Mrs. Jennifer Culver
Fall Concert Band,
Freshmen Band, Elementary Bands, Music Theory, Adaptive Music
Appreciation, & Music History
Jennifer Culver is in her 11th year as a member
of the faculty with Cuyahoga Falls City Schools. Prior to her
appointment at the High School, Mrs. Culver taught
6th-8th Grade Bands at Sill Middle School. An Ohio native, she received her masters in Conducting in August 2009 from Kent State University. Culver also received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Kent State University in 1998.
Culver currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Kent Classic Arts Music Series. her professional memberships include Music Educators National Conference, Ohio Music Education Association and National Flute Association. She resides in Stow, Ohio with her husband and three children.
Mr. Brandon DuVall
"TIger" Marching Band,
Black Concert Band, Gold Concert Band , Elementary Bands,
7 O'Clock Jazz Band
Brandon DuVall is celebrating his 9th
year teaching instrumental music in the Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
District. DuVall completed a master's
degree in Educational Administration at Kent State in 2009, having
previously earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education, cum laude,
from Kent in 2001.
Brandon's duties in Cuyahoga Falls include directing the Tiger Marching Band, the Gold and Black Concert Bands, and the 5th Grade Bands at Lincoln, Silver Lake, and Preston Elementary Schools. His professional memberships include OEA, OMEA, Delta Omicron, and life membership in Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
DuVall is a free lance musician and currently plays saxophone in the Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra, affiliated with The Chapel in Green. He also sings in the Kent State Gospel Choir.
Mr. DuVall has presented at the Ohio School Board Association State Conference, as well as the Lorain County Alliance of Black School Educator's Annual Awards Celebration. Twice the recipient of the Cuyahoga Falls High School Star of Excellence (2003, 2008), Brandon has also been nominated four times for "Who's Who of American Teachers" by his band students. Mr. DuVall also does consulting work for Festivals of Music, serving as Regional Coordinator for Music in the Parks Events at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
In addition to teaching, Brandon is passionate about his family, friends, and God. In his free time he enjoys singing, playing cards, bicycling in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, doing yard work, and learning about cars.
Mr. Dustin Harris
"Tiger" Marching Band,
Symphonic Band, Gold Concert Band, Elementary Bands, Pit Orchestra
Dustin Harris is in his 8th year as a member of
the faculty with Cuyahoga Falls City Schools. Prior to his
appointment at Cuyahoga Falls he spent 3 years as the Director of
Bands at North Middle School and assisted with the high school
marching band in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Dustin's duties in Cuyahoga Falls include directing the Symphonic
Band, Gold Band, and Pit Orchestra at the high school, along
with being the Associate Director of the Tiger Marching Band. Mr.
Harris also directs the 5th grade bands at DeWitt, Price, and
Richardson Elementary Schools.
Mr. Harris has received his master's degree in tuba performance from Michigan State University. He also holds a Bachelor's of Music degree in Tuba performance from the University of Akron as well as a Bachelor of Science in Education from Montana State University in Billings, MT. Prior to performing with the 5th Army Band of San Antonio, Texas Harris graduated from the Army Element School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia.
Currently Dustin is an active performing member, soloist, and president of the the Brass Band of the Western Reserve. His professional memberships include Music Educators National Conference and the Ohio Music Education Association
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