His high school students have been accepted in music programs at Belmont University, UNC Greensboro, UNCW, ECU, Berklee School of Music, and University of NC School of the Arts (2009 Fall semester).

BACH TO BEBOP STUDENT RECOGNITION -  2007-2009

In 2008-2009 his students included a high school sophomore 1st chair All State alto sax symphonic band winner who scored the highest score of any instrument in the competition,, a high school senior All District Band saxophone winner, a 8th grade middle schooler who took 1st chair All State tenor sax and had the highest score of any instrument in the competition, another middle schooler who took 1st place Concert Band All District on Tenor Sax, and a 6th and 8th grade clarinet players who made All District and the Triangle Youth Orchestra.  

In 2007 -2008 his students included a high school freshman All State alto sax symphonic and All State jazz band winner, a high school senior All District Band winner, two middle school 7 th graders who took the top two symphonic band tenor sax positions at All District, and a RAFA flute division winner .

 

BACH TO BEBOP STUDENT RECOGNITION -  2003-2007

 

2006 - 2007  Graduating Seniors

BEN AZEVEDO

 

- BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE -Accepted into Commercial Music Performance
Program (saxophone) with emphasis on Music Business
. 

- UNC, GREENSBOROUGH -Accepted
into Jazz Performance Program (Saxophone)


2006 - 2007 Honor Band Achievements

 

All County / District Band Recognition (HS = High School, No code means  middle school)

 

2006 - 2007  North Carolina Honor Band Achievement

 

2006 -2007 All State Band Recognition

3rd chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (8th grade)

Alto sax

 

 

2006 -2007 All District Band Recognition           

 9-12 band - HS

Rachel Turnbell (12th grade)

Tenor sax

1st alternate 9-12 band - HS

Sarah LaWall (10th grade) 

Baritone sax

1st chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (8th grade) 

Tenor sax

1st chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (8th grade) 

Alto Sax

4th chair symphonic band Robert Warner (8th grade) Alto Sax

2nd chair concert band

Sherry Tang (8th grade)

Flute

 

 

 

 

2006 - 2007 All County Band Recognition

1st chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (8th grade) 

Tenor sax

2nd chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (8th grade) 

Alto Sax

8th chair symphonic band

Sherry Tang(8th grade)

 

Flute

2nd chair concert band

Luke Price (8th grade)

Alto sax

1st alternate

Robert Warner (8th grade)

Alto sax

6th alternate

Sherry Tang(8th grade)

 

Alto Sax

 

 

2005 - 2006  Graduating Seniors

Marissa Jensen graduated from HS and was accepted into music programs at Berklee School of Music and UNC Wilmington.  Bob Longest graduated from HS and was accepted into a music program at ECU . 

 

2005 - 2006 Honor Band Achievements

 

All County / District Band Recognition (HS = High School, No code means  middle school)

 

 

2005 - 2006  North Carolina Honor Band Achievement

 

2005 -2006 All State Band Recognition

3rst chair symphonic band (3 points out of 1st)

Mariela Versola (7th grade)

Tenor sax

 

 

2005 -2006 All District Band Recognition           

5th chair symphonic band - HS

 Bob Longest(12th grade) 

Alto sax

2nd chair symphonic band - HS

Rachel Turnbull(11th grade)  

Tenor sax

7th alternate - HS

Aaron Morrison (10th grade)  

Alto sax

1st alternate - HS(Johnson County)

Ecklund Maynard (9th grade)

Flute

5th chair symphonic band

Taylor Webb (8th grade)

Alto sax

1st chair symphonic band

Mariela Versola (7th grade)

Tenor sax

4th chair symphonic

Mariela Versola (7th grade)

Alto sax

1st alternate

Adam Carrera(8th grade)

 

Baritone Sax

14th alternate

Luke Price (7th grade)

Alto Sax

 

 

 

 

2005 - 2006 All County Band Recognition

2rd  chair symphonic

Mariela Versola (7th grade)

Alto sax

3th chair symphonic band

Taylor Webb (8th grade)

Alto sax

Concert band

Adam Carrera(8th grade)

 

Baritone Sax

1st alternate

Deborah Kiserov(6th grade)

Alto Sax

3rd alternate

Luke Price (7th grade)

Alto Sax

 

 

 

2004 - 2005  Honor Band Achievement

 

2004 -2005 All District Band Recognition

4th Chair Symphonic

 

Bob Longest HS(11th grade)

 

A. Sax

5rd Chair Symphonic

Lee Sommerfield (8th grade)

Flute

7th Chair Symphonic

Audrey Chang (7h grade)

Flute          

         

10th Chair Symphonic

Peter Zhu (8th grade)

Flute

2nd Chair Concert

Michele Lewis (8th grade)

Alto  Sax

2nd Alternate

Matt Geiger (8th grade)

Alto Sax

8th Alternate

Cole Calva (8th grade)

Alto Sax

7th Alternate

Richard Yount (8th grade)

T. Sax

10th Alternate

Jacob Dekker (8th grade)

Clarinet

 

 

 

2004 -2005 All County Band Recognition

6th Chair Symphonic

Audrey Chang (7th grade)

Flute

3rd Chair Concert

Lee Sommerfield (8th grade)

Flute

1St Chair Concert

Jason Cohen (8th grade)

Alto Sax

4th Chair Concert

Matt Geiger (8th grade)

Alto Sax

4th Alternate

Mariela Versola (6th grade)

Alto Sax

5th Alternate

Cole Calva (8th grade)

Alto Sax

Alternate

Jacob Dekker (8th grade)

Clarinet

Alternate

Richard Yount (8th grade)

Tenor Sax

 

 

          2003 - 2004  Honor Band Achievement

 

2003- 2004All District Band Competition

2nd Chair Symphonic

Aaron Morrison (8th grade)

Alto Sax

4thChair Symphonic

Matt Geiger (7th grade)

Alto Sax

Alternate

Roger Babson (8th grade)

Alto Sax

Concert Band

Lee Sommerfield (8th grade)

Flute

 

 

2003 - 2004 All County Band Competition

3rd Chair Concert

C. Grimes (8th grade)

Flute

1nd Chair Concert

A. Morrison (8th grade)

Alto Sax

4th Chair Concert

Matt Geiger (7th grade)

Alto Sax

1st Alternate

Roger Babson (8th grade)

Alto Sax

4th Alternate        

V. Edebach (8th grade)

Alto Sax