Mississippi where he was named Teacher of the Year in 2007 and awarded the First Award “for his service to students” in 2005. In 2010, Willson was honored by Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity with the Outstanding Contribution to Bands Award. Under his direction the University Wind Ensemble has performed at Mississippi Band Masters and CBDNA Southern Convention, live for Mississippi Public Radio, featured on national public radio, received the NBA Citation of Excellence multiple times, and has toured throughout extensively throughout the mid- south. The Pride of South Marching Band, while under his direction, has more than doubled in size, performed in nine bowl games, and made the “Grove Routine” part of the Ole Miss Tradition. Prior to coming to Ole Miss Willson served sixteen years as a public school band director in Mississippi. His bands were award winning in every category consistently in local and national competitions, including receiving the prestigious Sudler Award in 1990. He placed many students in the Mississippi All-State Band and served as conductor/director five times including trips to Brisbane, Australia and the world championship trip to Seoul, Korea. Willson received the ASBDA-Stanbury young band director of the year in 1985 and was named Mississippi’s Outstanding Band Master in 1989. In 1982 NIFMA honored him with the Southeastern Music Educator of the Year award. Willson is past president of Phi Beta Mu International, the Mississippi Band Masters Association and the Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, state chairman for CBDNA, NBA, and served for four years on the National Federation of Music committee. He is active in many professional organizations. Publications by Willson include Starting Beginner Band Students, Band Calisthenics and Mr. Willson’s Warm Up, which are used extensively throughout the midsouth. His articles have frequently appeared in The Instrumentalist, BandWorld, Phi Beta Mu Journal, and most recently in the August 2011 issue of SBO Magazine. He is active as a clinician and speaker throughout the United States. Professor Willson has always put a strong emphasis on training students fundamentally and has been equally concerned in developing students as well-rounded citizens through his philosophy of being all superior “Every Day in Every Way”. He is most proud of his former students that are successful band directors.
A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Carlton J. Wright attended school in the Montgomery County School System and graduated from G.W. Carver High School. He earned the Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from
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Alabama A&M University in 1986. He was awarded the Master of Arts Degree in Music Education from Hampton University (Virginia) in 1993. In 1984 Wright received a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the United Stated Army Reserve.
The former Captain Wright proudly served in various positions until his honorable discharge. Mr. Wright’s previous teaching assignments include, Minor High School, George Washington Carver High School-Montgomery, and Fairfield High School. Throughout his career, Mr. Wright’s bands have consistently earned superior ratings at district, state, regional, and national band festivals in the concert, jazz, and marching band genres. In 2013, Wright was named Director of Bands at his undergraduate Alma Mater, Alabama A&M University in Huntsville.
His teaching philosophies are partially influenced by his friends and mentors such as; Mr. Curtis Hollinger,Mr. Barrett Alexander, Mr. Arthur B. Wesley, Dr. Sue Samuels, Mr. Arthur Means, Mrs. Dianne Johnson, Dr. Jon Remley, Mr. William T. Robinson, III, and the late Mr. Barney E Smart, Sr.
Mr. Wright is an active trumpeter, clinician, arranger, and adjudicator for various band related activities. Some of his past invitations include the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University; Alabama State University; Miles College; Stillman College; Hampton University; Mississippi State University; Montgomery, Alabama County Schools; Houston County, Alabama Schools; Calhoun County, Alabama Schools, and DeKalb County, Georgia Public Schools.
Wright attends the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where he is serves as a trumpeter and Assistant Orchestra Director. Mr. Wright holds membership in the following organizations: National Education Association (NEA), Alabama Education Association (AEA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA), Alabama Bandmasters Association (ABA), Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity, Phi Beta Mu Band Fraternity, Tau Beta Sigma Band Sorority, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
His parents are the late James and Adeline Wright. He is married to the former Jocelyn
Payton. They have three wonderful children: Walter Payton, Carmen, and Jaylen; and a very loyal dog, Sno.
Deborah Confredo MS Band Clinician
music psychology,
Deborah Confredo (formerly Sheldon) is Professor of Music Education and Director of Graduate Programs for Music Education at the Boyer College of Music and Dance. Confredo’s specialties include instrumental rehearsal techniques and teaching methods, assessment, research, cognitive-behavioral
techniques, conducting, wind band literature, and systematic observation. Confredo has taught elementary and secondary instrumental music in Pennsylvania and New York. Her numerous articles in music education, pedagogy, and research are published in journals such as the Journal for Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education (CRME), Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal for Music Teacher Education, Journal of Music Therapy, Music Educators Journal, Journal of Band Research, The Instrumentalist, and Contributions to Music Education, as well as in several state music education journals. A past editor of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Confredo has also served multiple terms as an editorial board member for that journal as well as the Journal of Research in Music Education, as is currently an editorial board member for Education.
She has co-authored the texts The Complete Woodwind Instructor: A Guidebook for the Music Educator and Lessons in Performance (FJH), and is editor of Superior Bands in Sixteen Weeks, and Chorales and Rhythmic Etudes for Superior Bands. She is an instrumental editor, arranger, author, and consultant for the FJH Music Company and lead author for the FJH publication Measures of Success, a band method for beginning and intermediate instrumentalists. She is founder of the Temple Night Owls Campus/Community Band. Confredo is in demand as clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and lecturer. Tau Beta Sigma and the Illinois Music Educators Association have honored her for her distinguished service to music and music education. Mansfield University has recognized her as a distinguished alumnus. At home in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, Confredo plays saxophones and keyboards in the four-member jazz fusion band, West River Drive.
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