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Time:

Thursday
December, 20, 2018
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location:

Meeting Room W181

Clinician(s)

Barry Morgan

Barry Morgan

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Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith

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David Starnes

David Starnes

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Copyright: A Composer, a Teacher, and a Lawyer

Clinic Synopsis:

This clinic will explore copyright from the perspective of a Composer, a Teacher and a Lawyer. Information on Teacher responsibilities, legal implications, and the practical affects on the composer will be discussed. Time will be given for questions and participation from the audience.

Barry Morgan - Biographical Information

Barry E. Morgan is a native of Cobb County Georgia, and received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Georgia State University in 1976. In 1987, Barry graduated Summa Cum Laude from the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. From 1988 until 1992, Barry served as an Assistant District Attorney. Barry was the Chief Assistant Solicitor General for Cobb State Court from 1992 until 1998. On March 4, 1998, Governor Zell Miller appointed Barry as the Solicitor General for Cobb County, and he has been elected to that position five times. Barry was a high school band director for the Cobb County Georgia School District serving Wills, North Cobb and Sprayberry High Schools. Barry presents a Legal Seminar for Teachers for various colleges and music conventions including GMEA, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and Music for All. Most recently Barry has been elected to the Board of Director for Music for All and United Sound

Robert W. Smith - Biographical Information

Smith was born in Daleville, Alabama on October 24, 1958.[1] He attended high school in Daleville, after which he left for Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band.[2] While at Troy, he studied composition with Dr. Paul Yoder. He went on to compose music later on in his years Upon his graduation from Troy State with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, Smith pursued his musical career in South Florida, where he earned the Master's degree in Media Writing and Production from the University of Miami, while studying with Dr. Alfred Reed. He was soon hired by Columbia Pictures Publications and later Warner Bros./Belwin Publications.[3] Smith's career with Warner Bros. continued until 2005, when it was bought out by Alfred Music Publishing.

David Starnes - Biographical Information

Prior to his appointment at WCU, he served as the Director of Bands at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Georgia for ten years. As the founding Director of Bands at Kennesaw Mountain High School (2000), the band program grew from its initial 85 students to over 250 members. Under his direction, Kennesaw Mountain High School was recognized in all areas of performance for their achievements at local, state, and national levels including concert band, jazz band, marching band, winter guard and winter percussion. They are a six-time national finalist at the Bands of America Grand National Championships, being named the 2004 Bands of America “AAA National Champion” and a four-time Regional Champion in Bands of America events. In December of 2003, the John Philip Sousa Foundation presented the Kennesaw Mountain High School Band the prestigious “Sudler Shield of Excellence” for outstanding achievement in marching band. In 2005, the band appeared in the 79th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The Kennesaw Mountain High School Wind Symphony performed at the 60th Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic held in Chicago, Illinois in December of 2006.

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