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Taylor Whitehead
Band Director, Warren County Schools
Location: Petersburg, VA United States
Joined: Jul 18th, 2004
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Taylor Leonard Whitehead was born on April 24, 1973 in Farmville, Virginia. Taylor's music career started at a very early age. At the age of 12, he was DJing parties all throughout Southside Virginia. At the age of 13, he began another phase of his music career as he started playing the tuba at Lunenburg County Middle School in Victoria, Virginia. At the age of 14, he was the first tuba player ever in Virginia to be selected 1st Chair Concert Band in the Virginia District III All-Regional Band. He also placed in this band four additional times in high school. Taylor was the drum major of Central Senior High School's Marching Charger Band from 1989-1991.
After graduating from high school, Taylor went on the pursue music education at Virginia State University. In the fall of 1991, he began marching in the VSU “Trojan Explosion”, under the direction of Mr. Harold J. Haughton and Mr. James Holden. Under their leadership, he blossomed and became one of the most influential members in the band. Throughout his tenure at Virginia State, he worked hard to build up the band program. He was the sousaphone section leader from 1993-1996. He also participated in VSU's Brass Ensemble, Pep Band and Concert Band and played with the Petersburg Symphony. In 1995 he worked with both Prince George and Petersburg High School bands. He graduated in May of 1996 from Virginia State with a Bachelors of Science degree in Music education (K-12). He received his Master's of Music Education from Norfolk State University in 2008. In the fall of 1996 and spring of 1997 he served as interim chorus director at his alma maters Central Senior High and Lunenburg Middle School.
In July of 1997, he accepted the position of band director of Warren County High School. He has helped make the “Dynamic Marching Machine” one of the best showstyle bands in the state of North Carolina and in the nation. He is also a freelance photographer and owns his own photography company TLW Photography. Mr. Whitehead is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Kappa Kappa Psi National Band Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Tuba Phi Tuba Brass Fellowship, Mu Phi Sigma National Percussion Fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa International Association as well as many other professional organizations.
He is the Vice President of Operations for the North Carolina Showstyle Band Director’s Association. He also serves on the National Board for Asymmetrix Entertainment Incorporated and the Grand Board for Tuba Phi Tuba Brass Fellowship. He is the founder of Virginia State University’s “Explosion Day”. In 2007, he along co-founded the “Dynamic Steppers Marching Band” with Mr. Tyrone Brown. This group featured members of the Warren County High School Band as well as the “Brooklyn Steppers” from Brooklyn, New York. His motto is “You can never get it tight enough, as many times as you practice it, there is only one performance.” His heroes are his previous band directors and his parents. He hopes to impact as many students' lives as possible with the gift of music. Mr. Whitehead was recently selected as the 2010-2011 Warren County High School Teachers of the Year. He was also selected as the Spectacular Magazine “Man of the Year” in Education in 2013.
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Current Whereabouts:
Petersburg, VA
Website:
http://www.dmm.homestead.com
Education   (request update)
Virginia State University class of 1996
Undergrad Major: Music
Campus Organization:
Alpha Phi Alpha
Claim To Fame:
President of North Carolina Showstyle Band Directors’ Association 2013 Spectacular Magazine “Man of the Year” in Education Warren Co. Schools Faculty Member of Year 2nd Runner-Up 2010 Faculty Member of the Year - 2010 Faculty Member of the Month – December 2000
Most Memorable Moment:
graduating
Experience
I currently work with Warren County Schools as Band Director
I have years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.
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