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Graduate Assistant Directors
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The Pride of Connecticut offers two graduate assistantships per year in the UConn Department of Music. Graduate Assistant Directors are in charge of many of the operational aspects of the UCMB and assist directly in the development of the musical and marching programs of the band. These two graduate school students are professional teachers who are earning advanced degrees from the University of Connecticut, and act as a direct voice for the director of the UCMB. They are directly involved in show design and charting, and assist the band director in instruction of music and drill during rehearsals. Graduate Assistants are valued leaders and members of the UCMB family, a tremendous resource for the band, and often called on for advice and help in many situations. Specific rehearsal responsibilities develop as the Graduate Assistant remains with the band and his/her particular talents can be incorporated into the fabric of the UCMB's operations. In the event of the absence of the directors, Graduate Assistants act fully in that capacity.
For more information on Graduate Assistantships with the Pride of Connecticut, contact Dr. David Mills. |
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2007 Graduate Assistant Director Tyler Lawing
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Tyler Lawing is in his first year as a conducting graduate student at the University of Connecticut. He will be studying with Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw and Dr. David Mills. He has studied conducting with H. Robert Reynolds and Dr. Stephen Petersen.
Tyler is a graduate of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. While at WCU, Tyler performed with the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band, Artist in Residence Orchestra, and Horn Choir. He was named as the Most Outstanding Sophomore and Senior in the music department and served on the Student Advisory Council.
After graduating from WCU, Tyler served as Director of Bands at South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. His responsibilities included Marching Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble and AP Music Theory. Under his direction, the bands consistent earned excellent and superior ratings at both marching and concert band festivals.
Tyler is a member of Music Educators National Conference, North Carolina Music Educators Association, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Mu Alpha.
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2007 Graduate Assistant Director Emily Collins
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Emily Collins is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in clarinet performance. Having graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2004, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Music. During her time at UConn, Emily was a five-year member of both the Marching Band and Pep Band. She was a section leader and a band captain for the UCMB and also served as the principal clarinetist in Wind Ensemble for three semesters. Emily is a sister of Tau Beta Sigma, and was the president of UConn's Gamma Kappa chapter during the 2003-2004 school year.
Since graduating from UConn, Emily has explored various career avenues. She taught elementary general music and chorus in New London, Connecticut, elementary and middle school music and chorus in New Haven, Connecticut, and even spent a year teaching Pre-Kindergarten in Ansonia, Connecticut. In 2005 and 2006, Emily participated in the Waterford Community Band and the Norwich Concert Band in southeastern Connecticut. In 2007, she was a member of Wesleyan University's "WesWinds" Ensemble, and Capitol Winds in Hartford, Connecticut. |
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