Benjamin Harper, DMA
Director of Bands, Assistant Professor of Music, Music at Valdosta State University
From Marion, IA
From Marion, IA
Dr. Benjamin Harper joined the Valdosta State University faculty in July 2017. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting from Texas Tech University, a Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Iowa State University. Prior to entering the field of higher education, he worked as the director of bands for Humboldt High School.
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Director of Bands at Valdosta State University
July 2019 - Present
Acting Director of Bands at Valdosta State University
July 2019 - July 2019
Director of Athletic Bands at Valdosta State University
July 2017 - July 2019
Graduate Assistant at Texas Tech University
August 2015 - August 2017
Graduate Conducting Fellow at Youth Symphony of Kansas City
August 2014 - August 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Kansas
August 2013 - August 2015
Director of Bands at Humboldt High School
August 2006 - August 2013
Nurturing Independent Musicianship Through Singing in Band
Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, Athens, GA. (January 25)
Presentations
Authentic Intellectual Work in Band: You Already Do It!
Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference, Des Moines, IA. (May)
Presentations
A Conductor's Guide to March of the Irish Guard by James Ployhar” in Teaching Music Through Performance in Band
Middle School Edition. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2014.
Publications
A Conductor's Guide to Rhythm Machine by Timothy Broege” in Teaching Music Through Performance in Band
Middle School Edition. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2014.
Publications