While working teachers have numerous resources for improving their conducting skills, their most important teacher remains THEMSELVES. Every teacher can improve their own conducting and rehearsal techniques through the embrace of basic principles, utilization of their own everyday rehearsals to work toward conducting improvement, and development of the relationship between their gestures and the performance of their ensembles.
Tim Robblee
- Biographical Information
Tim Robblee is the Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting at Shenandoah Conservatory, where he guides all aspects of the wind band program, teaches conducting, and conducts the Wind Ensemble and EDGE Ensemble. He serves as the host of the annual Shenandoah Instrumental Conducting Symposium, which has developed a national reputation for innovation in the teaching of conducting and instrumental rehearsing. Prior to his current appointment, he served as the Associate Director of Bands at Northwestern University, where he was also music director and conductor of the Contemporary Music Ensemble. Previously, Robblee served as Director of Bands at Washington State University in Pullman, WA, and Willamette University in Salem, OR.
Dr. Robblee holds a Ph.D. in wind band conducting and music education from the University of Minnesota, an MM in conducting from Northwestern University, and a BA in music education from Whitworth College in Spokane, WA. He also spent a year at the Munich Hochschule für Musik pursuing graduate clarinet studies. Prior to graduate study, he taught for eight years as an instrumental music educator in the Palo Alto, California public schools, where his students and ensembles were recognized for excellence on a state and national level.
Dr. Robblee maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor in the North America, Asia, and Europe. As an advocate of music in the public schools, he has presented at music education conferences throughout North America and adjudicated at numerous music festivals.