Past Events
April 2025
Fox Valley Honors Band
Johnsburg, IL
Guest Director
April 11-12, 2025
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival
Plainfield, IL
Co-Chair
March 25-28, 2025
Texas Band Safari II
Austin, TX
March 22, 2025
U-46 Band Festival
Clinician
March 2025
West Virginia Junior High All-State Symphonic Band
Guest Director
February 2025
Beyond Artless Podcast
Guest
February 2025
Ramsey HS Honor Band, Ramsey, IL
Guest Director
February 2025
Culture Before Content with Music for All Podcast
Guest
February 2025
Batavia HS Band Festival, Batavia, IL
Adjudicator
January 2025
California Junior High All-State Symphonic Band, Sacramento, CA
Guest Director
January 2025
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Developing the Young Band Sound
Inclusive Activities From the Podium
Clinician
December 2024
The Midwest Clinic, Chicago, IL
Developing the Young Band Sound w/ The Traughber JHS 8th Gr Band
Clinician
November 2024
ILMEA District 8 JHS Band, Dekalb, IL
ILMEA District 5 JHS Band, Charleston, IL
Guest Director
July 2024
Band-tastic Camp with DCI & The Phantom Regiment
Lead Director
March 2024
Anchorage School District - Middle School Band Large Group Festival
Anchorage, AK
Clinician
February 2024
South Dakota In-Service Music Conference, South Dakota State Univ., Brooking , SD
Clinician
February 2024
Virginia BODA District VI JHS Honor Band, Blacksburg, VA
Guest Director
January 2024
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Play This, Not That!"
December 2-3, 2023
Marywood University Junior Wind Band Celebration, Scranton, PA
Guest Director
November 17-19, 2023
UW-Milwaukee Middle School Honor Band Festival
Guest Director
November 4, 2023
ILMEA District 4 JHS Band, Macomb, IL
Guest Director
October 6, 2023
Maine Middle School Band Directors Fall Conference
Online Clinician, Developing the Young Band Sound
October 5, 2023
Freeport School District 8th Grade Festival, Freeport, IL
Guest Clinician
June 25-July 1
Illinois State University JHS Band Camp, Normal, IL
Guest Director
June 23-24, 2023
MakeMusic Connect Virtual Summit
Clinician, SmartMusic Uses in the Rehearsal
May 24, 2023
Illinois Band Collaborative
Guest Panelist, The Lingering Effects of COVID and Solutions to Move Forward
May 1, 2023
McMurry University, Online
Guest Clinician, Middle School Topics
April 28-29, 2023
Illinois State University Concert Band Festival, Normal, IL
Guest Clinician
April 14-15, 2023
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival, Plainfield, IL
Coordinator
April 12, 2023
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management"
March 11, 2023
IGSMA Band Contest, Tinley Park, IL
Guest Clinician
February 25-26, 2023
Rockford Wind Ensemble High School Honor Band, Rockford, IL
Guest Director
February 21, 2023
Interstate Eight Conference Honor Band, Plano, IL
Guest Director
February 18, 2023
Plainfield School District, IL
High School Solo & Ensemble Contest
Guest Clinician
February 13-14, 2023
Fulton, Mo JHS
Guest Clinician
November 19, 2022
ILMEA District 6 Junior Festival, Belleville, IL
Guest Director
November 18, 2022
O'Fallon School District, IL
Clinician, Midwest Clinic Performance Preparation
October 29, 2022
St. Ambrose University Honor Band, Davenport, IA
Guest Director
October 17, 2022
Illinois State University, Music Education Courses
Clinician, Current Topics in Music Education
October 16, 2022
The University of Illinois, NBA Collegiate Chapter
Clinician, Literature Selection
September 8, 2022
ILMEA Online Clinic
Clinician, Developing the Young Band Sound 2022
August 4, 2022
ILMEA Professional Development Clinic, Hazel Crest, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management Strategies"
April 9, 2022
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival, Naperville, IL
Festival Coordination Team
March 12, 2022
Unit District 46 Middle School Band Festival, Elgin, IL
Clinician
March 1-2, 2022
Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Conference, Marlborough, MA
Clinician, "Anti-Racist Actions From The Podium" & "The Art of the Start; Excellence and Your Beginners"
January 27, 2022
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Top Tips To Survive The First Years"
November 21, 2021
Iowa Music Educators Association 2021 Professional Development Conference
