Jason S. Ladd, Ph.D.
Alumni Memorial Union 121 Marquette University
PO Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
414-288-7476 (work)  [email protected]
University Band Conducting and Music Teaching Qualifications
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Five years serving as a college band and orchestra director with continued improvement by each ensemble from
performance to performance
Five years public school teaching general music and band within urban and rural environments
Specialized knowledge of repertoire for college band and orchestras, conducting, music education, tuba
performance, brass pedagogy, music theory, and music appreciation
Experience serving on national boards for CODA and NAfME
Capable of translating national profile as lecturer and clinician into university recruiting efforts
Music Education and Performance Degrees
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education
Awarded August 2009
 Coursework including College Teaching, Music Administration, Psychology of Music, and Behavior
Modification Classes
 Additional studies in Advanced Wind Literature and Conducting Classes
 Performed in Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra
 Tuba and Composition Lessons
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
Master of Music in Music Education
Awarded May 2003
Master of Music in Tuba Performance
Awarded August 2001
 Advanced Wind Literature, Behavior Modification, and Rehearsal Techniques Classes
 Tuba, Conducting, and Composition Lessons
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Graduate Study in Tuba Performance
Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Tuba Performance
Member of Arts Leadership Program
 Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Conducting Class
 Composition, Tuba, and Euphonium Lessons
 Orchestration Class
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
September 1997 – May 1998
Awarded 1997
September 1996 – 1998
College Band Directing, Music Teaching, and Outcomes
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Assistant Director of Instrumental Music
August 2009 – Present
 Direct Orchestra and Symphonic Band, guest conduct Wind Ensemble, Co-direct the Marquette Pep Band
 Advanced orchestra’s ability from struggling with Grade 3 to comfortably performing Grade 5 repertoire
 Teach Music Theory I & II; four-part harmony and analysis through writing 12-tone matrixes
 Teach Music Appreciation, reformatted the course to be available online
 Served on Committees for Performing Arts Community, OSD Assessment Team, and OSD Diversity/Inclusion
Work Team
 Administer and recruit for High School Orchestra Festival; increased annual participation from 12 to 16
ensembles
 Cover Wind Ensemble and Conducting Classes as needed
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College Band Directing and Music Teaching Experience – cont’d
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Graduate Assistant
August 2006 – May 2009
 Conduct Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Chamber Winds, Summer Band, and Wind Orchestra
 Teach Brass Methods Class, Introduction to Winds and Percussion Class, and Tuba/Euphonium Lessons
 Assist with Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound Pep Band, including writing and teaching drill
 Teach Assistant for Marching Band Techniques and Conducting Classes, including teaching class in professor’s
absence as well as working with students one on one.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
 Teach Primary and Secondary Tuba Lessons
 Teach Secondary Euphonium Lessons
 Listen to Prospective Student Auditions
 Serve on Brass Jury Committee
Graduate Assistant
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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
August 2001-May 2006
August 2002 – May 2003
August 1999 – August 2001
Conduct Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Summer Festival Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble
Rehearse Basketball Pep Band and Marching Band
Wrote Marching Band Drill
Assist with Rehearsal Techniques, Conducting, Advanced Wind Literature, and Marching Band Techniques
Classes
Oversee School of Music Computer Lab
Public School Band and General Music Teaching Experience
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Band Director
 Direct Franklin Magnet School of the Arts Elementary Band
 Teach Small Group Instrumental Lessons
 Teach General Music for Kindergarten and First Grade
Facilitator of 21st Century Program
 Manage $140,000 Budget for After School Program
 Lead 25 Teachers and Teaching Assistants
 Direct Performances at Syracuse University
 Serve on 4th Grade Testing Committee
OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Band Director
 Direct Symphonic Band
 Direct Jazz Ensemble A and Jazz Ensemble B
 Teach Small Group Instrumental Lessons
ORLEANS/NIAGARA COUNTY B.O.C.E.S.
