My clinic serves to create a successful band program no matter limitations or experience. Attendees will leave equipped with tools to instantly apply to their program. The session will cover the organization of the classroom, rehearsal methods, hand position, tone production, instrument maintenance, classroom management, and leadership. One hundred percent of students deserve a great band director and I believe in equipping teachers with the tools, methods, and techniques to become that.
Maria Menendez
- Biographical Information
Ms. Menendez, a native of Ontario, Canada, joined the Carrollton
City School System as a band director in 2014. Ms. Menendez is an active
teacher, player, and clinician outside of her daily schedule at Carrollton City
Schools. In 2015 and 2022, she presented at the Georgia Music Educators
In-Service Conference in Athens, Georgia aimed at aiding young teachers
beginning in the field. She also is an active clinician serving as one of the
guest conductors for Fayette County Sixth Grade Honor Band, District I Sixth
Grade Honor Band, and the District 14 Middle School District Honor Band.
Past awards include the Fred Factor Award (2016) awarded for going above and
beyond as well as the University of West Georgia’s Graduate Studies Fellowship
for Underrepresented Minority Students in 2017. In 2019, Ms. Menendez was named
the CJHS Teacher of the Year! She is a graduate of Columbus State University
and the University of West Georgia. At CMS, Ms. Menendez serves as a member of
multiple teams and committees. Under her direction, The Carrollton Middle
School Wind Ensemble performed at the Reinhardt University Middle School Honor
Band as the guest band in October of 2022. In 2022, Ms. Menendez started a
middle school honor band group entitled West Georgia Winds. This group aims to
provide opportunities to middle school band members across the state who are
eager to play literature outside of their classroom and become leaders in their
band program. WGW is in its third year of existence and has now added a middle
division with plans to add a choral division in the Spring of 2024. Ms.
Menendez currently resides in Carrollton, Georgia.