BAND
DIRECTORS & STAFF
Mr. Matthew McCurry Director of Bands Mr.
Matthew J. McCurry is the Director of Bands at Carter High School after completing three years as the Associate
Director of Bands. He began teaching in 2002
as the
Director of Bands at Holston Middle School and Assistant
Director at Gibbs High School in Knoxville. Mr. McCurry graduated
from Powell
High School where he received the John Philip Sousa Award
for Band and from Carson-Newman College where he holds a Bachelor's
Degree
in Instrumental and Vocal Music Education as well as Master's Degree in Educational Supervision and Administration. His primary instrument
is piano with a secondary in trombone. While at C-N, he
was president and principal trombonist of the instrumental ensembles
as well as
Business Manager for the C-N Acappella Choir. He studied
Instrumental Conducting with Dr. Marshall Forrester as well as Instrumentation,
Administration, and Audio Production. Mr. McCurry is an
active guest
clinician and is the East Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association's Representative to the Middle Area. He has made numerous appearances as a guest conductor of the Carson-Newman College Symphonic Band as well as the East Tennessee Youth Wind Ensemble. Mr. McCurry is the Assistant Director of the Carson-Newman
Summer Music Camp and is organist at Fountain CIty Presbyterian
Church.
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Mrs. Angie Messer Director of Bands - Carter Middle School Bands Assistant Band Director - Carter High School Bands Tennessee's 2007 Outstanding Young Music Educator !! Mrs.
Angie Messer is in her first year as Director of Bands at Carter Middle School after completing a very successful seven years at Carter
High School. Under her direction, the Carter High School Band went from 35 members to well over 175.
She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
where she served as Clarinet Section Leader for three years and as
a Field
Instructor for one year. Prior to coming to Carter High, she
taught at Bearden High School as the Assistant Director of Bands for
four
years and at Whittle Springs Middle School. Mrs. Messer teaches and conducts the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade bands In addition
to being a model Language! teacher. Mrs. Messer's professional and honorary
affiliations
include the East Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association,
Tennessee Music Educators Association, and Who's Who Among American
High School
Teachers. She and her husband have three daughters, Ploomie
McKinnon, Zoee Drusilla, and, as of May 2, 2008, Maggie Belle.
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Mr. Kevin Ross Assistant Director of Bands - Carter Middle School Assistant Director of Bands - Carter High School
Mr.
Kevin Ross is in his first year as the Assistant Director
of Bands at Carter Middle School and at Carter High School. Mr. Ross has most recently taught at Fulton High School as the Director of Bands as well as teaching at Central High and Austin-East High Schools in Knoxville. In addition, he has taught in Illinois, Iowa, and Virginia. Mr. Ross holds a B.A. in Music Education from Western Illinois University and a Masters in Music from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he studied conducting with Gary Sousa. He is a member of the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association, Music Educators National Conference and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He and his wife Janet, a teacher at Holston Middle School, have one son, Philip, who is finishing his senior year in pre-med at Tennessee Wesleyan College. Mr. Ross is active in the music ministry of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church.
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Mr. David Correll Assistant Director of Bands - Retired Mr. David Correll retired from Music Education after his ninth year as the the Director of Bands at Carter Middle School and after a successfull 36 years in music education. He recieved his undergraduate degree in Music Education from East Tennessee State University as well as a graduate degree in Music Education from the University of Tennessee. Before coming to Carter, he served as the Director of Bands at John I Burton High School in Norton, Virginia from 1972-1974; Carroll County High School in Hillsvale, VA, from 1974-1975; Unicoi County High School in Erwin, TN from 1975-77; Graduate Assistant at the University of Tennessee from 1977-1978; Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, VA from 1978-1989; and Halls Middle School in Knoxville, TN from 1989-1999. Mr. Correll's professional affiliations include Music Educators National Conference, East Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association, Tennessee School Band Director's Association, and the Virginia Band & Orchestra Director's Association. He and his wife, Linda, have two children, David William and Kimberly Kay and two grand-daughters, Caitlyn Elizabeth and Hannah Kay. Congratulations Mr. Correll and thanks for 36 years of dedication to music education.
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Ms. Carla Bowman, Flute Instructor
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