Mr. Corbin Hutchison was the Director of Bands at Grand Blanc High School from August 2003 through July of 2023.  Mr. Hutchison is a graduate from Michigan State University where he received his Bachelor Degree in Music Education, and his Masters Degree from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago Ill.  Mr. Hutchison was the Assistant Band Director for the Durand Area Schools in Durand, Michigan for four years before coming to Grand Blanc.  He has been an active percussion instructor since 1991, where he has worked with several ensembles, including th​e Colts Drum and Bugle Corps, Michigan State Comp. Line, and the Plymouth Canton Educational Park Marching Band.  While at MSU, he performed with the MSU Symphonic Orchestra, MSU Wind Symphony, various MSU Percussion Ensembles, and the MSU Competitive Drumline.  Mr. Hutchison is also a 1989 Grand Blanc High School Alumni.

In 2005 the GBCS Board of Education honored Mr. Hutchison for his work with the music program, and in 2010 and 2018 was named the GBHS Elective Teacher of the Year.  

In March of 2013 he received the high school “Student Advocate” Award for his continued work to help students with special needs thrive in the music program.   In 2013, MSBOA District 3 voted Mr. Hutchison “Teacher of the Year”.  

In 2014, Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce named Mr. Hutchison as “Educator of the Year”.

In 2023, Mr. Hutchison was named "Teacher of the Year" by the Saginaw Valley High School Association.

This is Mr. Hutchison's third year as EMS Band Director.

Mr. Jacob Finkbeiner has been the Director of Bands at Grand Blanc West Middle School since August 2016, and was the Assistant Director at the high school from 2009-2016. Mr. Finkbeiner received his Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Alma College in 2007, and his Masters Degree in Percussion Performance at Michigan State University.  Prior to coming to Grand Blanc, Mr. Finkbeiner taught adjunct percussion lessons at Alma College in 2008, and has worked with the drumline for the Alma College Kiltie Marching Band since 2006.  In addition to teaching at Alma, Mr. Finkbeiner has worked with various high school percussion sections throughout the state, and taught private percussion lessons since 2002.  

As a performer, Mr. Finkbeiner has played at the Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz Port Townsend (Port Townsend, WA), and the Michigan Music Conference with the Alma College Percussion Ensemble, and has substituted with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Midland Symphony Orchestra, and the Bijou Orchestra.  

Currently, he plays with Third Coast Steel, a Mid-Michigan based Steel Drum Trio.

Mrs. Huggler is the Director of Orchestras at Grand Blanc High School, and Assistant Director of Bands at Grand Blanc High School.  Mrs. Huggler has been with Grand Blanc since 2015, when she started the Orchestra Program in the district. Previous to Grand Blanc, Mrs. Huggler taught elementary music for Clio Area Schools. She received her Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Alma College, and her Masters in Music Education from Anderson University.

Mrs. Huggler also teaches at the Flint Institute of Music and has had a private string studio for over 25 years. She has performed professionally on violin and viola with may area Orchestras, as well as private weddings and other events.  She played blues fiddle for Sweet Willie Tea and the T-Bones, competing in the International Blues Competition in both Detroit and Windsor, Canada and is an award-winning  bluegrass fiddler. She also spends time as a clinician with local orchestras and music groups, mentoring pre-service music education students, working as a liaison with local orchestra directors, and adjudicating string events around the state.

Mrs. Huggler is a member of ASTA, MSBOA, NafME and MMEA. She is a current Mentor for ASTA and also serves as the Vice President of Adjudication for MSBOA District III as well as an String Adjudicator for MSBOA.

In her spare time, Mrs. Huggler enjoys swimming, spending time with her family, and driving her 1965 Ford Mustang, Charlotte.

Mr. Austin Tripp currently holds the position of Director of Bands at Grand Blanc High School. He possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Michigan Flint. Before joining the staff at Grand Blanc, Mr. Tripp was the Choir and Band Director, and Fine Arts Department Chair at Powers Catholic High School from January 2021 to June 2023. 

Having once been a student of Grand Blanc High School himself, Mr. Tripp has previously served as a Visual Staff Member for the Grand Blanc High School Marching Band from 2016 to 2019, prior to assuming a role as Visual Caption Head at Fenton High School in 2022.

Beyond his professional commitments, Mr. Tripp enjoys engaging in activities such as golf, spending time with his fiance Alexa and his two cats (Porter and Stout), and driving his 1989 Corvette.

Mr. Wagner holds a Bachelor's of Music Education from Grand Valley State University and a Masters of Music from Arizona State University. His past work experiences include Allendale (Allendale, MI), Godwin Heights (Wyoming, MI), and Maricopa (Maricopa, AZ), along with teaching graduate pedagogy classes at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ). His teaching responsibilities have included Band 6-12, Choir 6-12, Orchestra 6-8, and Popular Music 6-8.

Mr. Wagner has a proven track record of success in Arizona (ABODA & AzMBA) and Michigan (MAPA, MCBA, & MSBOA) as a teacher, presenter, and clinician. He previously served as the Vice President for Marching Band in MSBOA District X, as a member of the NAFME pilot committee for Model Cornerstone Assessments, and was the Music Chair for ADE's (AZ) new Academic Standards in the Arts.

Mr. Wagner has presented for the Arizona Music Education Association, Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and Arizona Society for General Music.

As a musician, Mr. Wagner enjoys an active performing life with jazz and pop gigs on saxophone, along with arranging music for a variety of ensembles. Outside of school, Mr. Wagner likes to be outdoors, make things, and spend time with his pets.