Erin Keeton-Howard, (she, her)
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Erin Keeton-Howard is a Seattle-based educator, conductor, and composer. Community music, and the formation of community through making music, is at the heart of her research interests, educational philosophy, and personal passion. Erin is delighted to engage in this adventure through her work as a guest conductor/composer/clinician and through her recently released book: “Women in Wind Band” published in December 2023 by GIA Publications, Inc. This text is written from the experience of women to foster a more authentic and inclusive future for everyone in the field.
Serving as Director of Upper School Bands at The Northwest School, Erin is currently in her 16th year of teaching. She is a multi-year nominee for Teacher of the Year and has been awarded the Sigma Alpha Iota Leadership Award. In 2020 her wind ensemble at Inglewood Middle School was selected to perform at the National Association for Music Education Northwest Region conference. While teaching, Erin maintains an active role in community music. She is a director and founder of Formation Wind Band, Seattle’s all-women wind ensemble. Formation has the honor of performing at the upcoming 2024 Washington Music Educators Association conference. Previous community music involvement includes directing the North Seattle Symphonic Band and Modern Jazz Ensemble at North Seattle College, serving on the artistic staff of Rainbow City Performing Arts, and co-founding the Give Back Brass Band. Erin discovered composing during the pandemic. She enjoys writing music for all levels but is particularly passionate about writing quality music for student musicians to nurture developing skills and specific idiosyncrasies for each instrument. Erin is actively commissioned to write music for ensembles all over the country. Her works include compositions for concert, jazz, pep, and brass bands as well as various chamber ensembles. Erin’s music is published with Murphy Music Press, Carl Fischer, and Randall Standridge Music Publications. To view her catalog, click HERE. Erin graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri (B.S. in music education) and the University of Washington (M.A. in music education, emphasis instrumental conducting). She has studied conducting with Tim Salzman, Dr. Mallory Thompson, Dr. Chris Bianco, Dr. Tony Maiello, Dr. Emily Moss, and Dr. Steven Davis. Erin is a member of the National Association for Music Education, National Band Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. Washington Music Educators Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota International Women’s Music Fraternity. In addition to her musical pursuits, Erin is passionate about travel, cooking, the PNW coast, and sudoku. Erin resides in Mountlake Terrace, WA with her wife Felicia. |
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Teaching Experience
2020 - present
The Northwest School , Director of Bands - Seattle, Wa
2019 - present
North Seattle College, Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2018 - 2020
Inglewood Middle School , Director of Bands - Sammamish, Wa
2016 - 2018
Granite Falls School District , Director of Bands - Granite Falls, Wa
2014 - 2016
University of Washington, Graduate Teaching Assistant - Seattle, Wa
Ballard Academy of Music & Dance, Private Teacher - Seattle, Wa
2010 - 2014
Yeokum Middle School , Director of Bands - Belton, Mo
Belton High School , Band Director - Belton, Mo
Keys to the Music, Private Teacher - Harrisonville, Mo
2009 - 2010
St. Angela Merici School , Band Director - Florrissant, Mo
The Northwest School , Director of Bands - Seattle, Wa
2019 - present
North Seattle College, Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2018 - 2020
Inglewood Middle School , Director of Bands - Sammamish, Wa
2016 - 2018
Granite Falls School District , Director of Bands - Granite Falls, Wa
2014 - 2016
University of Washington, Graduate Teaching Assistant - Seattle, Wa
Ballard Academy of Music & Dance, Private Teacher - Seattle, Wa
2010 - 2014
Yeokum Middle School , Director of Bands - Belton, Mo
Belton High School , Band Director - Belton, Mo
Keys to the Music, Private Teacher - Harrisonville, Mo
2009 - 2010
St. Angela Merici School , Band Director - Florrissant, Mo
Clinician Experience
2024
Mt. Pilchuck Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Snohomish, Wa
Pacific Lutheran University Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Columbia Basin Music Educators Association High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Kennewick, Wa
Northlake Music Educators Association High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Kenmore, Wa
Green RIver Music Educators Association High School Band I Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Sammamish High School, Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
2023
Newport High School Concert Band Retreat, Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Federal Way, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Edmonds, Wa
Eastshore High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association MS Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Mukilteo, Wa
2022
Skagit Valley Middle School Band Camp, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mount Vernon, Wa
Klohowya Secondary School, Guest Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Olympic Music Educators Association Large Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association High School Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Gig Harbor, Wa
2021
Collegiate- WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association), Guest Speaker- Seattle. Wa
2020
University of Washington Society for Music Education, Guest Speaker- Seattle, Wa
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Bellevue School District High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician & Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Elliot Bay Region High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
2019
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Northlake Region High School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Sammamish, Wa
Bellevue School District Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Soundview League High School Band Festival,Adjudicator/Clinician - Renton, Wa
2018
Northlake Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Woodinville, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Guest Clinician - Everett, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
Mt. Pilchuck Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Snohomish, Wa
Pacific Lutheran University Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Columbia Basin Music Educators Association High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Kennewick, Wa
