Bud Woodruff

String/Symphony Orchestra
Written By Elisa Janson Jones
Bud Woodruff Headshot Music Teacher Guild

I received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Houston School of Music, now known as the Moores School of Music. I studied Conducting with A. Clyde Roller and James T. Mathews, and Composition with Michael Horvit. I played with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra for 25 years and then taught in Deer Park ISD, and was head of the Orchestra program and orchestra director at the High School for the last 14 years I was there. I was also the Music Director and Orchestra Conductor of the Pasadena Philharmonic Society.

I am now retired and 'work' as a composer, with over 40 works for string orchestra currently in print. I also work as a guest clinician, and judge orchestra contests in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

 
 

  • I taught using a conceptual method in which I related needed technical skills to skills the student already possessed, thus accelerating the learning process.

  • I was an administrator for the Facebook group, School Orchestra and String Teachers, where we fielded questions and gave advice to members; I was a panelist for a discussion group at TMEA; I coached the other orchestra personnel who worked for Deer Park ISD while I was the head of the Orchestra Program. I also taught as a member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Moores School of Music for 15 years, teaching private lessons to Music Majors.

 
Elisa Janson Jones

Elisa is an entrepreneurial, accomplished, and results-driven educational executive, program creator, and developer with a strong education, leadership & management background. With a proven track record in the professional development sector as a digital education creation specialist, director, strategist, public speaker, and educator, and a product marketing specialization in passion industries.

https://elisajanson.com
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