The Indiana University Department of Bands is proud to announce the
ART OF WIND CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
Indiana Wind Conducting Faculty
Dr. Donald McKinney
Dr. Tiffany J. Galus
Dr. Jason H. Nam
Dr. Eric M. Smedley
Dates
June 23-27, 2025
Applications Accepted through February 1:
https://tinyurl.com/iu25-workshop
Questions/Contact
Please contact Dr. Tiffany. Galus with any questions: tjg@iu.edu
Overview
The 2025 Workshop will be a 5-Day Intensive, with three available tracks: Participant Conductors, Music Educators, and Auditors. All conducting sessions and masterclasses will take place in the beautiful Ray E. Cramer Marching Hundred Hall, built in 2018.
Application Details
- Applications Open: Sunday, December 15 and closes Saturday, February 1.
- Selected participants will be notified of their status by February 15, along with payment and formal registration instructions.
- All registrations must be complete by March 1, 2025.
- All payments must be received by May 1st, 2025.
- We are offering three ‘tracks’ to experience the Indiana University Art of Wind Conducting Workshop: Participant (selected through an application process), Music Educator (unlimited positions), and Auditor (unlimited positions).
Repertoire
Bologne/Stoughton – Overture to L’Amant Anonyme
Copley – Pavane for 10 Winds
Caldwell/Shapiro – Original Etudes for the Developing Conductor
Tamura – City Girl Sentimentalism
AVAILABLE TRACKS
Participants ($725)
Participants will conduct the Indiana University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds and experience live feedback and coaching from each of the clinicians. After each conducting round, participants will immediately experience a private lesson and video review with another clinician, to explore and grow individual goals. Participants will also get to experience the clinician masterclasses.
- All participant conductors must purchase their own scores
- Participant Conductors are selected through a screening process. Applications will begin being screened immediately on December 16 and applications will close on February 1.
- A Maximum of 20 Participant Conductors will be selected from the applicants
- Application Requirements:
- Current CV or Resume
- Please upload your file as Last Name-CV.PDF (Example: Bernstein-CV.pdf)
- PDF format required
- 5-10 Minute Video consisting of a performance/run-through or series of musical clips, to be submitted via a shareable link [Unlisted YouTube video preferred]
- Conducting Participants will be notified of their status by February 15.
- Current CV or Resume
- Selected participant conductors will be given feedback regarding their conducting strengths and areas of focus in preparation for the workshop.
- Participant Applications accepted through February 1: https://tinyurl.com/iu25-workshop
Music Education Track ($450)
The Music Education track is designed for current undergraduate music education students, and teachers in their first or second year. These participants will experience specially designed conducting sessions with live coaching, and get to experience and watch all parts of the conducting workshop.
- All Music Education Track participants must purchase their own scores
- There are an unlimited number of Music Educator Positions
- Application Requirements:
- Current CV or Resume
- Please upload your file as Last Name-CV.PDF (Example: Bernstein-CV.pdf)
- PDF format required
- 5-10 Minute Video consisting of a performance/run-through or series of musical clips, to be submitted via a shareable link [Unlisted YouTube video preferred]
- Current CV or Resume
- All applicants will receive feedback, based on their conducting strengths and areas to focus on in preparation for the workshop.
- Music Educator Positions accepted through February 1: https://tinyurl.com/iu25-workshop
Auditors ($350)
Auditors will get to experience and watch all parts of the conducting workshop to gain information regarding gestural vocabulary, rehearsal techniques, musicianship, interpretation, and programming. Auditors will not conduct the Indiana University Ensembles, but will observe and be included in all parts of the conducting workshop.
Auditing the workshop is highly recommended for conductors experiencing their first workshop, undergraduate students that have not yet taken a conducting course, and music educators. This will be an incredible experience for all attendees!
- Auditors do not need to submit conducting footage.
- Unlimited Observer positions
Clinician Biographies
Dr. Donald McKinney
is professor of music in bands, director of bands, and chair of the Bands Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
He was previously director of bands, professor of conducting, and chair of the conducting area at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music. Prior to his 2013 appointment at CU Boulder, he was the director of wind ensembles and associate professor at Louisiana State University (LSU).
McKinney has held additional faculty positions at Interlochen Arts Academy and Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. From 2010 to 2015, he was the coordinator of bands for the renowned Interlochen Arts Camp, where he conducted the World Youth Wind Symphony and administered the summer band program.
As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Dallas Winds, Concordia Santa Fe, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra, and numerous honor ensembles. He has also conducted concerts and clinics in Costa Rica and Canada. His performances with the Dallas Winds have been featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today on numerous occasions.
As a teacher of conducting, he has presented conducting master classes at East Carolina University, Austin Peay State University, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Central Florida, Eastern Washington University, University of Central Missouri, West Chester University, and UCLA. His recording credits include projects with the Dallas Winds, University of Michigan Symphony Band, University of Texas Wind Ensemble, University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Keystone Wind Ensemble, and the Duquesne University Wind Symphony. He was nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award for producing the Dallas Winds recording John Williams at the Movies.
In 2017, McKinney was featured in TheInstrumentalist, a prominent journal for instrumental music educators. He has published articles in numerous conducting resources, including five volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Band and, most recently, The Conductor’s Companion, published by Meredith Music. He has also authored a chapter about Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon for the book Women of Influence in Contemporary Music, published by Scarecrow Press.
