Mr. Bennett is celebrating 10 years of teaching. He has taught music in public and private schools in Indiana and Florida, USA. In 2008, he accepted the high school band/music technology position at American International School--Hong Kong. In his career, he has directed and taught a wide variety of ensembles/classes including concert bands, marching bands, jazz bands and combos, choir, world music, woodwind/brass/percussion ensembles, steel band, beginning piano, music theory/composition, and music technology.
Mr. Bennett continues to emphasize music integration by working closely with teachers in other subject areas and by promoting music throughout the entire school. He presented a workshop entitled "Unleashing a Giant: Integrating Music into your School Community" at the 2010 EARCOS Teacher's Conference in Manila, Philippines.
Mr. Bennett earned a Bachelor of Music Education (BME) degree from Indiana State University-Terre Haute and a Master of Education (MEd) degree from the University of Central Florida-Orlando. His principal instrument is percussion and he is particularly interested in steel pan and world drumming.
E-mail: jbennettmusic@gmail.com