2027 Adjudicators
Greg Countryman
Greg Countryman
Greg Countryman, a native of Decatur, Alabama, began his music career under the direction of his father, Jerry Countryman. He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana State University where he studied with Frank Wickes, and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Houston where he had the privilege of learning from Eddie Green. After teaching in Texas for 35 years, he retired in May of 2019.
Countryman spent twenty-nine years teaching in Fort Bend ISD where he was Director of Bands at Quail Valley Middle School and Fort Settlement Middle School. His bands received twenty-eight consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards and have performed at the National Concert Band Festival, the Midwest Clinic, and the TMEA Convention. The Quail Vally Band was selected to perform at the 2000 Midwest Clinic and chosen as the 2001 TMEA CCC Honor Band. The Fort Settlement band’s accomplishments included being a state finalist in the TMEA Honor Band Competition five times – three times in the top three, chosen “Best in Class” fifteen times at various band festivals, and receiving the National Wind Band Honors Award on numerous occasions. Fort Settlement was also awarded the prestigious Sousa Foundation Sudler Cup and chosen as the 2012 Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Middle School Band Program.
Countryman is a recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, the Texas Music Educators Leadership and Achievement Award, and was inducted into the Texas Bandmaster Hall of Fame in 2025. He attributes his success to hard work and the invaluable mentorship he received from Eddie Green, Tom Bennett, and his father, as well as the diverse array of directors he had the privilege of working with and learning from throughout his career.
Countryman has presented clinics at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention, the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, the Midwest Clinic, and for the Texas Bandmasters Association Professional Development Series. He is a Past President for the Texas chapter of the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Past President of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and currently serves as the Executive Secretary for the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Countryman is an active clinician and adjudicator, and since his retirement, he serves as a consultant for many schools where his goal is to share the knowledge he gained from his mentors with others.
Throughout his teaching career, Countryman’s objectives as a band director underwent a transformation. He learned that by emphasizing the cultivation of positive work habits, perseverance, self-discipline, responsibility, time management, teamwork, and other character traits that would facilitate his students’ success in adulthood, the development of musical proficiency occurred naturally. Greg encourages directors to prioritize utilizing music as a means to assist their students in becoming productive and successful adults.
Greg Countryman, a native of Decatur, Alabama, began his music career under the direction of his father, Jerry Countryman. He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana State University where he studied with Frank Wickes, and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Houston where he had the privilege of learning from Eddie Green. After teaching in Texas for 35 years, he retired in May of 2019.
Countryman spent twenty-nine years teaching in Fort Bend ISD where he was Director of Bands at Quail Valley Middle School and Fort Settlement Middle School. His bands received twenty-eight consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards and have performed at the National Concert Band Festival, the Midwest Clinic, and the TMEA Convention. The Quail Vally Band was selected to perform at the 2000 Midwest Clinic and chosen as the 2001 TMEA CCC Honor Band. The Fort Settlement band’s accomplishments included being a state finalist in the TMEA Honor Band Competition five times – three times in the top three, chosen “Best in Class” fifteen times at various band festivals, and receiving the National Wind Band Honors Award on numerous occasions. Fort Settlement was also awarded the prestigious Sousa Foundation Sudler Cup and chosen as the 2012 Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Middle School Band Program.
Countryman is a recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, the Texas Music Educators Leadership and Achievement Award, and was inducted into the Texas Bandmaster Hall of Fame in 2025. He attributes his success to hard work and the invaluable mentorship he received from Eddie Green, Tom Bennett, and his father, as well as the diverse array of directors he had the privilege of working with and learning from throughout his career.
Countryman has presented clinics at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention, the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, the Midwest Clinic, and for the Texas Bandmasters Association Professional Development Series. He is a Past President for the Texas chapter of the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Past President of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and currently serves as the Executive Secretary for the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Countryman is an active clinician and adjudicator, and since his retirement, he serves as a consultant for many schools where his goal is to share the knowledge he gained from his mentors with others.
