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Mr. Scott King
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Scott King is in his ninth year as Director of Bands at Starr’s Mill High School in Fayetteville, Georgia. Since coming to Starr’s Mill, the Wind Ensemble has flourished under Mr. King’s direction. The Starr’s Mill High School Wind Ensemble has performed at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, GMEA convention, University of Georgia Jan-Fest, University of South Carolina Band Clinic, and Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic. The ensemble will be performing at the University of Alabama in February, 2011. The ensemble usually receives straight superior ratings with all As on stage, sight-reading, and student conductor at the District 6 LGPE. The individual musicians also excel with numerous participants in the Georgia All-State Band (2006 - most participants in Georgia, 2005 – 2nd most students chosen in Georgia), District 6 Honor Band, GHP, and Atlanta honor ensembles. The Starr’s Mill High School Panther Pride Marching Band has also been very successful by winning numerous grand championships (including an undefeated season in 2008), best in class awards in all facets, and a superior rating at the Atlanta BOA regional. The Swingin' Starrs Jazz Ensemble will also be presenting a clinic with soloists of An Octave Above at the 2011 GMEA convention in Savannah. Starr's Mill High School Band has also been represented by having members selected to each of the 4 years of the US Army All-American Bowl Band in San Antonio, Texas. |
Mr. King also was the band director at Pepperell High School in Lindale, Georgia. The AA-sized band was highly successful with its marching and concert programs. In Mr. King’s three year tenure, the marching band won four grand championships (including Festival of States in St. Petersburg, FL), several best in class awards in drum major, color guard, and percussion, and performed for a Jacksonville State University football game. The concert band received primarily straight superior ratings with Grade 6 literature, performed at Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic, University of Georgia Jan-Fest, South Carolina Band Clinic, and Festival of States Concert Band competition (which Pepperell won) and had numerous district 7 honor band, all-state, and GHP participants. Mr. King holds music degrees from Jacksonville State University and
VanderCook College of Music. He is a multiple recipient of the National
Band Association’s “Citation of Excellence” and the 2005 “Who’s
Who Among America’s Teachers” award. Mr. King is a former member and
instructor for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps. He is a member
of MENC, GMEA, NBA, and PAS. |
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Mr.
Daniel Akins
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Prior to his position at Starr’s Mill, Mr. Akins taught middle and high school band for one year in Gulf Shores, AL and 6 years in Okaloosa County, Florida. While working in Florida as the director of bands at Davidson Middle School, Mr. Akins received superior ratings every year, and had a great deal of county honor band participants and first chair players. As the assistant band director at Crestview High School, Mr. Akins designed the drill for the superior marching band of over 250 members, and had the honor of walking with Crestview High School’s Big Red Machine Marching Band in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2006 and 2007 he had the pleasure of being a staff member of Spirit from JSU, one of Drum Corps International's top 12 marching ensembles. Relocating to the Atlanta area to work at McIntosh High School in 2008, Daniel Akins is honored and excited to join as the Assistant Director of Bands at Starr’s Mill High School. |
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Ms. Billie
Dawn Starkey
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