General Music Teacher
 Teach General Music to Special Education Students
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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
September 2003 to June 2006
September 2005 to June 2006
OSWEGO, NEW YORK
August 2001 to June 2002
MEDINA, NEW YORK
September 1998 to June 1999
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Clinics, Guest Conducting, and Coaching
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Guest Conductor and Lecturer
 Conduct Symphonic Band
 Lecture to Conducting Class
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Upcoming October 2014
PIONEER DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
Brass Technician
 Rehearse the brass section, coach sectionals, and teach individual members
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
July 2011 -
MYSO YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE
Low Brass Coach
 Work with trombone, euphonium, and tuba players in rehearsal and sectional
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
September 2013 -
KNIGHTWIND ENSEMBLE
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Cover Conductor
March 2014
 Rehearse Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Shostakovich Symphony No. 12 in conductor’s absence
WISCONSIN NBA COLLEGE ALL-STAR BAND
WISCONSIN DELLS, WISCONSIN
Guest Conductor
January 2014
 Conducted this ensemble comprised of nominated students from approximately 20 colleges
DELAVAN/DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL
Orchestra Clinic
DELAVAN, WISCONSIN
January 2014
WAUKESHA NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, and Wind Ensemble Clinic
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
December 2012
MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Band Clinic
MEXICO, NEW YORK
May 2012
CEDAR GROVE-BELGIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Low Brass Clinic
CEDAR GROVE, WISCONSIN
May 2010
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY MUSIC CAMPS
Low Brass Coach and Theory Teacher
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Summer 2009
TALLAHASSEE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Brass Coach
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Spring 2009
LEON HIGH SCHOOL
Brass Clinic
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
August 2008
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Low Brass Clinic
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
February 2008
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MUSIC CAMP
Brass Ensemble Guest Conductor
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
July 2001
OXFORD SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
Low Brass Teacher
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OXFORD, NEW YORK
1994-1999
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Tuba Performance Experience
Wisconsin College Faculty Brass and Percussion Ensemble
Florida State University Wind Orchestra
Florida State University Symphony Orchestra
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra – sub list
Binghamton Philharmonic – sub list
Utica Symphony Orchestra – sub list
“Chicago” National Tour, Syracuse performances
Syracuse University – four solo recitals
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Eastman Philharmonia
Eastman School of Music – six solo recitals
2011, 2013
2006-2009
2008
1999-2006
2003-2006
2000-2006
2003
2000-2003
1996-1998
1996-1998
1994-1998
Composers and Musicians Worked/Performed with
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Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Boston Brass
Ron Bishop, tuba
Vincent Cichowicz, trumpet
Hwaen Ch’uqi, piano
Vincent DiMartino, trumpet
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Don Freund, composer
Daniel S. Godfrey, composer
John Hagstrom, trumpet
Daniel Hege, conductor
Syd Hodkinson, composer
Howard Johnson, tuba
David Liebman, saxophone
Fabio Mechetti, conductor
Bobby Shew, trumpet
Dan Welcher, composer
Roger Voison, trumpet
Nancy Wilson, voice
Publications
CODA JOURNAL, VOLUME VI
codaweb.org
History of the College Orchestra in the United States
2013
 This article looks at the beginnings of the college orchestra at Harvard University and Oberlin College all the way
up until the present day
MUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL
RESTON, VIRGINA
Mr. Tuba Book Review
December 2013
 This book is an autobiography of Harvey Phillips, from his childhood in Missouri up through his teaching at
Indiana University
Modern Music and After Review
March 2012
 This book looked at trends in Western Art Music since World War II
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Conference and Concert Lectures
NYSSMA CONFERENCE POSTER SESSION
The Tuba: A Survey of College Tuba Teachers and HS Band Directors
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRE-CONCERT LECTURES
Music of Brahms
Music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff
Music of Vaughan Williams, Bruch, and Walton
Music of Elgar and Holst
Music of Schubert, Tan Dun, and Brahms
The Music of Rachmaninoff
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
December 2013
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
May 2013
June 2012
May 2012
November 2011
October 2011
Fall 2010
COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA AT WISE
Being the Best Musician You Can Be
WISE, VIRGINIA
May 2012
NORTH CENTRAL CBDNA CONFERENCE
A History of College Band Programming: We Are What We Do
CODA NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Tuba: A Survey of College Tuba Teachers and HS Band Directors
WMEA CONFERENCE POSTER SESSION
A Comparison of the Repertoire of College Wind Bands and Professional Orchestras
SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, FLORIDA STATE CHAPTER
What is a Band and What to do With It?
MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN
February 2012
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
January 2012
MADISON, WISCONSIN
October 2010
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
February 2008
Compositions and Arrangements
The Marzan Forest for tuba and piano
2008
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 Premiered April 2008 at 40 Anniversary of the Potsdam Brass
 Published by Holben Publishing
Consequte
2008
 Reading by FSU Symphonic Band (2008)
String Quartet No. 1
1993-2006
 Readings by Eppes Quartet (2008) and Cassatt Quartet (2003)
Blue Depths
2003
 Performance by the Syracuse University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Brown Suede
2003
 Performance by members of the Syracuse University Trombone Choir (2003)
 Reading by FSU Trombone Ensemble (2008)
 Published by Holben Publishing
Upstart!
2002
 Performances by Marquette University Symphonic Band (2012) and Syracuse University Wind Ensemble (2002)
Concerto for Tuba and Chamber Orchestra
2001
 Readings by Buffalo Philharmonic (2003) and Syracuse University Orchestra (2001)
Superstition by Stevie Wonder
2001
 Performances by Sour Sitrus Society (2001)
Tuba Quartet No. 1
1995
 Performance by Eastman Tuba Plus (1995)
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Professional Memberships
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National Association for Music Education (former member of MEJ Advisory Board), Wisconsin Music Educators
Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia,
International Tuba-Euphonium Association, American Federation of Musicians,
College Band Directors National Association, College Orchestra Directors Association (member of the Strategic
Planning Committee), Conductors Guild, National Bandmaster’s Association, and American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers
Conducting Teachers
Richard Clary – Florida State University
Alexander Jiménez – Florida State University
James Tapia – Syracuse University
Stephen Peterson – Ithaca College (Northeast Wind Symposium)
H. Robert Reynolds – University of Southern California (Northeast Wind Symposium)
Craig Kirchhoff – University of Minnesota (Northeast Wind Symposium)
Michael Haithcock – University of Michigan (Northeast Wind Symposium)
John Laverty – Syracuse University
David Effron – Indiana University
Donald Hunsberger – Eastman School of Music
2006-2009
2007
2002-04
2003-2005
2005
2004
2003
1999-2001
1995-96, 1997-98
1994
Tuba and Euphonium Teachers
Don Harry – Buffalo Philharmonic, Eastman School of Music
Paul Ebbers – Florida State University
Jeff Anderson – San Francisco Symphony
Ed Diefes – Formerly Syracuse Symphony, Syracuse University
David Fedderly – Baltimore Symphony
Mark Kellogg – Eastman School of Music
Dr. Cherry Beauregard – Formerly Eastman School of Music, Rochester Philharmonic
Toby Hanks – Formerly Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua Symphony
1996-2001, 2013
2006-2008
2002
1999-2000
1995, 1997
1997
1993-1996
1991-1992
Tuba Master Classes
Phil Sinder – Michigan State University
Velvet Brown – Pennsylvania State University
Toby Hanks - Formerly Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua Symphony
Roger Bobo – Formerly Los Angeles Philharmonic
November 1997
March 1997
March 1997
January 1995
Composition and Orchestration Teachers
Mark Wingate – Florida State University
Ellen Taafe Zwilich – Florida State University
Andrew Waggoner – Syracuse University
Nicholas Scherzinger – Syracuse University
Scott Adams – Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music
Robert Eidschun - Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music
David Rogers - Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music
Augusta Read Thomas – Formerly Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony
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2007-2008
2007-2008
2002-2003
2000-2001
1995-1996
1994-1995
1994
1994