Iowa State Center, Clinician "The Art of the Start; Excellence in Your Beginner Band"
October 7, 2021
Kneel Consortium World Premier; To Right Our Wrongs
North Central College, Project Creator and Manager
The Kneel Consortium
October , 2021
Peoria School District Professional Development, Peoria, AZ,
Online Clinician "Music Teacher Hacks"
July 20, 2021
MusicFirst Music Ed Tech Conference
Online Clinician "Should It Stay or Should It Go; Technology We Love"
July 13, 2021
VanderCook College of Music MECA
Online Clinician "Help for Your Horn Players"
June 29, 2021
Composer Diversity in School Instrumental Music Forum
Temple University, Online Panel Member
Spring 2021
ILMEA State Journal
"Help for Your Horn Players"
April 22, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Webinar Series
Online Clinician, "The Art of the Start; Excellence in Your Beginner Band"
February 26, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Professional Development Workshop
Online Clinician
February 19-20, 2021
California All-State Music Education Conference
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician "Band Director Life Hacks"
February 16, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Webinar Series
Online Clinician "Band Director Life Hacks"
February 12, 2021
VanderCook College of Music
Music Education Seminar
Online Clinician "Top Tips to Survive the First Years"
January 29 & 30, 2021
Arizona Music Educators Association
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician
January 14-16, 2021
Indiana Music Educators Association
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician
October/November 2020
The Instrumentalist,
Including Everyone; An Interview with Rachel Maxwell
October 2020
Minnesota Band Directors Association
Summer Teaching Symposium Follow-Up Session
Online Clinician
September 2020
University of Indianapolis
Online Clinician; Artistic and Interpretive Elements in John Mackey's "Sheltering Sky"
September 2020
Duxbury School District, Duxbury, MA
Online Clinician "Practical Rehearsal and Practice Applications of the New Smartmusic"
July 2020
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Summer Seminar
Summer Conference
Online Clinician, "Online Learning for Young Musicians"
July 20, 21 & 22, 2020
Minnesota Band Director's Association
Summer Teaching Symposium
Online Clinician
June 10, 2020, 6:30 CST
Director's Toolbox
Online Clinician w/ Don Stinson & Corey Graves, "Creating a Supportive Ensemble Community"
May 2020
2020 VIRTUAL IOWA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Conference
Online Panelist, "Instrument Sanitation in a COVID World"
May 2020
Beyond the Notes Music Festival-ONLINE WEBINAR!
Online Guest Clinician, Wisconsin Dells, WI
April 2020
Band Talk with Charlie Menghini and Friends Webinar Interview
April 2020
Hey Band! Network Webinar Interview
"Band Programs and Remote Learning"
April 30, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Stevenson HS, Lincolnshire, IL
Clinician
April 13, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Monticello MS, Monticello, IL
Clinician
April 3-4, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Prairie State MS Band Festival, Naperville, IL
Event Coordination Team
April 2020
Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL
Clinician "Recruiting & Retention"
April, 2020
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management"
March 2020
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Clinician, "Recruiting & Retention"
March 2020
Indian Prairie SD#204, Naperville, IL
Guest Clinician, Honor Band Festival
March 2020
Metro-East MFA Regional Festival, O'Fallon, IL
Guest Adjudicator
March 2020
All City Band, Joliet, IL
Guest Clinician
February 2020
Yorkville SD Solo & Ensemble Festival
Guest Adjudicator Clinician
February 2020
Clark County School District Middle School Honor Band, Las Vegas, NV
Guest Conductor
February, 2020
Kentucky Music Educators All State Conference, Louisville, KY
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble"
January 30, 2020
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Participant-Chicago-land Educator's Orchestra Concert
January 14, 2020
District #300 Middle School Festival, Carpentersville, IL
Guest Conductor
January 9-11
