Show v you New Director For Band Davis County is giving the Utah Music Educators a more cosmopolitan complexion with the new people who have been added this L WITH Utah's teacher salaries relatively it is rather rare when elect to teach music in our This we have added music educators from Texas and and now our newest addition from THE NEW band director for High School is Dean Wakefield is actually a native and a graduate of South High He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of He was composition student with LeRoy several ar compositions received Wakefield's teaching experience has all been in the most recent as the Band Director at Katella High School in While there his bands won numerous concert and parade During this time he also served as Vice President of the Southern California Band and Orchestra EVEN while not employed in the public Wakefield is a teacher at He came to Utah to help establish a Music Wholesale firm and to teach in private piano Upon learning of the opening at Bountiful he became actively interested in getting back to work with young He says is something very special about working with outstanding young people which makes life very I guess I will only be happy when involved with my first the band Wakefield states that the Bountiful Band's excellence and honors are common knowledge even in the Southern California area and he desires to be a part of HE IS the father of five all of whom are or have been involved in the band he have been able to see the positive results of band even in my own |