Private Lessons with Mr. Denver S.
Mr. Denver S.
Online lessons only. Background: Mr. Denver holds a Masters of Music Education from the University of Houston and Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M University with emphasis in saxophone, brass, woodwinds performance.
Mr. Denver is the President on the Board of Directors for the Military Band International. Hailing from the Piney Woods of East Texas, Mr. Satterwhite graduated from Whitehouse High School under the tutelage of Mr. Denny Whitley.
An advocate of military bands, Mr. Denver helped in converting high schools to the precision style of military across Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Kansas, West Virginia, and Georgia. These bands have went on to see great success at competition both on and off the field. In the summer of 2016, Mr. Denver accepted a position with Dallas ISD. Before working at Dallas ISD, he was Director of Bands at Union Hill ISD and brass pedagogue and music arranger for Leveretts Chapel ISD. Mr. Denver is also a key developer in the drill writing software “Precision”. After graduating with his Masters in Music Education from the University of Houston, Mr. Denver taught at both Texas College and Jarvis University.
Mr. Denver had his composition debut in March of 2016 with the Texas A&M University- Commerce Flute studio under the direction of Dr. Julee Kim Walker. He regularly composes for large and small ensembles. His composition teachers are Dr. Theodore Hansen and Dr. John Rutter. He has had 18 original premieres to date for flute ensemble, Band, Military band, and chamber ensembles. Recently, the 156th Army Band of Louisiana premiered "Hickox March”. In summer of 2018 his second Symphony “At Sea” debuted.
Mr. Denver's professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Military Band International, National Association of Military Marching Bands, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and the Sousa Foundation.
He has been teaching for over 10 years.
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