Tennessee Mid-State 7th/8th Gold Band, Murfreesboro, TN
Guest Conductor
November 25, 2019
All-Star MS Festival, Romeoville, IL
Guest Conductor
November 23, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #8 Festival, Dekalb, IL
Guest Conductor
November 16, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #3 Festival, Bourbonnais, IL
Guest Conductor
November 9, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #2 Festival, Rock Island, IL
Guest Conductor
September 11, 2019
Elmhurst College
Guest Clinician
June 12, 2019
Illinois State University Band Director Workshop
Guest Clinician, Normal, IL
April 12-13, 2019
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival
Host, Naperville, IL
March 30, 2019
Illinois State University Wind Conducting Workshop
Participant
March 22, 2019
Illinois State University Symphonic Winds, Normal, IL
Guest Conductor
March 6, 2019
RPS205 All-City Music Festival, Rockford, IL
Guest Conductor
January 25, 2019
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble" w/ the Traughber JHS 8th Grade Band
December 2018
The Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble" w/ the Traughber JHS 8th Grade Band
November 17, 2018
Sun Prairie Middle School Festival, Sun Prairie, WI
Guest Conductor
November 3, 2018
ILMEA District 7 Professional Development Session, Shaumburg, IL
Clinician, Nuts & Bolts of Excellence & The Inclusive Ensemble
June 17-23, 2018
Illinois State University JHS Band Camp, Normal, IL
Guest Conductor
April 29, 2018
East Leyden HS
Guest Clinician
April 7, 2018
Bloomington/Normal Honor Band, Bloomington, IL
Guest Director
April 25-28, 2018
Site visit to Lewisville School District, Dallas, TX
March 5, 2018
School District #46 Honor Band, Elgin, IL
Guest Director
February 24, 2018
Plainfield Band Festival, Plainfield, IL
Guest Clinician
November 9, 2017
Libertyville Honor Band, Libertyville, IL
Guest Director
June 25-July 1, 2017
Music for All National Camp, Lafayette, IN
Guest Director
March 2017
U46 Honor Band Festival, Bartlett, IL
Guest Director
February 10, 2017
Rotollo Wind Ensemble, Batavia, IL
Guest Clinician
January 27, 2017
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Conference Performance, Traughber JHS Symphonic Band
June 2016
Illinois Summer Youth Music, University of Illinois
Guest Director
April 2016
North Carolina Middle School All-State Band, Chapel Hill, NC
Guest Conductor
March 2016
Little 10 High School Band Festival, Somonauk, IL
Guest Conductor
January 2014
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "How to Survive & Thrive with a Middle School Beginning Band"
December 2013
Midwest Clinic Presentation, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Help for Your Horn Players: Guiding Your Young Horn Players to Success!" w/ the Traughber JHS Gr 6-8 Horn Players
April 2025
Fox Valley Honors Band
Johnsburg, IL
Guest Director
April 11-12, 2025
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival
Plainfield, IL
Co-Chair
March 25-28, 2025
Texas Band Safari II
Austin, TX
March 22, 2025
U-46 Band Festival
Clinician
March 2025
West Virginia Junior High All-State Symphonic Band
Guest Director
February 2025
Beyond Artless Podcast
Guest
February 2025
Ramsey HS Honor Band, Ramsey, IL
Guest Director
February 2025
Culture Before Content with Music for All Podcast
Guest
February 2025
Batavia HS Band Festival, Batavia, IL
Adjudicator
January 2025
California Junior High All-State Symphonic Band, Sacramento, CA
Guest Director
January 2025
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Developing the Young Band Sound
Inclusive Activities From the Podium
Clinician
December 2024
The Midwest Clinic, Chicago, IL
Developing the Young Band Sound w/ The Traughber JHS 8th Gr Band
Clinician
November 2024
ILMEA District 8 JHS Band, Dekalb, IL
ILMEA District 5 JHS Band, Charleston, IL
Guest Director
July 2024
Band-tastic Camp with DCI & The Phantom Regiment
Lead Director
March 2024
Anchorage School District - Middle School Band Large Group Festival
Anchorage, AK
Clinician
February 2024
South Dakota In-Service Music Conference, South Dakota State Univ., Brooking , SD
Clinician
February 2024
Virginia BODA District VI JHS Honor Band, Blacksburg, VA
Guest Director
January 2024
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Play This, Not That!"
