Session Proposals
| Presenter Information | |
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| Presenter Name | Derek Stoughton |
| Presenter's Position | Associate Director of Bands, University of Central Arkansas |
| Presenter's Short Biography | Dr. Derek Stoughton serves as the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Central Arkansas. In this role, he serves as director of the Bear Marching Band and Purple Rage Basketball Band, conductor of the Symphonic Band, and teaches courses in music education. Before his appointment at UCA, Dr. Stoughton served as Interim Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Southeastern Louisiana University. In this capacity, he oversaw all aspects of the athletic band program, including the Spirit of the Southland Marching Band and the Basketball Pep Band. Dr. Stoughton also served as conductor of both the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, taught courses in music education, and observed student teachers during their residencies in public schools. Dr. Stoughton also taught in the public schools of McKinney, Pflugerville, and Austin, Texas. Ensembles under his direction were consistent sweepstakes award winners at UIL contests and other festivals across the state. As a composer/arranger, Dr. Stoughton has written for various mediums, including Concert Band, Athletic Bands, Marching Percussion, and Percussion Ensemble. He is currently published by Murphy Music Press, DevMusic, Hal Leonard, and DCS Productions. Dr. Stoughton holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Wind Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado-Boulder, a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from Oklahoma State University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Studies and Human Learning from the University of Texas at Austin. His primary conducting teachers were Dr. Donald McKinney, Dr. Joseph Missal, and Dr. Robert Carnochan. Dr. Stoughton holds professional memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, as well as an honorary membership in Tau Beta Sigma. |
| Presenter's Address | 1320 E Cadron Gap Rd Conway, Arkansas 72032 Map It |
| Presenter's Phone | (512) 923-9840 |
| Presenter's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Will there be additional presenters for your session? | No |
| Session Information | |
| Session Title | From One Stick To Two: A Band Director’s Guide to Percussion |
| Session Description | Many band directors are trained primarily as wind players, yet are expected to teach, diagnose, and organize percussion sections every day. This session is designed to provide non-percussionist band directors with practical tools to develop more confident, consistent, and musical percussionists in the concert band setting. Topics will include basic stroke types, grip, sound production, mallet technique, rolls, timpani fundamentals, auxiliary percussion, instrument setup, equipment organization, part assignments, and common rehearsal challenges. There will also be a discussion of the decisions that need to be made when studying percussion parts in your score. Attendees will leave with immediately usable strategies for improving percussion instruction, rehearsal efficiency, and overall ensemble sound. |
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| Is this a demonstration session? | No |
| Sponsorship | |
| Will your session be sponsored? | No |