Member Profile

JEFFREY TAYLOR PHILLIPS

128 Allen Drive

Hendersonville, TN  37075

(615) 824-4977:  home

(615) 824-6162:  work

(615) 957-9008:  cell

 

 

 

Education:

            1979    DuPont High School, Hermitage, TN; ranked 11^th in class of 350

            1984    Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; Bachelor of Music

                        Education, Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.86)

            1986    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; Master of Arts in

                        Education (Music major) with honors (GPA 3.92)

            1986    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; 8 additional credit

                        hours toward Rank I Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education

                        (Guidance and Counseling)

            1999    Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Education Specialist degree

                        in Secondary Education; Graduation with honors (GPA 4.0); field study

entitled “Implications of the 4 x 4 Block Schedule on High School Students”

2011    California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA; Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.), dissertation entitled “Towards Curriculum Standards in the Band and Orchestra Class”

 

Teaching Experience:

            Student teaching at Franklin High School, Hillsboro Middle School, and

                        Grassland Elementary School, Franklin, TN  Wayne Simpson, Teaching

                        Supervisor, 1983

            Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; duties included assistant

                        Director of WKU Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Trombone choir

                        in addition to serving as a low brass private instructor for all low brass

                        private instructor for all low brass music minors and all Freshman and

                        Sophomore music majors, 1984-1986

            Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville, TN; duties involved the directing of

                        The Concert Band program (including the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic

                        Band), the Marching Band, the String Orchestra, and the Jazz Ensembles,

and Honor and Advanced Placement Music Theory; also developed and implemented Honors Credit Program with ABRSM Exams

                        (150 students), 1986-2002; 2007-present

            Ellis Middle School, Hendersonville, TN; duties involved teaching middle school

                        band classes for grades 6, 7, and 8, in addition to an extra-curricular jazz

                        band; this school began in the Fall of 1994 and all aspects of the program

                        had to be designed and implemented, 1994-1996

 

Private Low Brass Teacher, 1978-present (Glasgow, Bowling Green,

and Franklin, KY; Murfreesboro, Nashville, Franklin, and Hendersonville, TN)

            Musician:  freelance in the Nashville area including the Main Street Jazz Band,

                        Nashville Wind Ensemble, Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra,

                        Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra; substitute with the Nashville

                        Symphony and Gaylord Entertainment/Opryland USA/General Jackson

            Belmont University, Nashville, TN; Mentor for students in the School of Music’s

                        Graduate program in Music Education, 1996-1997

            Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; adjunct instructor of

                        Trombone; Trombone Choir Director; Fall 2001-2005

            Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville, TN; director of instrumental

                        Music; responsibility for the formation and organization of all aspects

                        of the instrumental music department and curriculum including classes in

                        Concert Band, Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, Beginning Guitar,

Jazz Improvisation Combo, and Advanced Placement Music Theory; 2002-2007

            Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, Low Brass Instructor; duties included

                        low brass (trombone, euphonium, tuba) daily master classes, private

                        lessons, coaching brass quintet and brass ensemble, music theory seminar;

                        Summer, 2002

            Belmont University, Nashville, TN; adjunct instructor of Trombone; member of

The Belmont Brass Faculty Quintet; brass ensemble coaching; Summer, 2005-present

            International Trombone Festival; faculty, 2011 (Nashville)

Clinics for trombone, low brass throughout the Southeast, sponsored by

Jupiter Band Instruments

 

Organizations:

            Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor society, Theta Omicron chapter (MTSU)

            Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Church Council Member, 2000-2003;

                        Chair of Sound/AV Team, 1998-2003

Saundersville United Methodist Church, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee

 (2007-present); Trustee (2007-present); Lay Leader (2008-present)

            1982 World’s Fair Band member; Knoxville International Energy Exposition

            Music Educators National Conference; chairman for the First International

                        MENC/Tri-M Honors Ensembles for the National MENC Convention,

                        Nashville, 2002

Tennessee Music Educators Association (All-State Jazz Band chairman, 1996-

            97); selected member to the TMEA Commission for the Future of Music

            Education in Tennessee; selected as member of the TMEA All-State

            Long-Range Planning Committee; selected as candidate for TMEA

            President-elect; Executive Board member, 1999-2002; selected at TMEA

State Band Chair, 2004-2006; Instrumental Commission Chair, 2009-2011; President-elect, 2012-2014; President, 2014-2016

Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association (executive board,

1992-94; jazz band chairman, 1995-1999; president-elect, 1997-1999; president, 1999-2001; vice-president, 2001-2003)

 

             

International Trombone Association, 1976-present

            International Association of Jazz Educators (vice-president, 1992-93; president-

                        Elect, 1993-95; president, 1995-97:  Tennessee Chapter)

American Federation of Musicians, Local 257, Nashville, TN

(member since 1982); 25 year pin presented 2007

American School Band Directors Association, elected into membership, 1998;

