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Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home Band - Normal, Illinois (early 1920s)
This site is maintained by Phillip Hash for the distribution of clinic handouts, research information, and other music education resources. All materials are offered free of charge and may be duplicated as needed.
Phillip Hash is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He holds an Ed.D. in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a M.M in wind conducting from Northwestern University, and a B.M. in music education from Millikin University. Dr. Hash taught instrumental music in the Chicago area for 14 years and has received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association on two occasions as well as the Outstanding Chicagoland Music Educator Award. Bands under his direction have performed at the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival and the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference. Dr. Hash is a member of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, and the National Band Association. He has also published numerous arrangements for developing instrumentalists as well as articles in music education journals and periodicals.