Mr. Timmins earned a B.S in Music Education and a Master of Music Education degree from Duquesne University. He has been playing trumpet professionally and teaching privately for 37 years. Mr. Timmins completed a 30-year career as an instrumental music teacher in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District in 1999. Since that time he has been employed at Duquesne University as Assistant Marching Band Director. He is also the Director of the Summer Music and Arts Camp at Chatham College. Mr. Timmins performs regularly on trumpet, piccolo trumpet and cornet.
Act 33/34 Clearance Teacher
Instructor:
Bob Tupper
Focus Areas:
Brass
Instruments:
Trombone ($20/30 minutes)
Locations:
Bridgeville
Description:
Bob is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in addition to Pennsylvania teaching certification. He currently teaches music in the Peters Township School District and plays with groups including the River City Brass Band, Pittsburgh Opera and McKeesport and Westmoreland Symphonies.
Act 33/34 Clearance Teacher
Instructor:
Elliott Ratliff
Focus Areas:
Brass
Instruments:
Trombone
Locations:
Gibsonia, Penn Hills
Description:
Mr. Ratliff earned his bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree from New Jersey City University. During his time at Edinboro, he performed in all of the college bands and the University choir. He also performed professionally with the Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania and was a trombone instructor for the Edinboro University Community Music School. During his time in New Jersey, he perfomed in all of the college bands and performed professionally with the Hudson County Intergenerational Community Band. He has held memberships in the Edinboro University Highland Ambassadors, Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, New Jersey Music Educators Association, and the International Trombone Association. He currently performs with the North Suburban Symphonic Band in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Act 33/34 Clearance Teacher
Instructor:
Gonzalo Fernandez
Focus Areas:
Brass
Instruments:
Trombone ($20/30 minutes)
Locations:
Gibsonia
Description:
Gonzalo Fernandez holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance from Ponti_cia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, and a Master’s Degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, where he also held a performance residency. He has studied with Peter Sullivan, Principal Trombone of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), Steven Witser, Assistant Principal Trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra, the late Byron McCulloh, Bass Trombone with the PSO, and various members of the Orquesta Filarm%F3nica de Santiago, Chile. His performance credits include the Westmoreland, Johnstown, Pittsburgh Festival and McKeesport symphony orchestras as well as a number of symphony orchestras in Chile and Argentina.
*Act 33/34 Clearance Teacher* This means that the teacher has received Act 33/34 Clearances from the State of Pennsylvania. Act 33/34 Clearances are designed to ensure that people who work with children have a record clear of child abuse and crime. All schools in Pennsylvania require that teachers and school staff have Act 33/34 Clearances. In June of 2005, Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers implemented a policy that all new teachers are required to have Act 33/34 Clearances.
