Matthew A. Fields is currently Director of Bands for the Demopolis City Schools. Originally from Woodstock, AL, Mr. Fields received the Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Alabama (2006) and the Master of Education with Highest Honors from the University of Montevallo (2010). Prior to coming to Demopolis, he served as band director for the combined program at Holt High School and Davis-Emerson Middle School in Tuscaloosa, AL, and at Parrish High School in Parrish, AL. Mr. Fields currently holds professional memberships in Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Epsilon Lambda, Music Educators National Conference, Alabama Music Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, Alabama Education Association, National Education Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He and his wife, Bethany, have one son.