Music Educator 

Jason Younts

Experience

Fredericksburg ISD

Director of Bands

August 2013 - Present

   During my tenure in Fredericksburg ISD I have held a number of roles and have served as Director of Bands for grades 6-12 for since Summer 2018. During my time as Administrator for the Band Department, the Band Program has experienced significant growth and student success. Over my seven years as a member of the Band Department I have had many roles, including:

Director of Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, and Jazz Ensemble

Assistant Director of The Fredericksburg High School Marching Band  

Visual Design and Programming Team Leader Fredericksburg HS Marching Band

Founder, organizer, and Director of the Fredericksburg Jazz Festival

Founder & Director of the FHS Saxophone Ensemble

Clarinet & Saxophone Specialist

Organizer Fredericksburg High School Annual Chamber Music Concert

In each of these roles I have utilized the latitude given to increase the achievement level of our students through focus on detailed learning processes, repetition, grit, and procedural efficiency. Additionally, my educational approach while in Fredericksburg has evolved dramatically in the areas of character development, career soft skill attainment, organizational dynamics, and deep learning using Music and Band as the content vehicle for attainment. I attribute this growth to great support from fellow staff, growing my knowledge base through active District Leadership roles such as serving as a Process Champion for FISD, DEIC member, and Campus Improvement Committee Winner. Additionally, I value my own continued learning process through continuing to read, analyze, and implement new procedural and cultural structures as the program evolves and in support of student learning outcomes and socio-emotional supports.

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Pearsall ISD, Assistant Band Director

August 2012 - August 2013

I served as Drill Writer and Visual Director the Pearsall High School band was the 2012 USBands Class 2A State Champion. The Middle School Sub-Non varsity Band I conducted earned Straight 1s at the Pirateland Concert Festival and the saxophone and clarinet students of the District claimed over 20 Region Band Chairs. 

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texas state university-san marcos, graduate teaching assistant/teacher of record

August 2010-May 2011

Graduate Teaching Assistantship duties included designing remedial Music Theory curriculum, teacher of record for 2 Undergraduate Music Theory classes, and staffing the Music Theory Learning Lab.

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Austin isd, American Sign Language teacher/marching band assistant

February 2004-August 2006

Designed and taught curriculum for five sections of American Sign Language at Akins High School as the campus American Sign Language Teacher. Additionally, taught the Akins High School Marching Band as an Assistant. The Eagle Band was the 1st Alternate to 2004 UIL State Marching Band Contest and won multiple Regional Contests.

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Freelance visual consultant/technician & drill writer

August 2000-August 2013

Worked for a variety of schools and organizations such MacArthur High School Band (San Antonio), Taft High School Indoor Percussion, University of Texas-San Antonio Indoor Percussion, Texas State University-San Marcos Indoor Percussion, Churchill High School, and others as a Marching Band Visual Consultant/Technician and/or Drill Writer. In many cases I completed other tasks normally assigned to Full-time Band Director positions.

Educational

Philosophy

via a growth mindset paradigm focused on effort based failure-assessment-adjustment students will learn professional soft skills, interpersonal communication abilities, experience personal cognitive and emotional growth, attainment of deep learning procedures, and become life-long supporters of the arts.

Honors

Founder & Organizer FBG Jazz Festival '18-’20

ATSSB Region 29 Coordinator ‘19-’20

ATSSB State Board Member ‘19-’20

Clinician-ATSSB All-State 4A Saxophones '14-'19

ATSSB State Audition Panel '18,’19

ATSSB SAR Committee Member '17-'18

ATSSB Region 29 Jazz Coordinator '16-'18

 Campus Improvement Comm. '16-'18

Process Champion CKH Program '15-'18

TECA Visual Adjudicator '13-Present

ATSSB Region XI Jazz Clinician '15

Outstanding Graduate Student in Music Theory '11

Graduate Student of the Year Finalist '11

student Awards

Fredericksburg High School Wind Ensemble was ATSSB Class 4A OPS Concert Division State Winner and Third Place in March

Students have won ALL available 1st Chairs at Region Jazz Ensemble auditions twice in the last three years

UIL Concert Bands Consistently Superior

Victoria Jazz Festival 2018-1st Place 4A

4th Annual Brandeis South Texas Jazz Festival-Superior Performance

UIL State Marching Contest Finalist 2014,2016

ATSSB 2017 OPS 4A Concert State Finalist

ATSSB 2017 OPS 4A Concert Area Winner

Multiple All-State Jazz and Concert Band Members

Dozens of All-Region and All-Area Members

USBands 2012 Class 2A Texas State Champion

TCGC 2012 Percussion Independent Open Class State Champion

TECA 2012 Percussion Scholastic A Class State Champion

BOA 2011 Marching Band San Antonio Super Regional Finalist

TECA 2009 Percussion Scholastic Open Class Silver Medalist

DCI 2007 Division III World Champion

TCGC 2006 Percussion Scholastic A Bronze Medalist

UIL 2004 1st Alternate to UIL State Marching Contest 

Education

Texas State University-San Marcos

M.M. Music
Graduated May 2011

University of Texas-SAn ANtonio

B.A. Music
Graduated Dec 2008

University of Texas-austin

B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduated Dec 2001

MEMBERSHIPS

TMEA, ATSSB, TMAA, TJEA, TMAC
ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETY,
PI KAPPA LAMBDA National Music Honor Society

References available upon request

Contact

Email: jasonyounts@gmail.com
Phone: 210-730-4676