Throughout his teaching career, Countryman’s objectives as a band director underwent a transformation. He learned that by emphasizing the cultivation of positive work habits, perseverance, self-discipline, responsibility, time management, teamwork, and other character traits that would facilitate his students’ success in adulthood, the development of musical proficiency occurred naturally. Greg encourages directors to prioritize utilizing music as a means to assist their students in becoming productive and successful adults.
Richard Crain
Richard Crain
Richard C. Crain retired in 2000 from the Spring ISD (Houston, TX) after 21 years as Director of Music and 44 total years of service in public school music education. He also previously served as Head Band Director at Westfield HS, Spring HS, and Belton HS. His Spring HS band performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 1980, and Belton HS in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA, in 1974 and won honors in concert and marching contests in TX, LA, VA, and CO.
He currently is a frequent adjudicator, clinician, and consultant throughout the U.S.; and he has been a presenter for numerous university summer band camps, music education classes, and state music conventions throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Crain has served on The Midwest Clinic Board of Directors since 1992 and was elected as a Vice President in 2004. He was elected President of the Board in 2009. He and his wife Gayle were the Festival Coordinators for the National Concert Band Festival from its debut in 1991 through 2008, and he and Gayle were inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in 2005. They were instrumental in developing the concept of the NCBF, and their contributions resulted in the national festival growing into one of the largest events of its kind in the United States. Crain is Past President of the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.
From 1977 through 2008, he served as International Executive Secretary of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and he is included in the PBM Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame. He is a member of the American Bandmasters Association and is a co-author of Band Expressions, Books I and II, published by Alfred Publications. He and his wife Gayle served as Executive Secretaries for the University Interscholastic League Region IX band, choir, and orchestra contests for over 11 years. In December of 2007, Crain received the Medal of Honor from The Midwest Clinic in Chicago for his contributions to music education throughout the U.S. and Canada; and in 2009, the Outstanding Contribution to Bands Award was presented to Crain at the annual meeting of Phi Beta Mu International at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
Other honors include the Music Administrator Lifetime Achievement Award from TBA in 2006, the Richard C. Crain Fine Arts Building at Spring HS dedicated in 2000, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the SHS Alumni in 2002, the Texas Bandmaster of the Year Award by TBA in 1994, and the state and national 1994 Outstanding Music Educator awards from NFIAA.
In 1974, Crain was named “Man of the Year” by the Chamber of Commerce of Belton, Texas. From the 1970’s through 2007, Crain was an organizer of the services held by the Fellowship of Christian Musicians at the TBA conventions, and he is currently a Deacon and the retired Orchestra Director for Spring Baptist Church in Spring, TX. In February 2011, Crain received the “Outstanding Contributions to Music Education Award” from the South Central Regional Music Conference in Monroe, LA., and in December of 2011, he received the “Al and Gladys Wright” award from the Women’s Band Directors International Association. The Texas Bandmasters Association presented Crain with The Honorary Life Membership award in July of 2012. In December of 2013, Crain was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame, in Chicago, Illinois, and received the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Contributor Award in 2011. In May of 2017, Crain received the Honorary Doctorate from VanderCook College of Music.
Richard C. Crain retired in 2000 from the Spring ISD (Houston, TX) after 21 years as Director of Music and 44 total years of service in public school music education. He also previously served as Head Band Director at Westfield HS, Spring HS, and Belton HS. His Spring HS band performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 1980, and Belton HS in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA, in 1974 and won honors in concert and marching contests in TX, LA, VA, and CO.
He currently is a frequent adjudicator, clinician, and consultant throughout the U.S.; and he has been a presenter for numerous university summer band camps, music education classes, and state music conventions throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Crain has served on The Midwest Clinic Board of Directors since 1992 and was elected as a Vice President in 2004. He was elected President of the Board in 2009. He and his wife Gayle were the Festival Coordinators for the National Concert Band Festival from its debut in 1991 through 2008, and he and Gayle were inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in 2005. They were instrumental in developing the concept of the NCBF, and their contributions resulted in the national festival growing into one of the largest events of its kind in the United States. Crain is Past President of the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.
