Dr. Gary S. Grant, Chair of the Music Department, Director of Bands, and Professor of Music Education, has been a faculty member at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania since August, 1993. He received an undergraduate degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois, and a Masters in Conducting and Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Missouri – Columbia. His responsibilities at Edinboro include directing the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and teaching conducting. He is the founder and administrator of the annual EUP Jazz Clinic.
Before joining the Edinboro faculty, Dr. Grant was the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he conducted the Large Symphonic Band, Studio Jazz Ensemble, and taught conducting. Dr. Grant is active as a clinician and adjudicator for Concert, Jazz, and Marching Bands throughout the United States and Canada.
Professional activities, experiences, performances, and honors include guest conducting in Canada 12 times in the past ten years, guest conductor for honor concert and jazz bands, conductor of concert, jazz, and marching bands at Edinboro University which have performed over 100 times in the past five years. Dr. Grant has also been nominated to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” two times in the past five years. He was selected as a finalist for “Educator of the Year” at Edinboro University. In 2005, Dr. Grant received the Edinboro University “Advisor of the Year Award” (recognition for contributions toward a student-centered learning environment). Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia awarded him the prestegious Orpheus Award in 2009 for significant and lasting contributions to the cause of music in America.
While on sabbatical during the 2011 - 2012 academic year, Dr. Grant researched the use of technology in the classroom. Some of the areas include using the iPad as a teaching tool, website design and creation, and on-line teaching.
Before joining the Edinboro faculty, Dr. Grant was the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he conducted the Large Symphonic Band, Studio Jazz Ensemble, and taught conducting. Dr. Grant is active as a clinician and adjudicator for Concert, Jazz, and Marching Bands throughout the United States and Canada.
Professional activities, experiences, performances, and honors include guest conducting in Canada 12 times in the past ten years, guest conductor for honor concert and jazz bands, conductor of concert, jazz, and marching bands at Edinboro University which have performed over 100 times in the past five years. Dr. Grant has also been nominated to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” two times in the past five years. He was selected as a finalist for “Educator of the Year” at Edinboro University. In 2005, Dr. Grant received the Edinboro University “Advisor of the Year Award” (recognition for contributions toward a student-centered learning environment). Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia awarded him the prestegious Orpheus Award in 2009 for significant and lasting contributions to the cause of music in America.
While on sabbatical during the 2011 - 2012 academic year, Dr. Grant researched the use of technology in the classroom. Some of the areas include using the iPad as a teaching tool, website design and creation, and on-line teaching.
