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Dr. Hunter Mullins

Welcome to Music!

Eliza Berry (6^th grade, clarinet) participated in ETSU Reed Day on Saturday, February 19, 2022. This an annual event organized and hosted by the woodwind faculty for students at any level, teachers, parents, and music educators. This year's event featured masterclasses and a concert by the Atlantic Reed Consort. The ARC is a Washington D.C. based Reed Quintet with musicians from the United States military bands.

Congratulations to Jack Sayers (7^th grade, percussion), Helen Grace Gannaway (freshman, flute), and Cielo Cox (senior, bass clarinet) for their participation in the 2022 Washington County All-County Band. This event was a 2-day clinic for middle school and high school band members from across Washington County culminating with public concerts on Saturday, February 19. The clinicians were Atticus Hensley (middle school) and Rodney Brown (high school). Mr. Hensley is a band director in the Tullahoma City School system. Mr. Brown is the band director at Knox West High School. These students had fun, worked hard, and produced some great music for a packed house. Special thank you to Josh Ogle (band director, David Crockett High School) for hosting the event this year and inviting us to attend.

Pictured with students is Dr. Hunter Mullins, Instructor of Elementary and Instrumental Music at University School.

Band

Enjoy the following musical presentation by Dr. Hunter Mullins' 3rd and 4th grade music classes performing "Rhythm Stick Line Dance" by Franklin Willis.

Congratulations Ms. Ross, Dr. Mullins, and all of our chorus and band students for a wonderful performance in the University School Holiday Concert on Tuesday evening, December 7th, 2021. We love our talented, musical Bucs! Link to View Chorus ConcertLink to View Band Concert

Vita

We are pleased to welcome our new K-4 General Music and 5-12 Band Director, Dr. Hunter Mullins to the University School family. Hunter Mullins is an active public educator, performer, studio teacher. He was most recently the band director at John Sevier Middle School in Kingsport from 2009-2021. Dr. Mullins earned a Bachelor of Music from East Tennessee State University in 2008, receiving the Frank E. Little award for academic excellence. He went on to obtain a Master of Education in 2009 from Milligan University. Hunter recently defended his dissertation in the area educational leadership at East Tennessee State University.

Dr. Mullins has been an adjunct music faculty member at Milligan University since 2017. His duties at the school include teaching the brass studio, brass methods, and world music. Additionally, Hunter’s growing experience has led to him being sought out as a clinician and festival adjudicator. He served as the clinician for the Smyth County, VA, middle school honor band in 2018 and stage judge for the Virginia District VII concert festival in 2019. Hunter is currently scheduled to be a middle school clinician for the Virginia District VII honor band in 2022.

Other awards accredited to Dr. Mullins include the “Outstanding Teacher Award” from the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts in 2012 and 2014, and the Rosemary Smith “Touching Lives” Remembrance Award in 2019 for the Sevier staff member causing the greatest impact upon students throughout middle school. All of these awards were student nominated and selected.

Performance and studio teaching are high priorities for Hunter. His private studio has produced many all-state players and college scholarship recipients on trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Dr. Mullins has been the 2nd trombonist with the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra since 2004 and he regularly performs with a number of other regional ensembles including the Symphony of the Mountains, the Jonesborough Rhythm Express, and various stage bands such as the Benny Wilson Band. Hunter performed as a guest artist at the Tennessee Music Education Association state conference in 2016. Dr. Mullins has been Kingsport’s TubaChristmas coordinator since 2013 as well. His primary teachers include Bill Medearis, Jimmie Self, and David Bubsey. He also studied with Don Hough, Dale Warren, and Brad Kerns. Hunter and his wife, Leslie, have four young daughters, Chloe, Clara, Chyler, and Coda.
Syllabus

Syllabus - Band Handbook
Schedule

1st Period ~ 8:00-9:15
Planning

2nd Period ~ 9:15-9:50
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7/8 Band

3rd Period ~ 10:20-10:55
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5/6 Band

4th Period ~ 11:05-12:00
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High School Band

5th Period ~ 12:05-12:40
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7/8 Band

AP 1 ~ 12:45-1:15
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Elementary Music

AP 2 ~ 1:15-1:45
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Elementary Music

7th Period ~ 2:20-2:55
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5/6 Band