December 2-3, 2023
Marywood University Junior Wind Band Celebration, Scranton, PA
Guest Director
November 17-19, 2023
UW-Milwaukee Middle School Honor Band Festival
Guest Director
November 4, 2023
ILMEA District 4 JHS Band, Macomb, IL
Guest Director
October 6, 2023
Maine Middle School Band Directors Fall Conference
Online Clinician, Developing the Young Band Sound
October 5, 2023
Freeport School District 8th Grade Festival, Freeport, IL
Guest Clinician
June 25-July 1
Illinois State University JHS Band Camp, Normal, IL
Guest Director
June 23-24, 2023
MakeMusic Connect Virtual Summit
Clinician, SmartMusic Uses in the Rehearsal
May 24, 2023
Illinois Band Collaborative
Guest Panelist, The Lingering Effects of COVID and Solutions to Move Forward
May 1, 2023
McMurry University, Online
Guest Clinician, Middle School Topics
April 28-29, 2023
Illinois State University Concert Band Festival, Normal, IL
Guest Clinician
April 14-15, 2023
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival, Plainfield, IL
Coordinator
April 12, 2023
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management"
March 11, 2023
IGSMA Band Contest, Tinley Park, IL
Guest Clinician
February 25-26, 2023
Rockford Wind Ensemble High School Honor Band, Rockford, IL
Guest Director
February 21, 2023
Interstate Eight Conference Honor Band, Plano, IL
Guest Director
February 18, 2023
Plainfield School District, IL
High School Solo & Ensemble Contest
Guest Clinician
February 13-14, 2023
Fulton, Mo JHS
Guest Clinician
November 19, 2022
ILMEA District 6 Junior Festival, Belleville, IL
Guest Director
November 18, 2022
O'Fallon School District, IL
Clinician, Midwest Clinic Performance Preparation
October 29, 2022
St. Ambrose University Honor Band, Davenport, IA
Guest Director
October 17, 2022
Illinois State University, Music Education Courses
Clinician, Current Topics in Music Education
October 16, 2022
The University of Illinois, NBA Collegiate Chapter
Clinician, Literature Selection
September 8, 2022
ILMEA Online Clinic
Clinician, Developing the Young Band Sound 2022
August 4, 2022
ILMEA Professional Development Clinic, Hazel Crest, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management Strategies"
April 9, 2022
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival, Naperville, IL
Festival Coordination Team
March 12, 2022
Unit District 46 Middle School Band Festival, Elgin, IL
Clinician
March 1-2, 2022
Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Conference, Marlborough, MA
Clinician, "Anti-Racist Actions From The Podium" & "The Art of the Start; Excellence and Your Beginners"
January 27, 2022
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Top Tips To Survive The First Years"
November 21, 2021
Iowa Music Educators Association 2021 Professional Development Conference
Iowa State Center, Clinician "The Art of the Start; Excellence in Your Beginner Band"
October 7, 2021
Kneel Consortium World Premier; To Right Our Wrongs
North Central College, Project Creator and Manager
The Kneel Consortium
October , 2021
Peoria School District Professional Development, Peoria, AZ,
Online Clinician "Music Teacher Hacks"
July 20, 2021
MusicFirst Music Ed Tech Conference
Online Clinician "Should It Stay or Should It Go; Technology We Love"
July 13, 2021
VanderCook College of Music MECA
Online Clinician "Help for Your Horn Players"
June 29, 2021
Composer Diversity in School Instrumental Music Forum
Temple University, Online Panel Member
Spring 2021
ILMEA State Journal
"Help for Your Horn Players"
April 22, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Webinar Series
Online Clinician, "The Art of the Start; Excellence in Your Beginner Band"
February 26, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Professional Development Workshop
Online Clinician
February 19-20, 2021
California All-State Music Education Conference
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician "Band Director Life Hacks"
February 16, 2021
Illinois Music Educators Conference
Webinar Series
Online Clinician "Band Director Life Hacks"
February 12, 2021
VanderCook College of Music
Music Education Seminar
Online Clinician "Top Tips to Survive the First Years"
January 29 & 30, 2021
Arizona Music Educators Association
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician
January 14-16, 2021
Indiana Music Educators Association
Virtual Music Educators Conference
Online Clinician
October/November 2020
The Instrumentalist,
Including Everyone; An Interview with Rachel Maxwell
October 2020
Minnesota Band Directors Association
Summer Teaching Symposium Follow-Up Session
Online Clinician
September 2020
University of Indianapolis
Online Clinician; Artistic and Interpretive Elements in John Mackey's "Sheltering Sky"
September 2020
Duxbury School District, Duxbury, MA
Online Clinician "Practical Rehearsal and Practice Applications of the New Smartmusic"
July 2020
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Summer Seminar
Summer Conference
Online Clinician, "Online Learning for Young Musicians"
July 20, 21 & 22, 2020
Minnesota Band Director's Association
Summer Teaching Symposium
Online Clinician
June 10, 2020, 6:30 CST
Director's Toolbox
Online Clinician w/ Don Stinson & Corey Graves, "Creating a Supportive Ensemble Community"
May 2020
2020 VIRTUAL IOWA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Conference
Online Panelist, "Instrument Sanitation in a COVID World"
May 2020
Beyond the Notes Music Festival-ONLINE WEBINAR!
