Managing Middle School Band is truly the work of magicians! This clinic will be packed with practical ideas to embrace and manage the chaos of middle school band instruction.
Liz Stafford Pace
- Biographical Information
Liz Stafford Pace is currently a Band Director at Pattonville Heights Middle School in the St. Louis area and serves as the Band Vice President for the Missouri Music Educators Association. In her 14th year of teaching, she was previously the Assistant Director of Bands and Choirs at Central High School in Springfield, MO, and the 6-12 Band Director in the Cabool School District. Her students receive consistent top ratings at Large Ensemble Contests, Solo and Ensemble Festivals, and are frequently selected for Honor Bands at all levels. Two different ensembles from Central were also selected to perform at the MMEA State Music Educators Conference. Ms. Pace is an active woodwind and band clinician and adjudicator for honor bands and festivals, including the Missouri All-State Band. She received both her Bachelor's in Music Education (2011) and Master in Music - Wind Conducting (2014) from Missouri State University.
Ms. Pace is a National Board Certified Teacher and a member of MMEA, MBA, ASBDA, and NEA. In addition to teaching band, Ms. Pace is an accomplished instrumentalist and vocalist. Her primary instrument is flute, but she also doubles on clarinet and saxophone. You can also find her humbly accompanying students on piano. She and her band director husband, Danny, have a performing duo called Pair of Paces.