2025-26 Guest Clinicians

Dr. Shelley Jagow is Professor of Music at Wright State University School of Music (Dayton, OH) where she serves as Director of Bands conducting both the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, and teaches conducting at the undergraduate and graduate level.  She earned top honors in Music Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and the University of Missouri (Columbia) where respective mentors include Marvin Eckroth, Dale Lonis, Martin Bergee and Wendy Sims. She earned her Ph. D. in Music Education at the Union Institute & University (Cincinnati) where Colonel Timothy Foley, Frank Battisti, and Edward Wingard served as her mentors. In addition to studies in education, saxophone and conducting, Shelley earned the Certificate in Piano Performance IX from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and was previously nominated for both the "Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching" Award and the "Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research" Award.
 

As an artist clinician with Conn-Selmer, Vandoren, Meredith Music, and GIA Music, “Dr. J” enjoys working with school bands and presents clinics, performances, adjudications, and serves as honor band conductor at various state, national and international conferences and events. Venues include locations in various states/provinces/countries: Alberta, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington D.C.; including conferences such as State Music Educators Conferences, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the College Music Symposium (CMS), the World Saxophone Congress, and the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium. 

Shelley is a regular contributing author to both The Music Director’s Cookbook (Meredith Music), and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series (GIA Music). She is also the author of the book and DVD Teaching Instrumental Music: Developing the Complete Band Program  (2nd edition)(Meredith Music)—a resource rapidly becoming the adopted textbook for music education degree study across the United States and Canada. Her most recent publications include Tuning for Wind Instruments: A Roadmap to Successful Intonation (Meredith Music), Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone and Bassoon (Meredith Music), and The Londeix Lectures a 13+ hours DVD set archiving the historical music lectures of Professor Jean-Marie Londeix (and translated by William Street, University of Alberta). Growing up riding horses and helping on the farm in her native Saskatchewan (Canada), Shelley continues to enjoy the outdoors, gardening, exploring independent craft breweries, and sharing a love for all animals.  Website: www.shelleyjagow.com

Major Christina A. Muncey is the commander of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia and the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Under her leadership, 75 Airman-Musicians perform across the East coast and Nebraska to honor America’s service members and veterans, inspire young people to serve, and connect the public with their Air and Space Forces. Major Muncey organizes, trains and equips these units to communicate the Department of the Air Force’s strategic messages with Americans at home and strengthen international partnerships when deployed abroad.

Major Muncey commissioned as a Distinguished Graduate from Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, in April 2015. Before joining the Air Force, she served as Director of Bands at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She held similar positions with the orchestra program at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, and served as Director of Instrumental Music at Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Major Muncey holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and two degrees from Colorado State University: a Master of Music degree with a concentration in Orchestral Conducting, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education.

Prior to her current assignment, Major Muncey was a flight commander for The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. She served as the Officer-in-Charge of the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants, Max Impact, the Airmen of Note, the Ceremonial Brass, Marketing and Outreach, and Productions among other positions. She was responsible to the Band commander for oversight of equipping and training a 184-member unit to accomplish more than 1,600 missions annually. Additionally, in 2019 Major Muncey deployed to Southwest Asia as Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band. Additional assignments include serving as flight commander for the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Major Muncey appears as a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and mentor for music students both in the United States and globally.