David Becker
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David Becker is the Head Band Director at Apollo Junior High, where his responsibilities include directing Symphonic Band I, teaching beginner brass classes at Big Springs and Yale Elementary schools, and assisting all other junior high band classes. This is Mr. Becker's twenty-first year of teaching and seventeenth year at Apollo Junior High. Under his direction, the bands at Apollo have consistently earned Superior ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest as well as numerous local festivals. Prior to coming to Apollo, Mr. Becker served for four years as Assistant Band Director at Mesquite High School where he led the Jazz Ensemble and assisted with the Wind Ensemble and the Mighty Maroon Marching Band.
Mr. Becker graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Music Education, studying conducting with Kevin Sedatole and Barry Kraus and trumpet with Wiff Rudd and Barry Hopper. While at Baylor, he played in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band, was a two-time trumpet section leader of the Golden Wave Band, and in the fall of 2005 was one of two undergraduate staff assistants of the Golden Wave Band. Mr. Becker was fortunate to complete his student teaching assignment at Flower Mound High School with Rob Myers and Shadow Ridge Middle School with Mike Brown in Lewisville ISD.
In 2015, Mr. Becker earned his Master of Music in Music Education degree at Southern Methodist University. While at SMU, Mr. Becker was fortunate to study with Lynne Jackson, Brian Merrill, Sarah Allen and Tom Tunks. Mr. Becker loves spending time with his wife Heather, who is a band director at Parker Junior High in Wylie, and his two sons, Benjamin and Andrew. He also enjoys traveling, reading, and listening to great music!
[email protected] │ 469-593-8010
David Becker is the Head Band Director at Apollo Junior High, where his responsibilities include directing Symphonic Band I, teaching beginner brass classes at Big Springs and Yale Elementary schools, and assisting all other junior high band classes. This is Mr. Becker's twenty-first year of teaching and seventeenth year at Apollo Junior High. Under his direction, the bands at Apollo have consistently earned Superior ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest as well as numerous local festivals. Prior to coming to Apollo, Mr. Becker served for four years as Assistant Band Director at Mesquite High School where he led the Jazz Ensemble and assisted with the Wind Ensemble and the Mighty Maroon Marching Band.
Mr. Becker graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Music Education, studying conducting with Kevin Sedatole and Barry Kraus and trumpet with Wiff Rudd and Barry Hopper. While at Baylor, he played in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band, was a two-time trumpet section leader of the Golden Wave Band, and in the fall of 2005 was one of two undergraduate staff assistants of the Golden Wave Band. Mr. Becker was fortunate to complete his student teaching assignment at Flower Mound High School with Rob Myers and Shadow Ridge Middle School with Mike Brown in Lewisville ISD.
In 2015, Mr. Becker earned his Master of Music in Music Education degree at Southern Methodist University. While at SMU, Mr. Becker was fortunate to study with Lynne Jackson, Brian Merrill, Sarah Allen and Tom Tunks. Mr. Becker loves spending time with his wife Heather, who is a band director at Parker Junior High in Wylie, and his two sons, Benjamin and Andrew. He also enjoys traveling, reading, and listening to great music!
Ryan Holcomb
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Ryan Holcomb serves as the Assistant Band Director at Apollo Junior High, where his responsibilities include directing Symphonic Band II, teaching beginning band classes at Dartmouth, Terrace and Yale Elementary schools, and assisting with Symphonic Band I and Concert Band. This is Mr. Holcomb’s third year of teaching and his first at Apollo Junior High. Prior to joining the Apollo Bands, Mr. Holcomb served for two years as the Graduate Assistant Band Director at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he led the Stampede of Sound Marching Band and the Sound Machine Basketball Band, co-directed the Symphonic Band, and assisted with the Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Holcomb earned both his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Conducting at the University of Central Oklahoma, studying conducting with Brian Lamb and Alexander Mickelthwate, bassoon with Lori Wooden, saxophone with Brian Gorrell, and music education with Ryan Meeks. While at UCO, he played in the Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Quintet, and Jazz Ensembles.
As a professional musician, Mr. Holcomb has served as an apprentice conductor with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and as a bassoonist with the Enid Symphony Orchestra. When not in the classroom, he loves spending time with his fiancée, Phoebe. He also enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and listening to live music.