            Appointed State Chairman, Tennessee Chapter, 2001-present

                        Elected as Member at Large to National Executive Board, 2004-2007

                        Elected as National Treasurer, 2005-2007

                        Elected as National President-Elect, 2007-2008

                        National President, 2008-2009

                        National Associate Membership Chair, 2011-present

National Catholic Band Association, member 2002-2007; Tennessee chair

            (2002-2007)

            National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, member,

                        2002-present

 

Awards, Honors, Appointments:

Listed in:           Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities

                        Who’s Who in Teaching

                        Who’s Who in Music

                        Dictionary of International Biography

Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society, WKU, 1986

American School Band Directors Association, Tennessee “Young Band Director

            of the Year,” 1992

American School Band Directors Association-United Musical Instruments: 

            Distinguished Band Director Award, Tennessee recipient, 1997

Tennessee Arts Academy, participant, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Phi Beta Mu, International Band Conductor’s Fraternity

Student Teacher supervision:  Students teachers from Belmont University,

            Cumberland University, Middle Tennessee State University, David

            Lipscomb University, Tennessee Technological University,

            Vanderbilt University, Tennessee State University

Selected as a “Fellowship” participant for the 1996, 1998, 1999 Tennessee Tech

                        University Conductor’s Symposium

            Selected as a “Participant” in the 1996 International Conductor’s Festival in

                        Kerkrade, Netherlands

Guest Conductor:  Central Tennessee Honor Band, University of Tennessee

            Honor Band, MTSBOA Mid-State Band, Nashville Independent Schools

            Honor Band, Parochial School Honor Band, Tri-Lakes Honor Band,

            Metro-Schools Summer Junior High Band, Rutherford County (TN)

All-Star Senior High Band (2 times Sr. Hi.; one time Jr. Hi.), Lawrence County High School Honor Band, Montgomery County High School All-County Band, WTSBOA and ETSBOA Regional Jazz Bands, ETSBOA All-East Concert Clinic Band, UT Martin Honor Band, MTSBOA Junior

High Jazz Band, Metro-Nashville High School Honor Band, Robertson County Honor Band (2 times Sr. Hi.), Tennessee Tech University Festival of Winds and Percussion Honor Band, EKU Honor Band, North Carolina Region 5 Jazz Clinic (Middle School)

Adjudicator for concert, jazz, marching, solo and ensemble festivals in Kentucky,

            Tennessee, South Carolina

Co-writer:  MENC’s “Teaching Strategies for the Elementary and Middle School

            Bands”

Contributing author to ASBDA Research project on “Music Literature for Young

            Bands, grade 5-8”

Author of articles in the “School Band and Orchestra” magazine and

“BandWorld” magazine (BandWorld articles include “Planning the Curriculum,” “Beginning Jazz Ensemble,” “Preparing for Travel Emergencies,” and “New and Innovative Music Ensemble”)

            Reviewer for brass music and publications for “National Association of Wind

                        And Percussion Instructors” Journal (10 reviews/articles)

            Appointed to the ASBDA’s Strategic Planning Committee, 1999          

            Selected as participant in the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

                        pilot teacher assessment project for music education (2001)

Certified by Tennessee State Department of Education as an in-school evaluator,

            2004

Recipient of Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce Foundation grant for teachers

            2003-2004; 2004-2005; 2011-2012

Conducted musical theater for Hendersonville High School and Hendersonville

“Steeple Players” (productions include:  Anything Goes; West Side Story; My Fair Lady; Fiddler on the Roof; The Hobbit; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Oklahoma!; Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Get Your Gun, Singing In The Rain)

            Trombone student of:

                        Horace Beasley, Jr., Middle Tennessee State University

                        Roger Bissell, freelance performer (currently Hollywood, CA)

                        Steven Grugin, Western Kentucky University (currently

                                    Northern Michigan University)

                        Larry Borden, Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Susan K. Smith, Nashville Symphony Orchestra and

Austin Peay State University

 

Other community organizations:

            Hendersonville Arts Council, member, 1987-89

            Nashville Singers Advisory Board, 2012-present

            Good Shepherd United Methodist Church,

                        Worship Area Work Area Committee Chair

                        Staff-Parish Relations Council

                        Administrative Council

                        Audio Team Chair

                        Nashville Emmaus Community, Walk 137

            Saundersville United Methodist Church,

                        Pastor-Parish Relations Committee

                        Administrative Council

                        Worship Committee

                        Board of Trustees

                        Lay Leader

            Certified Lay Speaker, Cumberland District, United Methodist

Church (2008-present)            

London Symphony Orchestra Educational Project, steering committee member

                        For 2002 Nashville USA Tour and Concert

            Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s Steering Committee for new Symphony Hall

Jupiter Band Instruments, Inc. Performing Artist/Educational

Clinician (2009-present)

            Free and Accepted Masons, Hendersonville Lodge, 359

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Memorial Reunion Class

(Henry Christopher), #207; Knight of St.Andrew

            York Rite Mason/Knight Templar, Tennessee, Nashville

            Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Al Menah Temple