After participating in the Second Frederick Fennell Conducting Master Class, he was named a finalist for the Thelma A. Robinson Award by the Conductors Guild. He has been nominated for an LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Mu. In 2023, he became president-elect of the Southwestern Division of College Band Directors National Association.
McKinney holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting degree from the University of Michigan. His primary conducting teachers include Michael Haithcock, Jack Stamp, and Robert Cameron as well as additional study with H. Robert Reynolds and Frank Battisti.
Dr. Tiffany J. Galus is assistant professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and co-director of the Indiana University athletic bands. She has a comprehensive background in the arts as an educator, conductor, performer, producer, and media creator.
Galus returned to Bloomington after serving as assistant director of the Longhorn Band and associate director of the Longhorn Pep Band at The University of Texas at Austin, where she taught courses in undergraduate conducting and wind band literature.
In 2019, she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting degree from The University of Texas at Austin as a student of Jerry Junkin. A native of northern Indiana, Galus also holds a Master of Music in Wind Conducting and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Jacobs School of Music, where she studied conducting with Stephen W. Pratt, Jeffrey D. Gershman, Eric M. Smedley, and Paul W. Popiel, in addition to studying trombone with Peter Ellefson, Carl Lenthe, and M. Dee Stewart.
Prior to her time in Austin, Galus was an associate instructor in the Department of Bands at the Jacobs School of Music. During her time there, she served as director of the Women’s Big Red Basketball Band, Crabb Band, and Volleyball Band, assistant director of the Men’s Big Red Basketball Band, and manager for the IU Summer Music Clinic. She also assisted in teaching undergraduate conducting courses and guest conducted IU’s three concert bands.
After earning her undergraduate degree, Galus served as director of bands for the New Prairie United School Corporation. Under her direction, the program received consistent superior ratings at numerous band festivals, including two state titles in 2014. In 2013, she was a quarterfinalist for the first Music Educator Grammy Award.
As a producer and media creator, Galus established the UTWE Live! livestream series for The University of Texas Bands, which reached nearly a half-million views. She is also cofounder and owner of Keep Making Music, a virtual performance company based in Austin, Texas.
Additionally, Galus is a freelance transcriber, editor, arranger, and composer, having written and designed for wind ensemble, marching band, pep band, chamber ensembles, and show choir. Recent projects include a critical edition of Michael Martin’s Lontano: Symphony for Wind Ensemble (2018) and an original brass choir work entitled Hail (2018). Her wind ensemble transcription of John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto premiered in 2019.
Galus is currently serving or has served on the staff for Rhythmic Force Indoor Percussion, Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, National Youth Wind Ensemble, and Ultimate Drill Book. She holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Indiana Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, and Kappa Psi, and is an honorary sister of Tau Beta Sigma.
Dr. Jason H. Nam is associate professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he directs the Concert Band and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental conducting, administration of school bands, and wind literature.
Nam earned a Doctor of Music in Wind Conducting degree from the Jacobs School, where he studied with Stephen W. Pratt. Nam also earned an M.M. in Conducting and a B.M. in Music Education from the University of Redlands, where he studied with Eddie R. Smith.
Prior to his graduate degree work, Nam served as a lecturer in the Department of Music at California State University, San Bernardino and as director of bands at La Colina Junior High School and San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California. More recently, he has served as a faculty member, ensemble conductor, and director of the IU Summer Music Clinic.
Nam keeps a busy schedule as a conductor, adjudicator, and clinician across the United States and North America. He was named a national finalist for The American Prize in Conducting (Band/Wind Ensemble division) in 2017.
His IU Concert Band was invited to perform at the 2020 College Band Directors National Association North Central Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Nam served as resident music director of the Bloomington-based Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble from 2016 to 2021, performing widely throughout Indiana and as an invited ensemble at the Ohio Music Educators Professional Development Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2020.
He has been published in the Journal of the National Band Association and the American Bandmasters Association’s Journal of Band Research. Nam’s research interests include the music of William Bolcom, the wind chamber music of Igor Stravinsky, the historical development of the wind band repertoire in the twentieth century, and effective rehearsal methodologies for conductors.
Nam currently serves on the national selection committee for the National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest and holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, Conductors Guild, Indiana Music Education Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society. He is also a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity of America.
Dr. Eric M. Smedley is associate professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is also director of IU athletic bands and co-director of the Marching Hundred. Additionally, he directs the Symphonic Band and teaches undergraduate and graduate instrumental conducting courses.
Smedley earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the Jacobs School of Music. He previously served on the music faculties of Boise State University and Western Kentucky University, and as a public-school music educator in Cocoa Beach, Florida; Santa Monica, California; and Kenosha, Wisconsin.
He has conducted throughout North America, Russia, and Japan. He maintains an active schedule as a clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and trumpet performer. His Symphonic Band was selected to perform at the 2018 College Band Directors National Association North Central Conference.
Smedley’s research interests are varied and include projects in the areas of contemporary wind band literature, wind band orchestration, and conducting pedagogy.
His book chapters on composers Joseph Turrin, John Mackey, and David Dzubay are published in A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis, and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, and he has additional research published in the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series.
He is also an empirical researcher, most recently publishing “Conductor Gestures Influence Evaluations of Ensemble Performance” in the refereed journal Frontiers in Psychology.
Smedley is a member of the Gamma chapter of the international band fraternity Phi Beta Mu and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association and the National Association for Music Education.
He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife, Jessica, their daughter, Ella, and their Bedlington Terriers Piper and Finn.
