Eric Lee Songer

Eric Songer has taught middle school in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota since 1997. He has degrees in music and math education as well as Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and the University of St. Thomas. He has created a music program that includes concert bands, jazz and marching bands, rock and country bands, hip hop and DJ clubs, songwriting, and more. He is a board member of Minnesota Music Educators Association, Minnesota Band Directors Association, and the NAfME Innovations Council. He was a 2019 Give-a-Note Innovations in Music Education recipient and a 2023 CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence. He recently published the book “Starting A Modern Band Program.”

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