From 1977 through 2008, he served as International Executive Secretary of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and he is included in the PBM Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame. He is a member of the American Bandmasters Association and is a co-author of Band Expressions, Books I and II, published by Alfred Publications. He and his wife Gayle served as Executive Secretaries for the University Interscholastic League Region IX band, choir, and orchestra contests for over 11 years. In December of 2007, Crain received the Medal of Honor from The Midwest Clinic in Chicago for his contributions to music education throughout the U.S. and Canada; and in 2009, the Outstanding Contribution to Bands Award was presented to Crain at the annual meeting of Phi Beta Mu International at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
Other honors include the Music Administrator Lifetime Achievement Award from TBA in 2006, the Richard C. Crain Fine Arts Building at Spring HS dedicated in 2000, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the SHS Alumni in 2002, the Texas Bandmaster of the Year Award by TBA in 1994, and the state and national 1994 Outstanding Music Educator awards from NFIAA.
In 1974, Crain was named “Man of the Year” by the Chamber of Commerce of Belton, Texas. From the 1970’s through 2007, Crain was an organizer of the services held by the Fellowship of Christian Musicians at the TBA conventions, and he is currently a Deacon and the retired Orchestra Director for Spring Baptist Church in Spring, TX. In February 2011, Crain received the “Outstanding Contributions to Music Education Award” from the South Central Regional Music Conference in Monroe, LA., and in December of 2011, he received the “Al and Gladys Wright” award from the Women’s Band Directors International Association. The Texas Bandmasters Association presented Crain with The Honorary Life Membership award in July of 2012. In December of 2013, Crain was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame, in Chicago, Illinois, and received the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Contributor Award in 2011. In May of 2017, Crain received the Honorary Doctorate from VanderCook College of Music.
Susan Meyer Patterson
Susan Meyer Patterson
Susan Meyer Patterson began her musical journey at the age of five with piano lessons, but her heart was set on joining band and following in her father’s footsteps as a trombone player. In sixth grade, she proudly began band on the very instrument her father once played—an experience that sparked her lifelong love of music.
A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Susan studied with Professors Donald Knaub, Paula Crider, and Jerry Junkin. During her time at UT, she performed with both the Longhorn Band and the UT Wind Ensemble, formative experiences that shaped her growth as both a musician and a Texas music educator.
Susan began her teaching career in 1990 in Katy ISD, working with both junior high and high school bands. In 2007, she became Director of Bands at McCullough Junior High in The Woodlands, where her ensembles thrived under her leadership. The McCullough Wind Ensemble earned consistent UIL Sweepstakes awards, Best in Class honors at Choice Music Festivals, and recognition as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Mark of Excellence. The ensemble was also a three-time state finalist in the TMEA CCC Honor Band contest. In 2020, the McCullough Band received one of its highest distinctions—being named the Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Junior High Band Program—an achievement Susan considers one of the proudest moments of her career.
After 30 years of service in the Katy and Conroe Independent School Districts, Susan retired in 2020. Today, she continues to shape the future of music education as a full-time band clinician, educational consultant, and adjudicator across Texas. Among her greatest joys is mentoring teachers and celebrating their success in reaching musical excellence.
Susan credits much of her growth and inspiration to the mentorship of Eddie Green and the unwavering support of her husband, composer and arranger Merlin Patterson. She is an active member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the Texas Bandmasters Association. The Pattersons make their home in The Woodlands, Texas, where life beyond music is joyfully shared with their two dogs, Rachmaninoff and Brown.
Susan Meyer Patterson began her musical journey at the age of five with piano lessons, but her heart was set on joining band and following in her father’s footsteps as a trombone player. In sixth grade, she proudly began band on the very instrument her father once played—an experience that sparked her lifelong love of music.
