Conn-Selmer Institute: Professional Development
Growing Educators, Administrators, and Students
CSI: Professional Development offers your organization resources and services curated by our master educators and clinicians. Conn-Selmer has over one-hundred and fifty world-class leaders who are eager to help advance your programs.
World-Class Educators
Conn-Selmer boasts an expert team of master music educators who are eager to join you in this new online journey. Our world-class faculty have designed relevant, interactive online sessions guaranteed to benefit you and your students.
Tim Lautzenheiser
Vice President of Education
Chief Education Officer
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Board of Directors, The Midwest Clinic
- Board of Directors, American Band College
- Founder, Attitude Concepts for Today
- Co-author, "Essential Elements" Band Method
- Author, GIA Publications
Richard Saucedo
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Director of Bands, Emeritus, Carmel High School (IN)
- Indiana Bandmasters Association “Bandmaster of the Year” 1998-99
- Music for All Hall of Fame 2015
- Freelance composer and arranger
- Composer for Hal Leonard
- Chief Judge, Bands of America
Alfred Watkins
Musical Director, Co-Founder and Conductor
Cobb Wind Symphony
- Member, American Bandmasters Association
- Member, Bands of America Hall of Fame
- Midwest Music Advisory Committee, 2014
- Phi Beta Mu Georgia Bandmasters Hall of Fame
- Recipient, Edwin Franco Goldman Award, ASBDA
Dr. Paula Crider
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Professor Emerita, University Of Texas-Austin
- Board of Directors, The Midwest Clinic
- Co-author, “Masterworks Studies” Series, Hal Leonard
- Author, “The Composer’s Legacy: Conductors on Conducting for Wind Band,” GIA
- Guest conductor and lecture in 47 states, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, and Australia
Frank Troyka
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Director of Bands, Coordinator of Fine Arts (Retired)
- L.V. Berkner High School (TX)
- Bands of America Hall of Fame 2016
- Texas Bandmaster of the Year 2019
- Music Education faculty at Southern Methodist University, Oklahoma State University, Sam Houston State University
- Guest conductor/clinician across the United States, Canada, South America, Singapore, China, South Africa, Europe, The Philippines
Larry Livingston
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Chair, University of Southern California Department of Conducting
- Guest appearances and All-State ensemble conductor throughout the world
- Former Vice President, New England Conservatory of Music
- Former Dean, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Erin Cole Steele
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Former Director of Bands, Tapp Middle School (GA)
- Author and Contributing Editor, “The Instrumentalist”
- Contributing Author, “Teaching Music Through Performance”
- National Band Association Citation of Excellence 2003, 2008, 2015
- Educational Clinician/Consultant, Hal Leonard
O'Neill Sanford
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Former Director of Bands at Jackson State University
Gary Markham
Senior Educational Consultant
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Retired Supervisor of Instrumental Music for the Cobb County School District (GA)
- Senior Education Consultant and Chief Judge for Bands of America
- Executive Director, Music Administration Collaborative
- Judge Education Director for Drum Corps International
- Bands of America Hall of Fame 2006
Elisa Janson Jones
Senior Manager of Online Learning
Conn-Selmer Inc.
- Host and Producer of the Music Ed Mentor Podcast
- Specialist in delivering online instruction in music
- Columnist, SBO Magazine
- Author, “The Music Educator’s Guide to Thrive”
- K-8 Music Educator
- Nationally and internationally recognized speaker
Dr. Nola Jones
Director of Educational Programs,
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Former Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
- Appearances include 38 of the United States and internationally in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and Singapore
- Blue Ribbon Committee Member to write National Standards for Marching Band on behalf of NAfME
- Adjudicator for Winter Guard International, Bands of America, and Drum Corps International
- Member, DCI Judge Liaison Team for the music caption