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Faculty Biographies National Presenting Sponsor 2013 MUSIC FOR ALL SUMMER SYMPOSIUM, presented by Yamaha Symposium Division Coordinators and Educational Consultants MARK BUSELLI Ensembles under Casagrande’s direction have been Division Coordinator selected to perform at honor clinics and festivals, and his Jazz Band bands have been consistent winners at marching and jazz Mark Buselli is Director of Jazz Studies contests and festivals. His ensembles have performed at the at Ball State University. Awards include French Reeds Festival in the French Riviera, at Orchestra Hall a 2010-2011 BSU College of Fine Arts in the Chicago Symphony Center, at Carnegie Hall in New Dean’s Creative Arts Award, a Creative York City, and throughout Europe. In 2007, the John Hersey Renewal grant from the Indianapolis Arts band program was awarded the prestigious Sudler Flag of Council in 2005, a Teacher of the Year Honor from the John Philip Sousa Foundation. award in 2004 at Butler University, a Creative Vision award from In 2004, Casagrande was one of three conductors in the NUVO in May of 2007, a top 10 CD release of 2009 (December United States chosen to participate in the National Band 2009) in JAZZIZ magazine for “An Old Soul,” and a top 100 CD Association International Conducting Symposium in Rome, of the decade (January 2010) in DownBeat magazine for the Italy, conducting the Italian National Army Band. Casagrande Buselli/Wallarab release of “Basically Baker.” Buselli has over 40 was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters arrangements published for big bands, brass ensemble and Association in 2009. He has been published in The piano/trumpet. He has nine recordings out as a leader on the Instrumentalist, The National Band Association Journal and Owlstudios and OA2 record labels. He has written/arranged/ has presented at the Illinois Music Educators Association State performed for numerous artists. Buselli currently serves as Convention. He currently serves as Second Vice President of Education Director of the Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra/ the National Band Association. Midcoast Swing Orchestra in Indianapolis, where he has created numerous educational opportunities for over 10,000 WILLIAM GALVIN students. Buselli graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Music for All Educational Consultant Boston and received his Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies William Galvin is the former Director from Indiana University. of Instrumental Studies and Music Department Chair for the Trinity Area THOMAS CANEVA School District. A native of Pittsburgh, Division Coordinator Pennsylvania, he received his Bachelor of Concert Band Music Education degree from Morehead Dr. Thomas Caneva is Director of Bands, State University and Master of Music Professor of Music and Coordinator Education degree from Duquesne University. Galvin has of Ensembles and Conducting at Ball been awarded the National Band Association’s Citation of State University. At Ball State, Caneva’s Excellence and the Citation of Excellence presented by the responsibilities include conducting Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA). During the Wind Ensemble, coordinating the his tenure at Trinity High School, Galvin’s ensembles earned graduate wind conducting program, teaching undergraduate twenty-eight Superior Ratings and eight consecutive conducting and administering the entire band program. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Class Under his direction, the BSU Wind Ensemble has performed Championships. His ensembles performed for five PMEA at CBDNA Regional and National Conferences, the American State Conferences, one Music Educators National Conference Bandmasters Association Convention, and state and regional Eastern Division Conference, and three Music For All National MENC conventions. Additional conducting appearances have Festivals. included university, public school and community bands Galvin was cited as an Outstanding Young Educator in as well as wind ensembles at district, regional and all-state America and has been listed in “Who’s Who Among American events. In 2001, Caneva was elected to membership in the Teachers.” He is conductor of the Washington (PA) Symphony American Bandmasters Association. He holds degrees from Chamber Orchestra. He has served on the board of directors the University of Illinois, the University of Texas at Austin and of the Washington Symphony Orchestra, as a member of the University of Colorado at Boulder. the Music for All Advisory Board, is a past president of the Washington County Music Educators Association, a past SCOTT J. CASAGRANDE PMEA District President, and a former chair of the PMEA Music Music for All Educational Consultant Booster Affiliate. In his retirement, Galvin continues to be Scott J. Casagrande has been Director active as a consultant, speaker and guest conductor. of Bands at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, since 1999. He served previously as Director of Bands at Plainfield and Stephen Decatur High Schools. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. 1 SUSIE HARLOFF TIM LAUTZENHEISER Division Coordinator Music for All Senior Educational Color Guard Advisor Color Guard Instructor Academy Tim Lautzenheiser is a trusted friend to Susie Harloff is thrilled to be returning to anyone interested in working with young the Summer Symposium for her 16th year. people to develop a desire for excellence Harloff lives in Avon, Indiana, where she and a passion for high-level achievement. was a director, choreographer, instructor His career involves ten years of successful and technician for the Avon High School college band directing at Northern and Middle School color guard programs. She just finished Michigan University, the University of Missouri and New serving as color guard director for the 2013 Bands of America Mexico State University. He has also spent three years with Tournament of Roses Honor Band, her third time working McCormick’s Enterprises working as Executive Director of with this amazing group of students. Currently, she enjoys Bands of America. working with color guard programs around the country, In 1981, Lautzenheiser created Attitude Concepts for Today, including Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Harloff Inc., an organization that manages workshops, seminars and is a third grade teacher in Indianapolis and refines her love of convention speaking engagements focusing on the area of performing by participating in numerous community theater positive attitude and effective leadership training. In the last productions during the year. She is married to the incredible three decades, over two million students have experienced Matt Harloff, has two children, Tyson Matthew and Shaelyn his acclaimed student leadership workshops. Rae, and is a self-professed Disney addict. Lautzenheiser’s books, produced by G.I.A. Publications, Inc., continue to be bestsellers in the educational world. He FRAN KICK presently serves as Senior Educational Consultant for Hal Division Coordinator Leonard, Inc., and as Senior Educational Advisor for Music for Leadership Weekend Experience All. Fran Kick, M.A. Educational Psychology, Lautzenheiser holds degrees from Ball State University CSP, author, professional speaker and and the University of Alabama. In 1995 he was awarded an consultant, knows What Makes Kids Honorary Doctorate from the VanderCook College of Music. Kick! Inspiring people to KICK IT IN® and He is presently an adjunct faculty member at Ball State TAKE THE LEAD since 1986, Fran is the University, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne creator and presenter of a series of self- and Butler University. In addition, he serves on the Midwest motivational personal leadership presentations and published Clinic Board of Directors and the Western International Band materials. Since taking an educational leave of absence from Clinic/American Band College Board of Directors. teaching band at Centerville High School (Ohio), he has developed his part-time speaking adventure into a full-time GARLAND E. MARKHAM mission. Every year Fran presents programs across the U.S. Music for All Senior Educational and Canada to thousands of college, high school and middle Consultant school students, plus the many people who work with them. Garland “Gary” Markham is currently Fran has served as the leadership coordinator for the Music for the Supervisor of Music for the Cobb All Summer Symposium since 1998. He also works with Drum County School District and previously Corps International each summer to help music students, spent 25 years as a band director in directors and parents Kick start their season with DCI (www. Pennsylvania, Georgia, and the Robinson kickitin.com/dci)! Fran is the coordinating lead-presenter for Secondary School in Fairfax County, the biannual Future Music Educators’ Experience with NAfME, Virginia. His programs have consistently received superior held every year at both the Bands of America Grand National ratings. In 1992, Colonel Eugene Allen, Director of the United Championships and the DCI World Championships (www. States Army Band, presented the Sudler Flag of Honor to the kickitin.com/nafme). Outside the music education world, Robinson Band, and Markham received the John Philip Sousa Fran speaks at many state, regional and national conferences Foundation’s Sudler Order of Merit, one of the multitude and has consulted with numerous schools, organizations and of awards he has received during