Forest Field's Resume

forestafield@gmail.com

Free-lance Music Instructor and Composer

Teaching lessons at Guitar Center and online.

Writing music for podcasts, ensembles, and videos.

Education

West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX

B.M. - E.C.-12 | 3.7 GPA | December 2020

Historian of Phi Mu Alpha, Men of Music
The Sound of West Texas Marching Band (2016-2019)
Jazz II (2016-2018)
Chorale (2016-2020)
Chamber Singers (2017-2020)

Additional Activities:

Achievements:

El Paso Society for Musicians of the Future 2019 composition competition - 2nd place scholarship recipient
Fast learner with experience in various educational environments.
Adaptable and organized with a drive to work as a team.
Computer repair skills / I.T. Tech
Intermediate Microsoft Office
Can give lessons on any musical instrument
Interested in collaborating with other fine arts (Theatre)

Date: July 2021 - June 2022

Director of all bands at Memphis ISD, taught 5th-12th for a total of 4 bands.
Received excellent ratings in marching and concert band UIL competitions.
Two State qualifying soloists and a sweepstakes at the Heartland Music Festival in OKC.

Date: January 2020 - May 2020

Benjamin Brooks - WTAMU Buffalo Marching Band Director, Professor of Music Theory and Composition

Email: bbrooks@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2862

Ginger Denny - Director of Bands at Randall ISD, Amarillo, TX

Bill Alexander - Superintendent of Memphis ISD, Memphis, TX

Phone: (806) 290-6623