Northlake Music Educators Association High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Kenmore, Wa
Green RIver Music Educators Association High School Band I Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Sammamish High School, Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
2023
Newport High School Concert Band Retreat, Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Federal Way, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Edmonds, Wa
Eastshore High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association MS Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Mukilteo, Wa
2022
Skagit Valley Middle School Band Camp, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mount Vernon, Wa
Klohowya Secondary School, Guest Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Olympic Music Educators Association Large Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association High School Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Gig Harbor, Wa
2021
Collegiate- WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association), Guest Speaker- Seattle. Wa
2020
University of Washington Society for Music Education, Guest Speaker- Seattle, Wa
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Bellevue School District High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician & Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Elliot Bay Region High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
2019
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Northlake Region High School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Sammamish, Wa
Bellevue School District Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Soundview League High School Band Festival,Adjudicator/Clinician - Renton, Wa
2018
Northlake Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Woodinville, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Guest Clinician - Everett, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
Conducting Experience
2024
Lake Washington School District Middle School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Kirkland, Wa
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Kansas Bandmasters Association Middle School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Wichita, KS
2023
Kansas City Metro District High School Honor Band, Conductor- Kansas City, Mo
Slippery Rock University, Guest Artist Residency- Slippery Rock, PA
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Everett School District High School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Everett, Wa
2019 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder & Conductor - Seattle, Wa
North Seattle College, Seattle Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2019
Tuba Christmas, Guest Conductor - Seattle, Wa
2017
Lesbian Gay Band Association Annual Conference, Guest Conductor - Kansas City, Mo
2016
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Rainbow City Band Assistant Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Queen City Corps Director - Seattle, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Guest Conductor - Mount Vernon, Wa
2014-2016
University of Washington Concert Band, Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Lake Washington School District Middle School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Kirkland, Wa
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Kansas Bandmasters Association Middle School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Wichita, KS
2023
Kansas City Metro District High School Honor Band, Conductor- Kansas City, Mo
Slippery Rock University, Guest Artist Residency- Slippery Rock, PA
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Everett School District High School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Everett, Wa
2019 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder & Conductor - Seattle, Wa
North Seattle College, Seattle Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2019
Tuba Christmas, Guest Conductor - Seattle, Wa
2017
Lesbian Gay Band Association Annual Conference, Guest Conductor - Kansas City, Mo
2016
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Rainbow City Band Assistant Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Queen City Corps Director - Seattle, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Guest Conductor - Mount Vernon, Wa
2014-2016
University of Washington Concert Band, Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Composing Experience
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2024
Mt. Hood Community College, Consortium Leader- Portland, Or Puget Brass, Composer in Residence- Seattle, Wa Auburn Riverside High School, Commissioned Composer- Auburn, Wa Eisenhower Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Everett, Wa Bonney Lake High School, Commissioned Composer- Bonney Lake, Wa Tillicum Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa 2023 Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa Elkhorn Area Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Elkhorn, WI Curtis Junior High, Guest Composer/Clinician- University Place, Wa Bellevue SD Middle School Bands, Commissioned Composer- Bellevue, Wa Whitman Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Seattle, Wa 2022 Heatherwood Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mill Creek, Wa Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa Eisenhower Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Everett, Wa Francis Howell Central High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- St. Charles, Mo |
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Advocacy
2018 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder, Seattle, Wa
2018
Shoreline Music School, Director of Education - Shoreline, Wa
2016 - present
Give Back Brass Band, Founder - Seattle, Wa
2016
International Society of Music Education World Conference, Research Presenter- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
National Association for Music Education National Conference , Research Presenter- Atlanta, Ga
2014-2016
UW Laboratory for Music Cognition, Culture, & Learning, Researcher- Seattle, Wa
Formation Wind Band, Founder, Seattle, Wa
2018
Shoreline Music School, Director of Education - Shoreline, Wa
2016 - present
Give Back Brass Band, Founder - Seattle, Wa
2016
International Society of Music Education World Conference, Research Presenter- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
National Association for Music Education National Conference , Research Presenter- Atlanta, Ga
2014-2016
UW Laboratory for Music Cognition, Culture, & Learning, Researcher- Seattle, Wa
