Whether you’re a first-year teacher or an experienced veteran, it can be easy to get sucked into the rehearsal mindset of “stop, talk, and roll!” Or perhaps you are listening to your rehearsal recordings and wondering, “Why are they articulating so hard?” or “Why is this music so loud?” Join us for a clinic focused on recentering the regular habits of conducting into musical gestures that inspire artistry and lead our students to make the music we hope to hear.
Trae Blanco
- Biographical Information
Dr. Trae Blanco serves as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Butler University, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, and administers the band area. After completing his BME at New Mexico State University (NMSU), Dr. Blanco has served as Director of Bands at Las Cruces High School. Dr. Blanco holds a DMA in wind conducting from the Herberger Institute at Arizona State University, and a MM in Wind Conducting from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Prior to coming to Butler, Dr. Blanco served as Director of Bands at Murray State, and the University of Southern Maine. In July 2015, Dr. Blanco was a guest conductor with the United States Army "Pershing's Own" Concert Band in Washington, D.C., and in both 2015 and 2016 Dr. Blanco was a finalist for the American Prize in Wind Conducting. Dr. Blanco has published articles with the NBA and WASBE journals, and has been an invited presenter at numerous state conventions, The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, College Band Directors National Association Eastern and North Central Divisions, as well as the WASBE International Conventions in Bunol, Spain; Gwanju City, Korea, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Blanco holds positions on the College Band Directors National Association Board, serves on the MFA Advocacy in Action committee, and as an educational consultant for Musicians Abroad.