PRESENTATION

Kevin Wass

Sunday, May 19, 2024

9:30 A.M. Choral Rehearsal Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center

Program

TEACHING CREATIVE HABITS

Based on concepts and ideas from Twyla Tharp's "The Creative Habit" and other resources, we will discuss ways to engage you and your students in creative behaviors and habits in performing, practicing, teaching, and living. The presentation will include sample assignments and activities as well as resources for curriculum development.

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Kevin Wass, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech University, holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, the Bachelor of Science degree (Summa cum laude) in Music Education from Dana College, and the Master of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University. He has performed with a wide range of ensembles, including the Disneyland All-American College Band, the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, the Lubbock, Omaha, Lincoln, and Honolulu Symphony Orchestras, Santa Fe Pro Musica and various brass chamber groups. Solo appearances have included competitions in the United States, Canada, and the Czech Republic, and recitals and concerto appearances at colleges, universities, and regional and international tuba-euphonium conferences. He has been a featured concerto soloist with the Fountain City, Frontier, and WestWinds Brass Bands as well as the United States Army Orchestra, SouthWest Symphony and Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. His principal studies have been with Fritz Kaenzig, Daniel Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, and Craig Fuller.

Dr. Wass is a long-time member of ITEA/TUBA, in which his activities have included hosting a regional conference (2005), serving as founding chair of the Harvey G. Phillips Awards for Excellence in Composition (2005-2011), serving on the Board of Directors as Conferences Coordinator (2009-2011), and serving as an Associate Editor of the ITEA Journal writing the quarterly “Dear Dr. TubaEuph” column (2012-2015). He was President of ITEA from 2017 to 2019.

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Updated: 09/18/2024 04:31PM