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About me
Kris Gilbert received her Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, her Masters of Music Composition from Binghamton University and her Certificate of Advanced Study in College Teaching from SUNY-Potsdam. She has been teaching for 29 years in the southern tier of New York and currently teaches 6-12 modern band, co- teaches high school band and chorus, basic rock, sound recording, 6-8 chorus and directs the musical for the Windsor Central School District. Previously she taught all levels of band, marching band, jazz band, AP music theory, music production and modern band. Kris has directed multiple honor Modern Bands in New York State at the area all-state and state wide level. She is an active clinician and has presented at many conferences including but not limited to: APME Ediburgh 2024, NAfME All-National & All-Eastern, Music Will Modern Band Summit, NYSSMA Winter & Summer Conference, Texas All-State, Ohio All-State, Tennessee All-State, and regional and local conferences. She is also a co-author on the Modern Band Method Book for Ukulele (Music Will/Hal Leonard) She is the founder and director of the Southern Tier Youth Wind Ensemble. Kris serves as the NYSSMA Technology Committee Chairperson,is an ambassador and independent contractor for Music Will, is the 1st Vice-President of the Broome County Music Educators Associatio and the Vice President of APME-NY. Kris is a multi-instrumentalist who performs regularly on woodwinds, piano, trombone and rock band instruments. In her spare time she enjoys performing with several local bands and performing in school and local community musical pits.