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GHS Director of BandsMatt Ownby has been a music educator for the past 26 years: 3 years as adjunct professor at UNLV, 21 years teaching K-12 music in the Novi Community School District in Michigan (including 3 years as elementary principal), and one year as the GISD Percussion Director. He was director of three-time WGI World Finalist Novi Percussion, as well as an instructor with WGI regular World Finalists Motor City Percussion and Huron Valley Percussion.
Matt has degrees from Western Michigan University, UNLV, and the University of Michigan. He performed as a member of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from 1991-1993 and won the DCI Individual Ensemble competition in 1993. During the 2016 and 2017 seasons he also served as Director of Operations for The Cavaliers. Matt has judged marching band and drumline events around the country, arranges music for marching ensembles across the United States and Europe, and was the music adjudication caption head for the State of Michigan marching band circuit for 10 years. He has also performed with Elton John, Faith Hill, Wynona Judd, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves, among others. Matt has 2 grown children Jacob (24) and Isabelle (22), a stepson Blake (22) and lives in Royse City with his wife Trudy and dog Mia. |
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GHS Assistant DirectorLuke Dailey is the assistant band director at Greenville Middle School. Mr. Dailey graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce with a degree in Music Education. He enjoys both music performance and education and is currently a cornet player in the "Dallas Brass Band", a British style brass ensemble based in the Dallas area. Prior to teaching in Greenville, Mr. Dailey taught private lessons for several years and was a band director at Agnew Middle School in Mesquite, Texas.
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GMS Head DirectorKelsey Mattice is the Head Band Director at Greenville Middle School and is currently in her 5th year of teaching. Her teaching so far has included 3 different positions at Greenville: 6th Grade Band Director (3 years), Assistant GMS Director (1 year), and now is excited to be the Head GMS Director!
She currently plays flute for multiple organizations, traveling as needed, including playing weekly for Athen's First Baptist Church. Ms. Mattice has played flute and saxophone in the orchestra for Greenville Family Theater, playing in shows such as the productions "Newsies" and "Mary Poppins". Prior to teaching in Greenville, Ms. Mattice studied Music Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce. While there, she participated in the flute choir, wind ensemble, Steel Pan ensemble, and “The Pride” Marching band on flute, piccolo, and Color Guard. Ms. Mattice lives in Rockwall with her 2 cats Tobi and Sammy, and her bearded dragon Spyro! |
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GISD Intermediate Band DirectorSamantha Jocoy is the Sixth Grade Band Director at Greenville Sixth Grade center and is currently in her third year of teaching in Greenville. Ms. Jocoy graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce with a degree in Music Education. While there, she studied oboe under Natasha Merchant, participated in the Wind Ensemble, and “The Pride” Marching Band as a colorguard member and drum major.
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Contact Us!
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Name:
Matthew Ownby, GHS Head Director Luke Dailey, GHS Assist.Director Kelsey Mattice, GMS Head Director TBD, GMS Assist. Director Samantha Jocoy, SGC Director TBD, GISD Percussion |
Email:
ownbym@greenvilleisd.com daileyl@greenvilleisd.com matticek@greenvilleisd.com -- williamss@greenvilleisd.com -- |
Phone:
GHS: 903.453.3646 GMS: 903.453.3240 SGC: 903.408.4755 |
