Holly Richey

430 Oxford Crossing Road

Van Alstyne, TX 75495
(469) 514-2922
hrichey@leomail.tamuc.edu

EDUCATION

Department of Music, Honors College Bachelor of Music

Texas A&M University-Commerce In Progress
Commerce, TX 75428 Graduation: December 2023
GPA: 3.90

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Trombone Section Instructor, Greenville High School, Summer 2021

● assisted in teaching marching show, stand tune, and TMEA region music for 4 hours daily in
sectionals
● relayed attendance to band directors
● reported the progress of the students to band directors

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Student Worker, Texas A&M University Commerce, Jr/Sr Honor Band, Fall 2021
● helped organize and set up rehearsal locations across the campus
● gathered and passed out music to the Blue Concert Band
● lead students around campus to rehearsal locations

Student Worker, Texas A&M University Commerce Leadership Camp, Summer 2021
● assisted in moving large groups of students to eating, sleeping, and rehearsal locations
● participated and shadowed camp instructors during daily activities
● monitored sick and injured students who needed to refrain from participating in camp activities,
or were even sent home

Principal Concert Band Trombone Player, Texas A&M University-Commerce

● setting a day and time for weekly rehearsal
● teaching rhythms, tuning, style for the concert band pieces
● turning in weekly reports of what the section had worked on
Vice President of Membership, Kappa Kappa Psi at Texas A&M University-Commerce,
Summer 2021-present
● created and organized events to get students interested in Kappa Kappa Psi
● scheduled and taught lessons to the new members using the Road to Wisdom curriculum
● managed the membership committee who assisted me in these two areas
● created our membership calendar and sent it to national headquarters for approval
● sent new member information to national headquarters to ensure the membership candidates are
duly entered into the system

Librarian, Texas A&M University-Commerce Music Department, Spring 2021-present

● worked alongside the other two university music librarians in order to prepare music and folders
for three concert bands, the marching band, basketball band, and special events such as Jr./Sr.
Honor Band, Summer Band Camp, and the Winter Gala
● coordinated with the 3 university band directors and graduate assistants
● understood Charms Office Assistant and how to enter and organize pieces of music into this
online database
● understood how to make bound scores and sets of music
● catalogued music on shelves
● set up a system for organizing music onto an external harddrive

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Texas A&M University-Commerce Ensembles

● Concert Band
● Symphonic Band
● Wind Ensemble
● Jazz Band II
● Trombone Studio
● “Pride” Marching Band Trombone
○ Exhibition Performance at BOA Grand Nationals
● “Pride” Marching Band Colorguard
● Steel Pan II
Richardson Church of the Nazarene Orchestra

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Texas Music Educators Association,Fall 2021-present

Texas Bandmasters Association, Summer 2021-present
National Association for Music Education Fall 2021-present
Young Band Directors of Texas, Summer 2021-present
Kappa Kappa Psi, Spring 2020-present
REFERENCES

● Dr. Ryan Yahl

Assistant Director of Bands and
Assistant Director of “The Pride”
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2200 Campbell Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
(419) 234-2407
Ryan.Yahl@tamuc.edu

● Mr. James Clark

Principal Trombone Professor,
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2200 Campbell Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
(214) 538-0768
jclarktrbn1@mac.com

● Mrs. Christi Condor

Administrative Associate for
Ensembles, Texas A&M
University-Commerce
2200 Campbell Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
(903) 461-9417
Christi.Condor@tamuc.edu

● Dr. Judy Bozone

Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2200 Campbell Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
(214) 310-2029
Julia.Bozone@tamuc.edu