Band Director and Staff

Band Director: Brian McMath	Brian McMath graduated from UNCG with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. At UNCG he was a horn player in the Wind Ensemble and a vocalist in several different choral ensembles. Mr. McMath is a member of the Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia, Central District Bandmasters Association and Music Educators of North Carolina. He received is National Board certification in November 2002. Mr. McMath has performed in Switzerland, Italy, France and Monte Carlo with the Greensboro Choral Society. He has conducted in London, York and for the Prime Minister of Scotland in April 2001. He has performed in over 10 local theater shows in Greensboro and High Point both in stage and in the pit. He is currently the vice-president for Carolina Winter Ensemble Association. Mr. McMath came to Northwest in 2004 after being the band director for Southwest Randolph HS for the previous 7 years.
Drumline: Jason Smith	Jason is a 1997 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Marching Tar Heel snare line for four years, receiving instruction from Matt Savage. He was also an age-out member of Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps in 1996 and on the snare line for the first ever Carolina Panthers drumline in 2008, under the direction of Greg Shull. Before joining the Northwest Guilford staff in November 2005 Jason taught and arranged for the Trinity High School Drumline in Trinity, NC for 12 years - working with Kim Summers and Danny Frye; his groups consistently received placement awards and Superior ratings. Jason has had experience teaching, arranging and consulting for several high schools in NC since 1993 and has been an instructor at the Mid-Atlantic Band Front Camps in Ferrum,VA and the Superior Band Front camps in Greensboro, NC.
Guard Design and Instructor: Bryan Baker	Bryan Baker is currently the Director of Bands at Uwharrie Middle School, Trinity, NC. He received his BS degree from Appalachian State University, his Masters of Technology from NC State and his Masters of Arts in Teaching from Winthrop University. He is currently a member of the Central District Band Directors Association and Music Educators of North Carolina. Bryan Baker has served for two years on the Board of Directors of the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association. As a member of the Carolina Winter Ensemble his winter guards have captured three gold medals over three years including a bronze medal in 2005. Previously to that, while as the Director of Bands at West Hoke Middle School, Raeford, North Carolina, his guards were awarded two gold medals within two consecutive years and one silver medal as the director of the Hoke High School Winter Guard. He is an adjudicator for the Carolina Winter Association as well as for local band festivals.
Colorguard: Jeremy Dale	Jeremy has been involved in the marching band and color guard activities since 1988. He is a graduate of Trinity High School where he played trumpet, was Drum Major his junior and senior years and was a staff member from 1993 through 2005. Jeremy was also one of the original members of Aubreata, an independent Winterguard based in Charlotte, NC. Aubreata was the first Winterguard from North Carolina to place into Finals at the Winterguard International World Championships. Since performing, Jeremy has instructed many colorguards and winterguards throughout North Carolina and Tennessee. Currently, Jeremy choreographs for several local high school guards and is also the director and co-founder of Aria Winterguard, a nationally competitive independent winterguard based in Greensboro. When not working with colorguard students, Jeremy works in the human resources field as an Instructional Designer.
Colorguard: Stephanie Williams	Stephanie graduated from Trinity high School in 2006. While attending Trinity she was a member of the Trinity Prep Winterguard for one year, the Trinity "A" Winterguard for two year and the Trinity High School Marching Band for five years. While in the marching band she won awards for Most Improved (one year) and Most Outstanding (three years). She was a member of Aria Independent Winterguard for seven years. Stephanie worked with the Southwest Guilford High School Winterguard in 2005-2006. She worked in 2007 with the Northwest Cabarrus High School Marching Band and in 2007 and half of 2008 with the Eastern Randolph Marching band. She is studying to be a Physical Therapist and is currently in the process of getting her certification as a Pharmacy Technician.
Front Ensemble Instructor: Lane Summerlin	Lane Summerlin is currently in his fourth year at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, seeking an undergraduate degree in percussion performance. Lane has performed with many prestigious Drum and Bugle Corps including: Carolina Gold (Raleigh, NC), Blue Stars (Lacrosse, WI), Pioneer (Milwaukee, WI), Colts (Dubuque, IA), and the Bluecoats (Canton, OH). Lane currently performs with the UNCG Wind Ensemble and the UNCG Percussion Ensemble. He is a proud member of the Percussive arts Society and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Student Leadership:	Drum Major: Kent Bates Section Leaders: Flute/Piccolo - Katie Moore & Mimi Ta Mellophone - Taylor Leybourne Trumpet - Laura Grady Clarinet - Kristin Miller Drumline - Emily Lictenberger Front Ensemble - Seth Rickerts Alto Sax - Kevin Church, Mason Hornbuckle Tenor Sax - Patrick Mills Sousaphone - John Davis Baritone - Shawn Milloway Guard Captain - Jennifer Pegram Flag Captain - Cassady Tetsworth Rifle Captain - Nicole True Saber Captain - Kristen Fannin