A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Susan studied with Professors Donald Knaub, Paula Crider, and Jerry Junkin. During her time at UT, she performed with both the Longhorn Band and the UT Wind Ensemble, formative experiences that shaped her growth as both a musician and a Texas music educator.
Susan began her teaching career in 1990 in Katy ISD, working with both junior high and high school bands. In 2007, she became Director of Bands at McCullough Junior High in The Woodlands, where her ensembles thrived under her leadership. The McCullough Wind Ensemble earned consistent UIL Sweepstakes awards, Best in Class honors at Choice Music Festivals, and recognition as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Mark of Excellence. The ensemble was also a three-time state finalist in the TMEA CCC Honor Band contest. In 2020, the McCullough Band received one of its highest distinctions—being named the Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Junior High Band Program—an achievement Susan considers one of the proudest moments of her career.
After 30 years of service in the Katy and Conroe Independent School Districts, Susan retired in 2020. Today, she continues to shape the future of music education as a full-time band clinician, educational consultant, and adjudicator across Texas. Among her greatest joys is mentoring teachers and celebrating their success in reaching musical excellence.
Susan credits much of her growth and inspiration to the mentorship of Eddie Green and the unwavering support of her husband, composer and arranger Merlin Patterson. She is an active member of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the Texas Bandmasters Association. The Pattersons make their home in The Woodlands, Texas, where life beyond music is joyfully shared with their two dogs, Rachmaninoff and Brown.
Merlin Patterson
Merlin Patterson
Merlin Patterson received his early musical training in the Galena Park, Texas public schools. His junior high director, Eddie Cathey instilled in him a love of great music and made him into a bona fide “band nerd.” At Galena Park High School his director, Arnold Baca not only continued to foster his love of music but also provided him with a strong foundation in music theory. Patterson continued his formal musical training at Sam Houston State University where his principal teachers were Fisher Tull, Newton Strandberg, James Marks, Harry Mallard, B.R. Henson, Carol Smith, Henry Howey, and most influentially, SHSU Director of Bands, Hall of Fame member and 1976 Texas Bandmaster of the Year Dr. Ralph Mills. Dr. Mills would become a role model and father figure for Patterson and a shining example of the music educator he would aspire to become.
Upon graduating from SHSU with a BME (1979) and a MA (1981), Patterson began his teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, which at the time was a hotbed of band knowledge led by Director of Instrumental Music Jack Greenberg. He served as Assistant Director to Rick Yancey during his Spring Branch years, first at Westchester Junior High, then at Westchester High School and Stratford High School. It was at this time that Patterson first met and became associated with the great Eddie Green of The University of Houston. Not only did Mr. Green become a great teacher, mentor, and friend to Patterson but also commissioned many of his early transcriptions for band (more on that below). In the fall of 1991, Patterson became Associate Director at Klein High School where he had the good fortune to work with Randy Vaughn. His tenure at Klein is notable for the Symphonic (2nd) Band’s performances of major Grade V literature, which at the time was not at all commonplace. He moved to Bleyl Middle School in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in the fall of 2000, first as assistant then in 2002, as head director.
His bands in all three districts received numerous awards, including twenty-two U.I.L. Sweepstakes as well as several individual first divisions in U.I.L. Concert and Sightreading, first division ratings at the Buccaneer Music Festival, and were named "Outstanding Band" or “Runner Up” at the South Coast Music Festival on six separate occasions. In April 1998, the Klein Symphonic Band under his baton was honored with a performance at the National Wind Band Festival in New York's Carnegie Hall. His band at Bleyl Middle School was twice named a state finalist in TMEA Honor Band competition, placing in the top ten both times. In recognition of his career, he was inducted into the Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 2025.
