Jessica Perkins is the orchestra director
at Simmons Middle School in Aberdeen, where she works
with string students from 4th grade through 8th grade.
Prior to her appointment in Aberdeen, she taught band
at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where bands
under her direction scored the first Division "I"
ratings in the history of the school at both concert band
and marching band festivals. Perkins maintains an active
performance schedule as a euphonium soloist. She has appeared
as a featured soloist with university, high school, and
community bands throughout the Midwest. In 2000, she was
the brass champion of the MTNA-Wurlitzer solo competition.
Perkins also plays violin in the Aberdeen University-Civic
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Dr. Boyd Perkins serves as Director
of Bands at Northern State University, Aberdeen, South
Dakota. A native of Brookings, South Dakota, Perkins earned
his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Arts degrees
in Wind Conducting from The University of Iowa where his
primary advisor was Dr. Myron Welch. He earned his Bachelor
of Science in Music Education with both and instrumental
and vocal emphasis from South Dakota State University
where his primary teachers were Dr. Darwin Walker and
Dr. Charles Canaan. With successful public school teaching
experience in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota, Dr. Perkins
has developed a strong multifaceted reputation as a music
educator in the areas of concert band, marching band,
and jazz. He maintains an active adjudication and clinician
schedule in all three areas. Dr. Perkins’ duties at NSU
include applied low brass studies, instrumental conducting,
marching band, symphonic band, marching band techniques,
music-education courses, brass methods, brass instrument
care and repair, the NSU All-Star Marching Camp and student-teacher
supervision. Most recently under Dr. Perkins’ leadership,
the NSU Marching Wolves were the lone selection from South
Dakota in the 2006 Waikiki Holiday Parade commemorating
the 65th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In
2005 the Marching Wolves were one of eight collegiate
bands selected to appear in the Presidential Inaugural
Parade in Washington, D.C. As a euphonium performer, Dr.
Perkins has been the runner up in the national MTNA-Wurlitzer
Brass competition, and has appeared as a soloist with
numerous high school, college, and community bands. He
is currently the Band Chair for the South Dakota Music
Educators Association, state representative for the National
Band Association, state representative for the College
Band Directors National Association, and editor of the
"South Dakota Musician." His professional affiliations
include College Band Directors National Association, National
Band Association, South Dakota Bandmasters Association,
Iowa Bandmasters Association, Music Educators National
Conference, International Tuba Euphonium Association,
International Trombone Association, Pi Kappa Lamda, and
Phi Beta Mu.
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