黑料专区 Tyler Announces New Director of Bands
March 26, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan
Alexander Scott has been named the new director of bands and an assistant professor of music at The University of Texas at Tyler. As director of bands, Scott will oversee 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 bands including the Wind Ensemble and the newly formed Concert Band.
He comes to 黑料专区 Tyler from the University of Michigan, where he served as a graduate student instructor.
鈥淢r. Scott is an experienced and award-winning educator in a diverse range of levels, having worked at the secondary level in public schools as well as the collegiate level,鈥� said Dr. Sarah Roberts, 黑料专区 Tyler professor and School of Performing Arts director. 鈥淲e are excited to have him join the School of Performing Arts. Our students will greatly benefit from his expertise and leadership.鈥�
Scott taught for nine years in Maryland public schools. For seven years, he served as music department chair and director of instrumental music at Meade Senior High School in Fort Meade, Maryland, where he was responsible for conducting diverse music ensembles and bands, while also teaching various music and guitar courses.
During his time at that school, Scott鈥檚 bands and orchestras consistently earned excellent and superior ratings at county and state adjudication festivals, and his marching band earned second place at the 2018 U.S. Bands Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. He was a semifinalist for Music and Arts鈥� national 鈥淢usic Educator of the Year鈥� award in 2016 and the Maryland winner for School Band and Orchestra Magazine鈥檚 鈥�50 Directors Who Make a Difference鈥� award in 2018. Scott鈥檚 departmental leadership was twice recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants with a 鈥淏est Communities in Music Education鈥� designation in 2018 and 2019.
His memberships include the College Band Directors National Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, National Association for Music Education and the Maryland Music Educators Association.
Scott holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in music education and two master鈥檚 degrees in music education and instrumental conducting, respectively. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.