Tau Beta
Sigma
National Vice President for Professional
Relations
Johnnie Vinson is
Director of Bands and Professor of Music at
Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He received
the Bachelor of Science and Master of Education
degrees in Music Education from Auburn, and the
Doctor of Arts degree in Music Theory from the
University of Mississippi.
Now in his
thirty-third year at Auburn, Dr. Vinson
previously served as Assistant Band Director,
then as Associate Director and Director of the
Marching Band before becoming Director of Bands
in 1991. Prior to joining the Auburn faculty, he
taught in the public schools of Columbus,
Georgia, and worked as a Graduate Assistant with
the bands at the University of Texas and
University of Mississippi. At Auburn, he
supervises the overall band program, conducts the
Symphonic Band, and teaches conducting, band
arranging and band literature. He is also faculty
sponsor to Auburn's Theta Lambda Chapter of Tau
Beta Sigma.
With over 300
published works, Dr. Vinson is an internationally
recognized arranger/composer of music for band,
writing primarily for the Hal Leonard Publishing
Corp. He has served as an adjudicator and
clinician throughout the United States.
Dr. Vinson is
active professionally as a member and officer in
a number of organizations. In addition to his
duties as the National Vice President for
Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma, he is
a Past President of the Alabama Music Educators
Association, and is former Alabama State Chair
for the College Band Directors National
Association. He is also a former member of the
Board of Directors of the National Band
Association and is a Past President of Rho
Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters
Fraternity. In addition, he is a member of the
Music Educators National Conference, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
Dr. Vinson was
elected to membership in the prestigious American
Bandmasters Association in 1994 and to its Board
of Directors in 2003. He has been presented the
National Band Association's Citation of
Excellence, and in January 1998, was elected
to the Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame.
(8/7/03)
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