Online Guest Clinician, Wisconsin Dells, WI
April 2020
Band Talk with Charlie Menghini and Friends Webinar Interview
April 2020
Hey Band! Network Webinar Interview
"Band Programs and Remote Learning"
April 30, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Stevenson HS, Lincolnshire, IL
Clinician
April 13, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Monticello MS, Monticello, IL
Clinician
April 3-4, 2020 CANCELED-COVID
Prairie State MS Band Festival, Naperville, IL
Event Coordination Team
April 2020
Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL
Clinician "Recruiting & Retention"
April, 2020
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Classroom Management"
March 2020
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Clinician, "Recruiting & Retention"
March 2020
Indian Prairie SD#204, Naperville, IL
Guest Clinician, Honor Band Festival
March 2020
Metro-East MFA Regional Festival, O'Fallon, IL
Guest Adjudicator
March 2020
All City Band, Joliet, IL
Guest Clinician
February 2020
Yorkville SD Solo & Ensemble Festival
Guest Adjudicator Clinician
February 2020
Clark County School District Middle School Honor Band, Las Vegas, NV
Guest Conductor
February, 2020
Kentucky Music Educators All State Conference, Louisville, KY
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble"
January 30, 2020
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Participant-Chicago-land Educator's Orchestra Concert
January 14, 2020
District #300 Middle School Festival, Carpentersville, IL
Guest Conductor
January 9-11
Tennessee Mid-State 7th/8th Gold Band, Murfreesboro, TN
Guest Conductor
November 25, 2019
All-Star MS Festival, Romeoville, IL
Guest Conductor
November 23, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #8 Festival, Dekalb, IL
Guest Conductor
November 16, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #3 Festival, Bourbonnais, IL
Guest Conductor
November 9, 2019
Illinois Music Educators’ Association District #2 Festival, Rock Island, IL
Guest Conductor
September 11, 2019
Elmhurst College
Guest Clinician
June 12, 2019
Illinois State University Band Director Workshop
Guest Clinician, Normal, IL
April 12-13, 2019
Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival
Host, Naperville, IL
March 30, 2019
Illinois State University Wind Conducting Workshop
Participant
March 22, 2019
Illinois State University Symphonic Winds, Normal, IL
Guest Conductor
March 6, 2019
RPS205 All-City Music Festival, Rockford, IL
Guest Conductor
January 25, 2019
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble" w/ the Traughber JHS 8th Grade Band
December 2018
The Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Excellence and the Inclusive Ensemble" w/ the Traughber JHS 8th Grade Band
November 17, 2018
Sun Prairie Middle School Festival, Sun Prairie, WI
Guest Conductor
November 3, 2018
ILMEA District 7 Professional Development Session, Shaumburg, IL
Clinician, Nuts & Bolts of Excellence & The Inclusive Ensemble
June 17-23, 2018
Illinois State University JHS Band Camp, Normal, IL
Guest Conductor
April 29, 2018
East Leyden HS
Guest Clinician
April 7, 2018
Bloomington/Normal Honor Band, Bloomington, IL
Guest Director
April 25-28, 2018
Site visit to Lewisville School District, Dallas, TX
March 5, 2018
School District #46 Honor Band, Elgin, IL
Guest Director
February 24, 2018
Plainfield Band Festival, Plainfield, IL
Guest Clinician
November 9, 2017
Libertyville Honor Band, Libertyville, IL
Guest Director
June 25-July 1, 2017
Music for All National Camp, Lafayette, IN
Guest Director
March 2017
U46 Honor Band Festival, Bartlett, IL
Guest Director
February 10, 2017
Rotollo Wind Ensemble, Batavia, IL
Guest Clinician
January 27, 2017
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Conference Performance, Traughber JHS Symphonic Band
June 2016
Illinois Summer Youth Music, University of Illinois
Guest Director
April 2016
North Carolina Middle School All-State Band, Chapel Hill, NC
Guest Conductor
March 2016
Little 10 High School Band Festival, Somonauk, IL
Guest Conductor
January 2014
Illinois Music Educators All State Conference, Peoria, IL
Clinician, "How to Survive & Thrive with a Middle School Beginning Band"
December 2013
Midwest Clinic Presentation, Chicago, IL
Clinician, "Help for Your Horn Players: Guiding Your Young Horn Players to Success!" w/ the Traughber JHS Gr 6-8 Horn Players