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Max Taylor |
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Mr. Taylor has been a music teacher at Vernon Township High School for seven years and has been the Director of Bands for the last three of these years. He is the conductor of several VTHS instrumental ensembles including Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Viking Marching Band, Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Choir and the Pit Orchestra for the Spring Musical. During Mr. Taylor's first four years at Vernon Twp. High School he was the choral director in charge of Concert Choir Mixed, Concert Choir Women, Symphonic Choir, Chanticleer, Les Chanteuses, and Close Harmony. His undergraduate work includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education completed at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and an additional Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications from Seton Hall University. He is currently pursuing a graduate degree in the Master of Science in Educational Technology program at Ramapo College of NJ. At Vernon Township High School, Mr. Taylor enjoys working with the Instrumental Department. He has been the Musical Director for five of the VTHS Spring Musicals in which the past seven years he also conducted the Pit Orchestra for Jekyll and Hyde, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, The Boyfriend, Sugar and this year's spring musical Seussical! Several of Mr. Taylor's accomplishments include, Managing the 2003 Region I Women's Choir, Touring with the Ridgewood Concert Band in it's 2003 Tour to the South of France, Executing a VTHS Choir tour to Florida in 2002, Executing a VTHS European Choir tour to London and Paris in April of 2005 in which he conducted the VTHS Choir in Sacred Heart Basilica, Newark; Southwark Cathedral, London and the Cathedral de Notre Dame, Paris and in 2006 Executing a VTHS Band Tour to Ohio where the VTHS Viking Marching Band participated in a parade along Cedar Point's Midway. In addition, the VTHS Band received a Superior rating at Music in the Parks concert festival during this tour in Sandusky, Ohio. Mr. Taylor is looking forward to directing some of the instrumental ensembles on tour to Disney World this school year! |