Mountainside Band & Orchestra Instructional Staff

Jeremy Zander - Director of Bands

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Jeremy Zander is in his seventh year as a band director in Beaverton School District. He has been the director of bands at Southridge High School since 2010 and is excited to work with the Mountainside community to build an excellent band program from the ground up. Prior to his time at Southridge, Mr. Zander taught middle school band for three years in Tigard-Tualatin School District and two years in Salem-Keizer Public Schools. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education & Flute Performance from the University of Oregon and a Master of Music from Sam Houston State University. While at the University of Oregon, he received the Outstanding Service Award and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

 

Mr. Zander's responsibilities at Mountainside include instructing and conducting the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Music Theory course. Mr. Zander is active as an adjudicator and clinician for several programs around the Pacific Northwest. He is a member of Oregon Music Education Association, the Oregon Band Directors Association, Phi Beta Mu, and currently serves as OMEA's representative to the Oregon Schools Activities Association.