Daniel Wade, Director of Bands
Ben Neal, Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Percussion
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Ben Neal is Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Percussion at East Mississippi Community College. He teaches private lessons, instructs the Mighty Lion Drumline, coaches Percussion Ensemble, and assists the marching band. He is also Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at Mississippi State University where he teaches applied lessons. As an educator/clinician, he has taught extensively in high schools from Mississippi, Alabama, and New Mexico. Ben has performed as a soloist with the New Mexico State University Philharmonic and as a section percussionist in the Las Cruces Symphony, North Mississippi Symphony, and Meridian Symphony. Ben holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, and a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. His teachers include Fred Bugbee, Josh Armstrong, Bryan Mitchell, Will Curry, and Ronnie Mckeown. Ben lives in Starkville, MS with his wife, Lina, their dog and their three cats.
B.M.E. Delta State University M.M. New Mexico State University |