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The OMEA was founded in 1924 in as the Ohio School Band Association (OSBA) by fourteen band directors "to promote high school band contests" in Ohio. In 1929, the OSBA changed its name to the Ohio School Band and Orchestra Association (OSBOA) to reflect its newly expanded emphasis including school orchestras. In 1932, all aspects of music ...
The female bands continued their popularity into the twentieth century and influenced the evolution of the high school band from totally male to the integration of female into the programs. High schools often housed the standard male band, but also often included a female band. There were also female bands created to support industry.
In 2000, Waters began his professional career as a band director, staying on with The Ohio State University Marching Band as a graduate assistant. In 2002 he was hired as an assistant director. Upon the retirement of director Jon Woods in September 2011, Waters was given the role of interim director. [ 3 ]
From Marietta to Mansfield, retiring Mansfield Senior High/Middle School assistant band director, ... having just earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Ohio University in 1990.
Before going to MSU, he spent 10 years in the public school systems in Ohio and Michigan as a band director, including at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, Ohio, [2] and Mt. Morris High School in Mt. Morris, MI. [3] Moffit was an innovator in both marching band style and music.
In 1923, a student by the name of Homer Baird started the first marching band at Ohio University. In 1966, Gene Thrailkill joined the OU faculty as the director of bands at Ohio University. Thrailkill brought with him a new high-energy marching style and new uniform, both of which remain the staple of the Marching 110 today.
It should have been a day filled with excitement for the 54 Tusky Valley Middle-High School students as they headed to a conference in Columbus, Ohio, for a performance by the school band.But ...
Shaker Middle School serves all students in grades 7 and 8. Shaker Heights High School houses grades 9 through 12. The Shaker Heights High School mascot is a “Raider”. School colors are red and white. The district employs 430 teachers for a student / teacher ratio of 13:1 (average Ohio ratio 16:1).