Christine Cleary- Flute
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Christine Cleary is a private flute instructor and freelance flutist in the DFW area. She has flute performance degrees from Kent State University and Ohio University. After earning her Master's degree in flute she moved to Texas to pursue full time private teaching. She is married to Woodwinds specialist, Mark Dooly, and they have two children. She is also a partner with T4 Music mentor, a nationally marketed online video private lesson program and part owner of doolywoodwinds.com, which provides woodwind accessories.
Kaitlin Jones- Flute
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Kaitlin Jones is an active flute teacher and freelance flutist in the DFW area. Ms. Jones received her Master of Music in Flute Performance in the spring of 2019 from the University of Michigan under the tutelage of professor and world renowned flutist, Amy Porter. While in Michigan, Kaitlin performed with the University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Kiesler while maintaining a flute studio comprised of students aged nine through twenty-six.
Born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Ms. Jones completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Music in the spring of 2017. During her time at UAFS, Ms. Jones maintained her own private flute studio, in addition to teaching for the Academy of the Arts and Community School of the Arts.
The 23-24 school year will be Ms. Jones' fifth year teaching full time in Texas.
Melissa Bosma- Oboe
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Melissa Bosma is the Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Texas at Arlington. She also serves as the Secretary of the International Double Reed Society. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Bosma served as Lecturer of Oboe at Oklahoma State University, where she also served as Director of the OSU Summer Music Camp. She also served as Adjunct Instructor of Oboe at Heidelberg University, where she performed with the faculty woodwind quintet, regularly performed at the New Music Festival, and commissioned new solo works for oboe and piano.
Ms. Bosma has taught extensively in Texas, Michigan, and Oklahoma through her studio and master classes at many local middle and high schools. She currently maintains a private studio at Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Northwest ISD, and Southlake Carroll ISD. Passionate about sharing oboe pedagogy with other educators, Ms. Bosma has given presentations at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention and the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference. Ms. Bosma is an active orchestral musician who has performed with groups such as the Fort Worth Symphony, Fort Worth Opera, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Michigan Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Also an accomplished chamber musician, Ms. Bosma attended the Sarasota Music Festival and was a Fellow at Music Academy of the West where she was a featured soloist under the baton of Grammy-nominated conductor Nicholas McGegan.
Melissa Bosma graduated with Master of Music degrees in both Oboe Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance from Southern Methodist University. Her primary teachers include Erin Hannigan and Nancy Ambrose King.
Ross Duncan- Bassoon
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Dr. Ross Duncan is a professional bassoonist and educator currently based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. While pursuing his studies, Ross has had the pleasure of playing with a variety of orchestras and chamber groups in the United States and Canada, including the Sheboygan Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, the Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra, the Scarborough Philharmonic and the Chinese Artist Society of Toronto, and the Perrysburg Symphony. Ross received his D.M.A. and M.M. from the University of Wisconsin Madison, where he received the prestigious Paul Collins Fellowship (DMA), as well as a graduate assistantship (M.M.). In addition he holds an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School in Toronto, Canada, and a B.A. in German from Bowling Green State University. His teachers include Marc Vallon, Fraser Jackson, Dr. Nathaniel Zeisler and William Lewis.
Jeanene Johnson- Clarinet/Saxophone
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Jeanene Loppolo Johnson graduated Magna Cum Laude from TWU with a Bachelor in Music Education. She served as the Principal Clarinetist in the Wind Ensemble and Lead Alto in Jazz Band II. She also participated in Sigma Alpha Iota and served as Editor, Treasurer and VP Ritual. She received the SAI Honor Award, SAI Scholastic Award, SAI Leadership Award and was twice the recipient of the SAI Marjory Murphy Scholarship Award. She was also selected for the Presidential Honors Concert, was awarded Music Major of the Year, and participated as an officer in Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi and Mortar Board Honor Societies.
Jeanene graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas Christian University with a Masters in Clarinet Performance. She was awarded a graduate assistantship under professor Gary Whitman. She served as the Principal Clarinetist of the TCU Wind Symphony as well as the Principal Clarinetist of TCU Symphony Orchestra. She is featured on TCU's compact disk, Regenesis - Music Of Renewal performing the extended clarinet solo on Alfred Reed's Variations on the "Porazzi" Theme of Richard Wagner. She was also selected for membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society and served as substitute Principal Clarinet in the Los Colinas Symphony.
Jeanene is an active clinician, performer and private teacher in the DFW area. She has been a featured soloist in many short film and full feature film compositions of DFW composer Douglas Edward. She has taught clarinet and saxophone lessons since 2006 in GCISD and has also taught clarinet sectionals & ensembles for the TCU Summer Band Program since 2009. Jeanene also served as Adjunct Professor of Clarinet and Director of Clarinet ensembles at Tarleton State University from 2007-2012. She is an active member of Texas Music Educators Association and The International Clarinet Association. She enjoys all things clarinet, running, baking, taking photographs with her husband Stephen and spending time with her awesome 2 year old Christian!
