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Mr. Strickland is the Assistant Director of Bands at TCU where he serves as the Director of the Basketball Band, the University Concert Band and assists with the Marching Band, Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band. Before coming to TCU, Mr. Strickland was the Director of Bands at Springtown High School in Springtown, Texas. Bands under his direction consistently received superior ratings at concert contests and appeared at the UIL State Marching Contest in 2003 and 2005. The “Sound of Springtown” received recognition for their performances at festivals across the North Texas area as well as performances for audiences at Walt Disney World, the Fiesta Flambeau Parade in San Antonio and the Bobby Vinton Theatre in Branson. Several of the students in Mr. Strickland’s bands have gone on to major in music and now hold positions as successful music educators across the state of Texas. He earned his bachelors degree in Music Studies from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002 where he was a member of the internationally acclaimed Wind Ensemble and the “Showband of the Southwest”.
Mr. Strickland is an active member of the Texas Music Educator’s Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association and the College Band Directors National Association.
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