Team Lead for the HABITS Series

Scott Rush is the team lead for the Habits series published by GIA and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. He has served as a clinician throughout the United States and Canada and is the author or co-author of fourteen highly touted books in music education, including, Habits of a Successful Band Director, Habits of a Significant Band Director, Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director, Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician, Habits of a Successful Middle School Musician, Habits of a Successful Musician, and Pathway to Success: Habits for Creating a Culture of Excellence in Band, Choir, and Orchestra. He is the former Director of Bands at Wando High School.

Strings Lead for the HABITS Series

Christopher Selby currently directs the high school orchestras at the School of the Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the strings lead for the Habits series published by GIA and is the author of Habits of a Successful Orchestra Director, Music Theory for the Successful String Musician, Habits of a Successful Middle Level String Musician, and Habits of a Successful String Musician. He is active as a clinician and has presented sessions at two Midwest Clinics, the 2016 NAfME National Conference, five ASTA National Conferences, and numerous state conferences.

Middle School Strings Lead for the Habits Series

Margaret Selby is the orchestra director and 2020 Teacher of the Year at Laing Middle School in Mount Pleasant, SC, where her program grew from 42 to 215 students in five years. She is the TMEA 2022 Orchestra Division Feature Clinician, a contributing author to Rehearsing the Middle School Orchestra, and one of the primary writers for a new beginner string method book being released by GIA in the summer of 2024.

Choir Lead for the HABITS Series

Eric Wilkinson is the director of the Wando High School Choir program in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and is the choir lead for the Habits series. He is the author of Habits of a Successful Choir Director and a highly touted method book, Habits of a Successful Choral Musician published by GIA. He is sought after as a clinician throughout the United States and was awarded the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award in 2007.

Middle School Band Lead for the HABITS Series

Jeff Scott is the middle school band team lead for the Habits series published by GIA and is co-author of three highly touted books for middle school music education, including Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician, Habits of a Successful Middle School Musician, and Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director. Jeff currently serves as the Director of Bands at Cario Middle School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and is active as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the United States.

Leadership and Education

Tim Lautzenheiser is a well-known name in the music education world as a teacher, clinician, author, composer, consultant, and above all, a trusted friend to anyone interested in working with young people to create a culture of excellence. He is the author of several books for GIA, including Pathway to Success, Classic Leadership, Leadership 2, Everyday Wisdom for Inspired Teaching, Music Advocacy and Student Leadership, The Joy of Inspired Teaching, and The Art of Successful Teaching.

Upbeat Mindset in Music Education

Dr. Matthew Arau, founder of Upbeat Global, is the Chair of the Music Education Department and Associate Director of Bands at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin. In addition, Dr. Arau is on the faculty of the American Band College of Central Washington University and VanderCook College of Music. He also serves as a Conn-Selmer Education Clinician, and as Member-at-Large on the NAfME Council for Band Education.

Educational Consultant for the Habits Series

Marguerite Wilder is widely recognized as a conductor and clinician, having conducted honor bands throughout the United States, Canada, England, Italy, Turkey, and Australia. Serving as a resource person for in-service sessions, she works with both local and regional school systems and universities. Her clinics on motivational techniques for beginning band are often featured at national conferences.

Percussion Lead for the Habits Series

Kevin Boyle is Associate Director of Bands at Tapp Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia, and is the percussion lead for the Habits series published by GIA. He has written student percussion books for Habits of a Successful Musician, Habits of a Successful Middle School Musician, and Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician.

First Days, Lasting Ways

Mickey Smith, Jr. is the 2020 GRAMMY Educator of the Year award recipient. Through his love for music, Mickey blends the roles of educator and speaker to create a dynamic experience that entertains, educates, and elevates everyone to
excellence.

Habits of Succcessful Young String Musicians

Jonathan Glawe serves as Director of Orchestras at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is the orchestra representative for the Servant Leadership Association for Music (SLAM).

He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Kansas and a Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of Oregon. Prior to his time in Oregon, Glawe taught in the Darien Publics Schools in Darien, Connecticut.

 As a clinician, Glawe has presented clinics on a wide variety of topics all over the country. Some of these include a presentation on the topic of double bass bows at the Connecticut Music Educators Association in 2006, a “Jazz String Curricula and History” lecture at the University of Kansas in 2008, an “Alternative Styles Pre-Conference Panel Discussion” for National ASTA in Atlanta in 2009, and 2 clinics panels for National ASTA in 2011 on the topics of “Effective Use of Student Leadership” and “Alternative Styles Curricula.” In 2013, he presented a solo clinic entitled: “From a Classical Power House to an Eclectic Curriculum: Trials and Tribulations of High School Orchestra Programs in Transition” at the National ASTA Conference in Providence, RI. Glawe has also done a wide variety of guest conducting appearances with youth ensembles in and around Michigan. 

Habits of Succcessful Music Education Students

Mary Land is the Associate Professor Music Education at Western Michigan University. Prior to this appointment, she was Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education at Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. Before those positions, Land was a public-school band director in Georgia. She received her Educational Doctorate from the University of Georgia. Land received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Georgia and her Master of Music Education degree from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. She has served the Georgia Music Educators Association in various state and local offices. Her professional affiliations include: MSBOA, NAfME, IAJE, CBDNA, and Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Professional Teacher Association. Land is a member of the National Band Association and has served as a national representative on the NBA executive board of director.

Land is published in the journals for the National Band Association, The Instrumentalist, Teaching Music (NAfME), School Band and Orchestra Journal, and the GIA series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Commissioning projects include works by Sam Hazo, Bill Locklear, Barry Kopetz, and Christopher Tucker. Bands under Land’s direction have received invitations to perform at many music conferences and clinics.