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Mr. Scott King
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Scott King is in his seventh year as head band director 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 also has received straight superior ratings with all As on stage, sight-reading, and student conductor for the past three years. 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, and GHP. The Starr’s Mill High School Panther Pride Marching Band has also been very successful by winning three grand championships, numerous best in class awards in all facets, and a superior rating at the Atlanta BOA regional. |
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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Mr. Deryl
Colson
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Mr. Deryl Colson ("Mr. C") is a school-based speech-language pathologist with the Fayette County Board of Education. He moved to Atlanta in 1992 from Mississippi in which he obtained both his B.A. and M.S. from the University of MS (Ole Miss). This will be Mr. Colson's second year to work with the Starr's Mill color guard program. He has taught numerous camps, clinics, and guard programs across the nation since 1983 and was the color guard director at Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, GA) from 1995-2005. He was a member of the Final Analysis Independent A Winter Guard [WGI 1986 Gold Medalist] and the State Street Review Winter Guard [WGI 1988 Gold Medalist]. Under the leadership of Mr. Colson, the Starr's Mill color guard program has achieved great success in both its marching guard program as well as its winter guard programs. |
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