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Mr. Arthur Ebert
Director of Bands,
West Bloomfield High
School
Mr.
Ebert earned his
Bachelors of Music
from Michigan State
University and his
Masters of Music
from Southern Oregon
University. While
at MSU he
was
trumpet
section leader and
President of the
Spartan Marching
Band, Vice
President of the
Mortar Board and
Vice President of
KKΨ. 2008 will be
Mr.
Ebert’s 4th
season as West
Bloomfield High
School’s marching
band director and 8th
year as
a teacher in the
district. He is
also on the Michigan
Competing Band
Association board
of directors, and
is the Michigan
School Band and
Orchestra
Association’s
District IV
Vice-President for
Marching Band.
eberta@westbloomfield.k12.mi.us
Mr.
Andy
Ebert
 Assistant
Director,
West
Bloomfield
High
School
Marching
Band
Assistant
Director,
West
Bloomfield
High
School
Winter Drumline
Andy
Ebert
currently
lives in
Plymouth,
Michigan
where he works as
an instructor
and
designer.
He has a
bachelor’s degree
from
Western Michigan
University
with a
secondary education
certification.
Andy
is the
visual
caption
head for
the Carolina
Crown
Drum and
Bugle
Corps
from Ft.
Mills,
South Carolina.
He will
be
returning
to this
role for
the 2009
season for his
third
year.
Andy
served
as the
visual
coordinator and caption
head for
the
Plymouth-Canton
Educational
Park
Marching
Arts
Program
from
2005-2007.
His
responsibilities
include
visual
caption head
of the
fall
program
and director/designer
for
the
winter percussion.
Under
his leadership,
the PCMB
enjoyed
top 6
finishes
in the
visual caption
all
three of
his
years at
the BOA
Grand
Nationals Competition
and the
Winter
Percussion
was
promoted
to
World Class in
their
first WGI
season
and
enjoyed
a 6th
place
finish
at
WGI
Finals.
Andy is
now
happy to
be the
visual
coordinator
at West
Bloomfield
High
School
and in
his
first
fall the
band won their
first
State
Championship
in
school
history.
He is
looking forward
to many
successful
years
with
this
up-and-coming program.
Andy is
involved
as a
consultant,
program coordinator,
and
drill
designer
for many
successful
fall and winter
programs
across
the
country.
Mrs.
Sarah Ebert
Assistant Director,
West Bloomfield High
School Marching Band
Mrs. Ebert earned
her Bachelor of
Science in Education
from East Tennessee
State
University. Mrs.
Ebert was a woodwind
teacher with the
Milford High School
Marching Band in
2003 and 2004. She
first worked with
the WBHS Marching
Band in the fall of
2002 as a sectional
teacher. In
addition to working
with the
WBHS marching band
Mrs. Ebert teaches
clarinet lessons and
woodwind
sectionals in the
Milford area.
Mr. Joshua James
Director, West
Bloomfield Jazz
Orchestra
Joshua James earned
his Bachelors degree
in music performance
(saxophone) and
Philosophy from
Albion College. From
there, he continued
his education at
Wayne
State University
earning his
post-graduate music
education teaching
certification.
Joshua, having
worked in both the
Birmingham and West
Bloomfield school
districts,
now makes his home
as the Director of
Bands for St. Mary's
Preparatory in
Orchard
Lake. In addition to
his duties as a high
school educator,
Joshua teaches at
Madonna
University as an
adjunct instructor
in Woodwind, Brass,
and Percussion
pedagogy.
When not teaching,
Joshua continues to
both perform and
compose
professionally for
regional jazz
orchestras and
combos in the metro
Detroit area.
jjames@stmarysprep.com
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Mr. Andrew Markworth
Assistant Director,
West Bloomfield High
School Marching Band
Director, West
Bloomfield High
School Winter
Drumline
Andrew Markworth is
a composer and
arranger for Shadow
Lake Music. He
was the Director of
Bands at Centerville
High School in
Centerville, OH
From 2005-2008
where he has been
arranging and
composing for the
marching band and
percussion ensembles
since 2002. Andrew
has also
arranged and
composed for the
following groups:
Carolina Crown Drum
and
Bugle Corps
(2007-Present),
Centerville High
School
(2002-Present),
Senators Drum and
Bugle Corps (England
– 2007-Present),
Crossmen Drum
and Bugle Corps
(2008) as well as
many other bands and
percussion
ensembles. Andrew
was a member of
Rhythm X Indoor Drum
Line from
2003-2005 holding
the position of
Ensemble Leader in
2004 and 2005.
Since 2006 Andrew
has been the front
ensemble arranger
and music
director and is the
Ensemble director
for the 2009
season. From
2001-2002 he was a
member of the
Glassmen Drum and
Bugle Corps, holding
the position of
Percussion Captain
in 2002. In 2004,
he was a member of
the DCI World
Champion Cavaliers
Drum and Bugle
Corps. In 2005
Andrew
graduated from Miami
University with a
degree in Music
Education. While
there he was a
member of the Wind
Symphony, Marching
Band, Percussion
Ensemble, African
Ensemble, Gamelan
Ensemble, Taiko
Ensemble, and Global
Rhythms.
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