Acclaimed as “one of the finest transcribers of all time” (James Keene, University of Illinois-retired) and “without peer as a band arranger” (Eddie Green, University of Houston-retired), the wind transcriptions of Merlin Patterson have set new standards in attaining “the highest possible current degree of attention to color and imagination” (Jerry Junkin, University of Texas and Dallas Wind Symphony). Among his transcriptions are Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and The Firebird Suite (1919), Debussy's The Engulfed Cathedral, Janacek's Sinfonietta, Holst's The Planets (complete), Wagner's Procession to the Cathedral, Elgar's Enigma Variations (complete), Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and Respighi’s Feste Romane. His works have been performed by leading professional organizations, including the United States Marine Band, the United States Air Force Band, The United States Army Field Band and the Dallas Wind Symphony, as well as by major university ensembles across the United States and around the world. Recordings of his transcriptions are available on the Mark, DBP Audio, Albany, Naxos, Altissimo, Metier and GIA record labels. His works are published by TRN, Manhattan Beach Music, GIA, Boosey & Hawkes and through Merlin Patterson Music at www.merlinpatterson.com.
He lives in The Woodlands, Texas with his beautiful wife Susan Meyer Patterson, herself a highly accomplished band director. He is always proud to say that he is the second best band director in the family.
Merlin Patterson received his early musical training in the Galena Park, Texas public schools. His junior high director, Eddie Cathey instilled in him a love of great music and made him into a bona fide “band nerd.” At Galena Park High School his director, Arnold Baca not only continued to foster his love of music but also provided him with a strong foundation in music theory. Patterson continued his formal musical training at Sam Houston State University where his principal teachers were Fisher Tull, Newton Strandberg, James Marks, Harry Mallard, B.R. Henson, Carol Smith, Henry Howey, and most influentially, SHSU Director of Bands, Hall of Fame member and 1976 Texas Bandmaster of the Year Dr. Ralph Mills. Dr. Mills would become a role model and father figure for Patterson and a shining example of the music educator he would aspire to become.
Upon graduating from SHSU with a BME (1979) and a MA (1981), Patterson began his teaching career in Spring Branch ISD, which at the time was a hotbed of band knowledge led by Director of Instrumental Music Jack Greenberg. He served as Assistant Director to Rick Yancey during his Spring Branch years, first at Westchester Junior High, then at Westchester High School and Stratford High School. It was at this time that Patterson first met and became associated with the great Eddie Green of The University of Houston. Not only did Mr. Green become a great teacher, mentor, and friend to Patterson but also commissioned many of his early transcriptions for band (more on that below). In the fall of 1991, Patterson became Associate Director at Klein High School where he had the good fortune to work with Randy Vaughn. His tenure at Klein is notable for the Symphonic (2nd) Band’s performances of major Grade V literature, which at the time was not at all commonplace. He moved to Bleyl Middle School in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in the fall of 2000, first as assistant then in 2002, as head director.
His bands in all three districts received numerous awards, including twenty-two U.I.L. Sweepstakes as well as several individual first divisions in U.I.L. Concert and Sightreading, first division ratings at the Buccaneer Music Festival, and were named "Outstanding Band" or “Runner Up” at the South Coast Music Festival on six separate occasions. In April 1998, the Klein Symphonic Band under his baton was honored with a performance at the National Wind Band Festival in New York's Carnegie Hall. His band at Bleyl Middle School was twice named a state finalist in TMEA Honor Band competition, placing in the top ten both times. In recognition of his career, he was inducted into the Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 2025.
Acclaimed as “one of the finest transcribers of all time” (James Keene, University of Illinois-retired) and “without peer as a band arranger” (Eddie Green, University of Houston-retired), the wind transcriptions of Merlin Patterson have set new standards in attaining “the highest possible current degree of attention to color and imagination” (Jerry Junkin, University of Texas and Dallas Wind Symphony). Among his transcriptions are Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and The Firebird Suite (1919), Debussy's The Engulfed Cathedral, Janacek's Sinfonietta, Holst's The Planets (complete), Wagner's Procession to the Cathedral, Elgar's Enigma Variations (complete), Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and Respighi’s Feste Romane. His works have been performed by leading professional organizations, including the United States Marine Band, the United States Air Force Band, The United States Army Field Band and the Dallas Wind Symphony, as well as by major university ensembles across the United States and around the world. Recordings of his transcriptions are available on the Mark, DBP Audio, Albany, Naxos, Altissimo, Metier and GIA record labels. His works are published by TRN, Manhattan Beach Music, GIA, Boosey & Hawkes and through Merlin Patterson Music at www.merlinpatterson.com.