[email protected]│ 469-593-8010
Ryan Holcomb serves as the Assistant Band Director at Apollo Junior High, where his responsibilities include directing Symphonic Band II, teaching beginning band classes at Dartmouth, Terrace and Yale Elementary schools, and assisting with Symphonic Band I and Concert Band. This is Mr. Holcomb’s third year of teaching and his first at Apollo Junior High. Prior to joining the Apollo Bands, Mr. Holcomb served for two years as the Graduate Assistant Band Director at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he led the Stampede of Sound Marching Band and the Sound Machine Basketball Band, co-directed the Symphonic Band, and assisted with the Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Holcomb earned both his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Conducting at the University of Central Oklahoma, studying conducting with Brian Lamb and Alexander Mickelthwate, bassoon with Lori Wooden, saxophone with Brian Gorrell, and music education with Ryan Meeks. While at UCO, he played in the Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Quintet, and Jazz Ensembles.
As a professional musician, Mr. Holcomb has served as an apprentice conductor with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and as a bassoonist with the Enid Symphony Orchestra. When not in the classroom, he loves spending time with his fiancée, Phoebe. He also enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and listening to live music.
Brice Freeman
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Brice Freeman is beginning his 8th year as the Percussion Director at L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson ISD where his responsibilities include coordinating all cluster percussion activities, instructing the drumline, teaching middle school percussion classes, conducting percussion ensembles, and coordinating full cluster percussion concerts.
Brice Freeman has been pursuing a passion for percussion and music education for the over a decade. Mr. Freeman’s performance experience includes four summers marching in various drum corps in Drum Corps International. This includes Forte Drum and Bugle Corps in 2012, the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013, and the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from 2014-2015, winning the Fred Sanford Award for High Percussion in 2014. In addition, Mr. Freeman was a member of the University of North Texas' Green Brigade Marching Band, as well as the UNT Drumline A-Line and percussion ensemble, traveling to Poland in 2014 for the International Drum Festival held in Opole.
While at North Texas, Mr. Freeman participated in multiple snare ensembles, winning first place in the Percussive Arts Society's college small ensemble competition in 2015. At UNT, Mr. Freeman had the privilege of working with some of the world's finest percussion educators, including Paul Rennick, Mark Ford, and Christopher Deane.
Mr. Freeman graduated from UNT in the spring of 2017 with a degree in music education. From 2017 until 2019 Mr. Freeman worked as a private lesson teacher and marching band technician both in the DFW and Austin areas. Currently, Mr. Freeman works as a percussion educator for the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, and he is very eager and excited to continue working with the Berkner High School cluster as Percussion Director.
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Brice Freeman is beginning his 8th year as the Percussion Director at L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson ISD where his responsibilities include coordinating all cluster percussion activities, instructing the drumline, teaching middle school percussion classes, conducting percussion ensembles, and coordinating full cluster percussion concerts.
Brice Freeman has been pursuing a passion for percussion and music education for the over a decade. Mr. Freeman’s performance experience includes four summers marching in various drum corps in Drum Corps International. This includes Forte Drum and Bugle Corps in 2012, the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013, and the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from 2014-2015, winning the Fred Sanford Award for High Percussion in 2014. In addition, Mr. Freeman was a member of the University of North Texas' Green Brigade Marching Band, as well as the UNT Drumline A-Line and percussion ensemble, traveling to Poland in 2014 for the International Drum Festival held in Opole.
While at North Texas, Mr. Freeman participated in multiple snare ensembles, winning first place in the Percussive Arts Society's college small ensemble competition in 2015. At UNT, Mr. Freeman had the privilege of working with some of the world's finest percussion educators, including Paul Rennick, Mark Ford, and Christopher Deane.
Mr. Freeman graduated from UNT in the spring of 2017 with a degree in music education. From 2017 until 2019 Mr. Freeman worked as a private lesson teacher and marching band technician both in the DFW and Austin areas. Currently, Mr. Freeman works as a percussion educator for the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, and he is very eager and excited to continue working with the Berkner High School cluster as Percussion Director.