Associate Professor of Music, Director of Bands
Department of English, Film, Languages, and Performing Arts College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry

678-839-6267
jbyrd@westga.edu

Humanities Building
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Josh Byrd, D.M.A.

Josh Byrd serves as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at the University of West Georgia. His primary responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble, teaching music education classes, supervising student teachers, and administrating all aspects of the UWG band program. Prior to his appointment he served as Director of Bands for Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin and Assistant Director of Bands at Lanier Middle School and Norcross High School in Gwinnett County, Georgia.Dr. Byrd received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Georgia where he studied with John Lynch and minored in Music Theory. He received his Master of Music degree in Conducting while studying with Tom Dvorak at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Georgia where he studied saxophone with Kenneth Fischer and conducting with Dwight Satterwhite and John Culvahouse.Dr. Byrd is an active clinician, most recently having presented at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, GMEA In-service, and CBDNA National Conference. Dr. Byrd is a strong advocate of new music, having been a part of numerous commissioning consortiums during his tenure at the University of West Georgia, including Viet Cuong's Bull's-Eye, Joseph Schwantner’s Luminosity and David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 10.His professional affiliations include Georgia Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Beta Mu, and Kappa Kappa Psi. Dr. Byrd lives in Carrollton with his wife, Katie, and their two children, Tripp and Haley.

Spring 2021 Sections

  • MUSC-2700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-3230 (Techn in Comp & Improvisation) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4021 (Instrumental Methd & Materials) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4186 (Teaching Internship) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4187 (Teaching Internship) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4188 (Teaching Internship) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-5700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01

Fall 2020 Sections

  • MUSC-2700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-3603 (Percussion Tech & Materials) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4186 (Teaching Internship) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4200 (Orchestration and Arranging) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-5700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01

Spring 2020 Sections

Fall 2019 Sections

Spring 2019 Sections

Fall 2018 Sections

Spring 2018 Sections

  • MUSC-2700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
  • MUSC-2800G (Small Ensemble:Woodwind Ensemb) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
  • MUSC-3230 (Techn in Comp & Improvisation) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
  • MUSC-4021 (Instrumental Methd & Materials) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4186 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02 Download Syllabus [PDF]
  • MUSC-4187 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4188 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01 Download Syllabus [PDF]
  • MUSC-4800G (Small Ens: Woodwind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-5700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01

Fall 2017 Sections

Summer 2017 Sections

  • MUSC-1100 (Music Appreciation) Section: E02

Spring 2017 Sections

Fall 2016 Sections

Summer 2016 Sections

  • MUSC-6184 (Seminar in Music Education) Section: E01

Spring 2016 Sections

Fall 2015 Sections

  • MUSC-2700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-3230 (Techn in Comp & Improvisation) Section: 01
  • MUSC-3603 (Percussion Tech & Materials) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4186 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4187 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4188 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-5700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01

Summer 2015 Sections

  • MUSC-5230 (Technology in Music Education) Section: E01

Spring 2015 Sections

  • MUSC-2700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-2800G (Small Ensemble:Woodwind Ensemb) Section: 01
  • MUSC-3230 (Techn in Comp & Improvisation) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4021 (Instrumental Methd & Materials) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4186 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4187 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4188 (Teaching Internship) Section: 02
  • MUSC-4700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-4800G (Small Ens: Woodwind Ensemble) Section: 01
  • MUSC-5700 (Wind Ensemble) Section: 01