He lives in The Woodlands, Texas with his beautiful wife Susan Meyer Patterson, herself a highly accomplished band director. He is always proud to say that he is the second best band director in the family.
Dana Pradervand-Sedatole
Dana Pradervand-Sedatole
Dana Pradervand-Sedatole is a Music Specialist at Michigan State University’s College of
Music where she teaches instrumental pedagogy classes and is the Director of the Spartan
Youth Wind Symphony.
Ms. Sedatole recently completed her tenure as the Associate Director of Bands at the
University of Houston as well as serving as President on the Executive Board of the Texas
Music Educators Association. Prior to her collegiate appointments, Ms. Sedatole taught 32
years at public schools in Texas. During her time as a middle school and high school band
director, her programs received distinguished recognition and numerous awards including
Runner-up placement in the TMEA 6A Honor Band Competition, UIL State Marching Contest
qualifier and a 3 time National Wind Band Honoree.
Ms. Sedatole’s ensembles have performed across the United States including the National
Youth Concert in Carnegie Hall, Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and festival appearances in Colorado, Louisiana and Florida.
Dana Sedatole is a graduate of Texas Tech University receiving her Bachelor of Music
Education and Master of Music Performance. Ms. Sedatole is an active clinician and
adjudicator throughout the United States and Europe. She maintains professional affiliations
with the American Bandmasters Association,Texas Music Educators Association, Texas
Bandmasters Fraternity, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Texas Music
Adjudicators Association and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Foundation for Music
Education. Ms. Sedatole serves on the Music Achievement Council and has been selected to
the Yamaha Master Educator Collective.
Dana Pradervand-Sedatole is a Music Specialist at Michigan State University’s College of
Music where she teaches instrumental pedagogy classes and is the Director of the Spartan
Youth Wind Symphony.
Ms. Sedatole recently completed her tenure as the Associate Director of Bands at the
University of Houston as well as serving as President on the Executive Board of the Texas
Music Educators Association. Prior to her collegiate appointments, Ms. Sedatole taught 32
years at public schools in Texas. During her time as a middle school and high school band
director, her programs received distinguished recognition and numerous awards including
Runner-up placement in the TMEA 6A Honor Band Competition, UIL State Marching Contest
qualifier and a 3 time National Wind Band Honoree.
Ms. Sedatole’s ensembles have performed across the United States including the National
Youth Concert in Carnegie Hall, Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and festival appearances in Colorado, Louisiana and Florida.
Dana Sedatole is a graduate of Texas Tech University receiving her Bachelor of Music
Education and Master of Music Performance. Ms. Sedatole is an active clinician and
adjudicator throughout the United States and Europe. She maintains professional affiliations
with the American Bandmasters Association,Texas Music Educators Association, Texas
Bandmasters Fraternity, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Texas Music
Adjudicators Association and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Foundation for Music
Education. Ms. Sedatole serves on the Music Achievement Council and has been selected to
the Yamaha Master Educator Collective.
Gloria Ramirez
Gloria Ramirez
Gloria Ramirez, retired Director of Bands at Langham Creek High School, enjoyed a distinguished career at the middle and high school levels, completing 39 years of successful instruction as a Texas Music Educator.
She received her academic training in Music Education at the University of Houston and was privileged to learn from the greats James Austin and Eddie Green.
