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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Front Ensemble Instructor:
Lane Summerlin
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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.
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| 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
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