, the Atlanta Flute Club Competition, the Mid South College Masterclass and High School Competitions, the Florida Flute Fair Masterclass Competition, and the Artist International Competition (NY).
Tiffany English
is the music specialist at Sugar Hill Elementary School in Gwinnett County, GA. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Piedmont College. Tiffany has completed Master Level Orff Schulwerk training and Level I Kodaly training. Tiffany has been selected as Teacher of the Year in 1997, 2001, and was named the 2007 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year. Tiffany conducted the Atlanta Area Honor Orff Ensemble at the Birmingham, AL and Charlotte, NC National AOSA Conferences. Tiffany is the current Region IV representative for the National Board of Trustees, AOSA.
Gene Fambrough is Assistant Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He directs the Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band, Drumline, Electro-Acoustic Percussion group, the Blazer pep band, and serves as assistant conductor of Wind symphony and Symphony Band. He holds music degrees from the University of Georgia (Music Education), East Carolina University (Performance), and the University of Alabama (DMA, Performance). Prior to his appointment at UAB, he spent three years in public school education at Oak Grove High School in Bessemer, Alabama. His professional affiliations include the Percussive Arts Society, Music Educators National Conference, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He is sponsored by Pearl/Adams Instruments, Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Evans drumheads, and Black Swamp Percussion.
Dr. Gregg Gausline
is Associate Director of Bands at The University of Georgia where he is the conductor of the UGA Wind Symphony, teaches courses in advanced conducting, and is chair of the conducting area. Prior positions include Director of Instrumental Studies at Indiana/Purdue University-Fort Wayne and Director of Bands at The University of Tennessee- Martin. He has guest conducted in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Singapore, and throughout the eastern United States. Dr. Gausline is published in the journals for the National Band Association and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, School Band and Orchestra Magazine, Keynotes Magazine, and several publications offered by GIA publications, Inc. Commissioning projects include works by Michael Torke, Joel Puckett, James Syler, Daniel Bukvich, and Rob Smith. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Miami in Coral Gables and taught in the public schools of Florida.
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