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he, him, his Director of Bands and Orchestra, Music 88341 | naili@wou.edu Band, Symphony Orchestra, Conducting, Music Education Doctor of Musical Arts in Symphonic Conducting - The University of Texas at Austin Master of Arts in Music - West Texas State University Bachelor of Nusic Education - West Texas State University Associate Director of Bands, California State University, Northridge Diector of Bands, University of Southern Mississippi Resident Conductor, Dsllas Wind Symphony Two Grammy Awards, National Band Association Award of Merit, 2009 Oregon Symphony Association Music Educator of the Year, 2014 Oregon Music Educators Association Music Educator of the Year. College Music Society, College Orchestra Directos Association, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, You will experience, listen to and perform some of the greatest music ever written. You will learn what makes it great. You will learn effective styles and interpretations. You will improve your understanding of fundamental musical concepts. You will have fun. Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Conducting, Music Education Buddhist melodies and chants. Contemporary Spanish instrumental music. Teaching and rehearsal methods. Conducting, Band, Orchestra Conducting, Band, Orchestra, Music Appreciation Did this faculty or staff member support your efforts to succeed? Give them a Student success shout-out.
Ike Nail
SH 102AWhy I chose WOU
I want to make the biggest difference I can in the musical culture of our area.
At WOU since
09/16/2005
Hobbies
Travel, hiking, reading, opera
Fun fact
Hometown
Coleman, TX
Favorite book/movie
Books: "The First Circle" -
Solzhenitsyn, " Deliverance" - Dickey; Movies: "The Sting", "Chinatown"
Office Hours
Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri
12 - 2
12 - 2
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