Just imagine…You hand out a composition, conduct the down beat...and your students perform it accurately and expressively the very first time! If this sounds good to you, then you are ready to embark on The A-B-C Sight Reading Adventure! David and Judy Morrison will guide you through a process that, in just a few minutes a day, will empower students to sight read with compelling accuracy, musical expression, and true artistry, as they unlock
The Art IN Sight Reading!
David Morrison
- Biographical Information
For nearly three decades, David Morrison built and
maintained a nationally recognized band program at Prospect High School in Mt.
Prospect, Illinois. Under his direction, both the Symphonic and Marching Bands
consistently achieved top honors at state and national competitions. During his
50-year teaching career, Mr. Morrison worked with bands ranging from beginners
to college graduates. His ensembles have performed in both the Tournament of
Roses Parade and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as well as for U.S. Presidents
Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. After retiring from public school teaching,
Mr. Morrison was named director of bands at the University of Illinois in
Chicago. Mr. Morrison’s honors include the John Painter Lifetime Achievement
Award, the John Philip Sousa Foundation Legion of Honor Award, and the Phi Beta
Mu Bandmasters Hall of Fame recognition. In 2003, he was named Illinois Teacher
of the Year. Mr. Morrison has been published in numerous music education
periodicals, has presented at the Midwest Clinic International Band and
Orchestra Conference in Chicago, and is the author of The Band Whisperer,
published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. He recently co-authored a new
sight reading method book for band, The Art IN Sight Reading (Kjos Music), with
his wife, Judy. Mr. Morrison remains active as a guest conductor, clinician,
and adjudicator both nationally and internationally.
Judy Morrison teaches music students ranging from beginners
to college graduates. Mrs. Morrison currently instructs private clarinet and
bass clarinet students in the United States and internationally, where she
consistently guides her pupils to top positions in their respective school
ensembles and honors organizations. Many of her students have gone on to attend
premiere music schools and symposiums, ultimately becoming professional music
educators and performers themselves. During her career, Mrs. Morrison also taught
band, choir, and general music classes. Most recently, she conducted clarinet
choirs and coached woodwind ensembles at the nationally acclaimed Ronald Reagan
High School in San Antonio, Texas, and John Hersey High School in Arlington
Heights, Illinois. She also worked with private students, chamber ensembles,
and woodwind sections while assisting her husband, David, with his band program
at Prospect High School. Mrs. Morrison has now teamed up with her husband to
co-author a new sight reading method book for band, The
Art IN Sight Reading, published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
Mrs. Morrison is an active clinician, coach, and adjudicator.