Mr. Samuel McKenzie

Samuel McKenzie earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Percussion Performance from The University of Montana in 2009, a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance from The University of Akron in 2012, and a Master’s Degree in Wind Band Conducting from The University of Akron in 2014.   Samuel has studied with Larry Snider, Robert Jorgensen, Galen Karriker and Robert LedBetter.  After graduating from The University of Akron, Samuel was the music director at Summit Academy School in Akron, Ohio for two years and recently was the Director of Bands at Meadow Hill Middle School in Missoula, MT.

        Samuel has performed with the Missoula Symphony, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Ed Norton Big Band, Akros Percussion, Joe Augustine, Gary Herbig, Eden Atwood, Liam Teaque, SO percussion and Michael Spiro.  In 2014, Samuel performed as the drumset artist on the Celebrity Silhouette cruise ship.

Outside of teaching, you might see Mr. McKenzie out and about hiking, camping, golfing, and going on cat walks with Jinx (the official band cat at Senior High!) 

Barry Snodgrass