Ms. Ramirez's concert ensembles consistently received superior ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight-Reading Contest and performed at both the state and national levels. In 2008 and 2018, the Langham Creek Wind Ensemble was selected as a National Winner from The Foundation of Music Education’s National Wind Band Honors and a Commended Winner in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Ms. Ramirez was Co-Director of the TMEA 5A Honor Band for the State of Texas in 2007; bands under her direction were TMEA Honor Band finalists in 1988, 2000, 2002, and 2016, placing 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th, respectively. During Ramirez’s tenure as Director, the Langham Creek marching ensembles earned trips to the 5A/6A Texas State UIL Marching Contest in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016, and in 2020, the Langham Creek High School Band received the Outstanding Program Award from The Texas Chapter of the American School Band Directors’ Association.
2019, Ms. Ramirez was awarded the “Meritorious Achievement Award” In Recognition of Exemplary Professionalism and Invaluable Contributions to the Education of Young People Through the Band Medium. She was a recipient of the 2019 “UIL Sponsor Excellence Award,” created to identify and recognize outstanding sponsors who assist students in developing and refining their extracurricular talents to the highest degree possible within the educational system while helping them maintain their worth separate from their success or failure in competition. Ms. Ramirez is a recipient of the Leadership and Achievement Award as Co-Director of the Class 5A TMEA State Honor Band. She is a Grammy-nominated Music Educator, twice named a Teacher of the Year, featured in an article/cover of the International Musician Instrumentalist Magazine, listed in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,” a recipient of the Spring ISD Board of Trustees “Achievement Star” for Outstanding instruction beyond the district level, and was inducted into the Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 2024.
It is one of her greatest joys to share her passion for music with numerous programs in various roles. Gloria finds her work as a clinician/consultant, adjudicator, and mentor invigorating and feels blessed to serve others.
She maintains professional affiliations with Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and National Band Association.
Gloria Ramirez, retired Director of Bands at Langham Creek High School, enjoyed a distinguished career at the middle and high school levels, completing 39 years of successful instruction as a Texas Music Educator.
She received her academic training in Music Education at the University of Houston and was privileged to learn from the greats James Austin and Eddie Green.
Ms. Ramirez's concert ensembles consistently received superior ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight-Reading Contest and performed at both the state and national levels. In 2008 and 2018, the Langham Creek Wind Ensemble was selected as a National Winner from The Foundation of Music Education’s National Wind Band Honors and a Commended Winner in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Ms. Ramirez was Co-Director of the TMEA 5A Honor Band for the State of Texas in 2007; bands under her direction were TMEA Honor Band finalists in 1988, 2000, 2002, and 2016, placing 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th, respectively. During Ramirez’s tenure as Director, the Langham Creek marching ensembles earned trips to the 5A/6A Texas State UIL Marching Contest in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016, and in 2020, the Langham Creek High School Band received the Outstanding Program Award from The Texas Chapter of the American School Band Directors’ Association.
2019, Ms. Ramirez was awarded the “Meritorious Achievement Award” In Recognition of Exemplary Professionalism and Invaluable Contributions to the Education of Young People Through the Band Medium. She was a recipient of the 2019 “UIL Sponsor Excellence Award,” created to identify and recognize outstanding sponsors who assist students in developing and refining their extracurricular talents to the highest degree possible within the educational system while helping them maintain their worth separate from their success or failure in competition. Ms. Ramirez is a recipient of the Leadership and Achievement Award as Co-Director of the Class 5A TMEA State Honor Band. She is a Grammy-nominated Music Educator, twice named a Teacher of the Year, featured in an article/cover of the International Musician Instrumentalist Magazine, listed in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,” a recipient of the Spring ISD Board of Trustees “Achievement Star” for Outstanding instruction beyond the district level, and was inducted into the Texas Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 2024.
It is one of her greatest joys to share her passion for music with numerous programs in various roles. Gloria finds her work as a clinician/consultant, adjudicator, and mentor invigorating and feels blessed to serve others.
She maintains professional affiliations with Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and National Band Association.
North TX Festival of Distinction
PO Box 821288, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
North TX Festival of Distinction
PO Box 821288, North Richland Hills, TX 76180