Session Proposals

Robert Pippin is the Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he directs the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, “The Pride of the Great Southwest” marching band, “Wild Dawgs” pep band, and Community Band. In addition to ensemble directing, he teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting and music education courses.

Prior to his appointment at SWOSU, Robert was the Dennis C. Dau Professor of Instrumental Music and Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Music Education at Northwest Missouri State University and was Director of The Johns Hopkins University Wind Ensemble in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory, and earned Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Conducting degrees from Colorado State University.

Before pursuing his DMA, Robert was a high school band director in Colorado where he directed concert bands, athletic bands, jazz ensembles, orchestra, and chamber music. In addition to teaching he was an active performer in Colorado and Wyoming, playing trombone as a tenured member of the Fort Collins Symphony, and freelance artist performing classical, jazz, pop, and chamber music.
Robert has been a performer, adjudicator, and clinician in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Hawai‘i, Missouri, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Florida, Illinois, Idaho, Nevada, and Puerto Rico, as well as presenting clinics at the College Band Directors National Association Southwest Division Conference, Hawai‘i University International Conferences, NACWPI National Convention, College Music Society Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, Missouri, Iowa, and Hawai‘i Music Educators Association Inservice/Workshop Conferences, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association and the Colorado Bandmasters Association Conventions.

With some quick and thoughtful planning we can make the most of the limited time we have to effectively prepare for purposeful learning in our rehearsals. Beyond playing the music, incorporating important conceptual elements from your concert music into a dynamic learning environment will empower your students to become lifelong learners. You will get some time-saving tricks and rehearsal tips in this session you can use immediately with all that new music you picked up at OkMEA!

• Band - Middle School
• Band - Secondary
• Collegiate
• Mentorship/Beginning Teachers