AMEA 2015 Clinicians
John Cooper is in his sixteenth year at Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama. After placing first and second in the Alabama All State Red Band during his last two years in high school, he played in both the LSU Wind Ensemble and the “Golden Band from Tigerland” for 4 years. He has taught clarinet privately for four decades and placed numerous students in all the All State Bands. In the fall of 2007, Mr. Cooper became a National Board Certified Teacher. Mr. Cooper is a member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and past-president of the Alabama Bandmasters Association.
Lisa Gillespie teaches band, choir and general music at Kitty Stone Elementary in Jacksonville, AL. She has performed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, as a member of the touring ensemble Chix with Stix and as a recording artist for Turner Network Television. Ms. Gillespie received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in music education at Jacksonville State University. She was named Teacher of the Year in Jacksonville in 2011 and has hosted over 40 student teachers and practicum students. Lisa endorses Innovative Percussion Inc. and resides in Jacksonville with her husband Clint and her son William.
Dr. Jeff Grant is in his first year as the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Percussion at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Dr. Grant holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in performance and music theory from The University of Southern Mississippi as well as a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree from Columbus State University and the University of Louisville respectively. He has performed with a variety of ensembles including the Spirit of Atlanta and Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera, the Lagrange Orchestra, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Mobile Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and Atlanta Symphonic Band. Dr. Grant is an active arranger, adjudicator, and clinician. His articles have appeared in Percussive Notes, and he has presented clinics at the University of Louisville Percussion Symposium, Northwest Missouri State University music camps, National Conference of Percussion Pedagogy, The Alabama Music Educators Association State Conference and the Mississippi Bandmasters State Convention. Dr. Grant is also the co-founder of the Southeastern Percussion Festival (SEPF). Dr. Grant has served on the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit (SCGC) and is the former President–Elect of the Alabama Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. He is a member of Delta Chi, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, The Percussive Arts Society, MENC, and BMI. Dr. Grant is proud to endorse and support Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Sabian cymbals, and Yamaha drums.
Matthew Greenwood serves as Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at the University of South Alabama where he assists with the USA Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band, World Music Ensemble, and the Jaguar Drumline. He holds a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Louisville. An active performer, Matt has given masterclasses at the Alabama Day of Percussion, AMEA Conference, Southeast Percussion Festival, and the Treasure Coast Percussion Camp in Vero Beach, Florida. He currently performs with the Mobile Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and Pensacola Symphony Orchestras, and Mobile and Pensacola Operas.
Becky Halliday is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo. Prior to this appointment, she spent 15 years teaching elementary music in Georgia and Mississippi. Halliday has conducted numerous clinics and workshops in the Southeast. In addition, she has presented research findings at the AOSA annual conference, the AERA Annual Meeting, the International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education conference, and the NAfME Research and Teacher Education Conference. Halliday earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and her BMUS and MMEd from The University of Georgia. She holds certifications in Orff Schulwerk and Kodály.
Margaret Heron is the Choral Director and AP Music Theory Instructor at Mortimer Jordan High School and Choral Director at North Jefferson Middle School in the Jefferson County School System. For her first seven years, Mrs. Heron also taught Jr. and Sr. High Band. She graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Music Education and is a summa cum laude graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Master of Arts in Choral Music Education. She received National Board Certification in Choral Music in 2008. Under her direction, her choirs have consistently received Superior ratings at District, State, national and international festivals and have been invited to perform at several AMEA, AVA, and ACDA conferences. Her choirs have performed in New York, Orlando, Williamsburg, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Asheville, and Toronto, Canada. Mrs. Heron serves on the staff of Birmingham Girls Choir as the director of Una Vocé. She has been the Choral Clinician and adjudicator for various honor choirs, camps & festivals throughout the south. She has served as the High School R&S Chair for the Alabama Choral Directors Association and the State Board of Alabama Vocal Association District III Chair. She was selected two years ago to be an AP Reader of Music Theory, for which she travels to Cincinnati every summer to score AP Tests from around the world.
Matthew Hoch is Assistant Professor of Voice at Auburn University and Choirmaster and Minister of Music at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn. He has sung with many professional choirs, including the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, the Crossing, and the Festival dei due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. His book, A Dictionary for the Modern Singer, was published in 2014 by Rowman & Littlefield. Dr. Hoch holds the BM from Ithaca College, the MM from the Hartt School, and the DMA from the New England Conservatory. He is a lifetime member of NAfME.
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