Learn from Great Conducting Teachers

A versatile conductor, keyboardist, singer, and educator, Dr. Brandon Hollihan enjoys a professional career full of various responsibilities and opportunities. He serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Carson-Newman University in east Tennessee and is also the music director for First United Methodist Church, Jefferson City.

I am a multifaceted musician with busy career as a conductor, arranger, pianist, and teaching artist. I call myself an “artrepreneur.” I founded my own orchestra called Ensemble 212 in New York and we have received critical acclaim for our innovative programming of works by living composers, exciting interpretations of the standard repertoire, and my own arrangements and…

Hi, my name is Sam and I like to play the drums! My main instrument is percussion, but I have learned many instruments during my time as a student and teacher. As a teacher I have taught percussion, band, choir, guitar, and music theory lessons. I love to play music, but I also like to make music too!

I'm a pianist and music director for Disneyland! I've been working full-time in music for 15+ years and I've worked in just about every style you can think of: pop, musical theatre, classical, jazz, and many more. I've worked on more than 100 live music productions: Broadway, Off-Broadway, cruise ships, theme parks, pop, classical, film, media, and many more.

James Heaton is an experienced trumpeter, conductor and arranger based in Leeds. Beginning his career in Manchester as Principal Trumpet of the Halle Youth Orchestra, James has had a rigorous training in all musical genres, including jazz, classical and popular music; playing with renowned ensembles such as Leeds Symphony Orchestra, West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, Doncaster…

Craig Young served 23 years as the Director of Bands and Professor of Saxophone at Mississippi College, where he served as the head of the Instrumental Music Department, guided all aspects of the MC Band Program, and taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental music education, conducting, and saxophone, among others. Prior to teaching at the university level, Dr.

Violinist/Violist, Composer/Songwriter, and proficiently skilled in Notion and Logic Pro X/GarageBand. Graduate from CSU East Bay in Composition and Violin Performance. Born and raised in California's Bay Area; my musical journey at the age of 11 in my middle school concert band. I took joy in the accomplishment of collaborating and creating music in an ensemble.

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Timothy A. Helisek is the first place winner of the 2004 edition of the Normandale Composer’s Competition for his classical chamber piece 'Beauty in Sadness.' 'Dancing Towards the Sun,' also a chamber piece, won first place in the same competition in 2005, as well as second place in the Minnesota Music Educators Association Composition Contest the same year.

Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.