Randy Graham- Trumpet
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Randy Graham has been teaching trumpet lessons privately for over 25 years, the last 13 of those years have been in GCISD. He received a bachelors degree in Music Education from WTAMU and attended UNT graduate school to focus on Jazz Studies. Mr. Graham currently performs in many groups in the DFW from classical to jazz as well as easy listening to the hardest of rock. He has been involved in the DFW live music scene for the past 20 years. He is also a vocalist (but don't tell anybody). He can be heard on 10 CD's. He has also performed with many famous people such as Harry Connick, Jr. and Elvira, just to name a couple. Mr. Graham is excited to continue to teach in GCISD and help the music program grow with great trumpet players!
Micah Tompkins- French Horn
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Micah Tompkins is a Florida born musician and teacher in the DFW metroplex and has been for nearly 9 years. After finishing a Masters and Performer’s Certificate at The Pennsylvania State University, he moved to Texas in 2013. During his time here, he has performed with many diverse ensembles including DFW Brass and the Allen Philharmonic As a teacher in multiple ISD’s and formerly at Brookhaven College, his students have regularly ranked highly in the All-Region process and his greatest hope for his students is that they learn to love and appreciate all aspects of music.
Amanda Kana- Trombone
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Amanda Kana is an active freelance trombone instructor and performer in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. A native of Katy, Texas, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Baylor University and her Master of Music in Trombone Performance from Texas Christian University. Her teachers include Dr. David Begnoche, Brent Phillips, and Bart Plumb.
Ms. Kana currently teaches in the Grapevine-Colleyville and Keller school districts and at Bethesda Christian School. Her students consistently earn positions in the Texas All-Region and All-State bands, and many have continued their studies at the collegiate level.
In addition to teaching, Ms Kana regularly performs with Center Stage Brass, a professional brass ensemble in DFW, and since 2016, has spent many of her summers touring Germany with the brass ensemble Eurobrass. She has performed numerous ensembles in the metroplex, including the Irving Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Monsters of Fort Worth, the Northeast Orchestra, the Plano Symphony Orchestra, and Triumvirate Brass Trio.
Dustin Grimes- Euphonium/Tuba
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Mr.Dustin Grimes is a freelance bass trombonist and professional musician in the DFW Area. Mr.Grimes holds a Bachelor’s Degree in music performance from Texas Christian University and a Masters Degree in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Grimes is a published author in Music and Medicine and a trombone specialist at with Houghton Horns. Mr.Grimes has performed with Center Stage Brass, The Brass Roots, and The Balcony Big Band, Brazos Chamber Orchestra as well as being a regular member of the Christ Chapel Bible Church Music Ministry. Mr.Grimes leads an active and versatile freelance career playing in ensembles of a wide range including orchestral settings as well as jazz and commercial settings while also running his own private lesson studio.
Daniel Darrah- Percussion
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Daniel Wyn Darrah has been working as a percussion consultant at CHHS since 2003, and is currently the Assistant Director of Percussion. He received his Bachelors of Music degree in percussion performance from the University of Montana studying with Dr. Robert Ledbetter. Daniel went on to study percussion at the University of North Texas, where he received his Masters degree in Music Performance, studying under Mark Ford and Christopher Deane. As a member of the prestigious UNT Wind Symphony and Graduate Percussion Ensemble, Dan has been involved in numerous recording projects and performed at many regional and national conventions, such as the CBDNA, TMEA and PASIC.
While at UNT, Daniel served as a teaching fellow, directing several ensembles while teaching lessons and classes. In 2008, Daniel was the assistant director of the PASIC Champion UNT Indoor Drum Line, working alongside Paul Rennick. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Graduate Student in Percussion award. In 2010 he served on the faculty at the University of Montana as the Director of Percussion. He is currently working to finish his PhD in percussion at UNT.
Daniel has been teaching in the Dallas/Fort Worth area since 2003. He has served as a consultant, arranger, instructor for both classical percussion ensembles and drumline front ensembles, and private lesson teacher within several school districts. He has devoted most of his time at CHHS. While at CHHS the percussion program has earned multiple awards and honors including marching percussion champions of the Plano Drum Line Competition, Lone Star Classic, and outstanding front ensemble at the PASIC Marching Festival and Lone Star Classic in 2012.
Daniel joined the Blue Knights Drum Corps instructional staff in 2006 serving as the front ensemble instructor. While with the Blue Knights, he has had several I&E winners, including Best Front Ensemble in 2007 and 2010 with works that he arranged and directed. In 2011, Daniel became part of the design team for the Blue Knights as one of the percussion arrangers and served as percussion caption head in 2012.