Phillip Hash
Dr. Phillip Hash
Office: Fine Arts Center 120G
Phone: (616) 526-6022
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Biographical Information
Phillip M. Hash holds an Ed. D. in music education from the University of Illinois, a M.M. in wind conducting from Northwestern University, and a B.M. in music education from Millikin University. Phillip’s professional affiliations include MENC: The National Association for Music Education, and the National Band Association. He has published articles in Update, Applications of Research in Music Education, the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Research and Issues in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. Phillip taught instrumental music in northern Illinois for 14 years and served as choir director at the Christian Reformed Church of Western Springs from 1994-2004. He has also published instrumental arrangements with Grand Mesa Music, BRS Publications, and Daehn Publications. Phillip has served as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the Chicago area, and is a recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence (2000, 2004) and the Outstanding Chicagoland Music Educator Award (2001). Bands under his direction have performed at numerous events including the University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival and the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
University of Illinois - Urbana, Illinois
Doctorate of Music Education (EdD)
Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois
Master of Music (Wind Conducting), June 1996
Millikin University - Decatur, Illinois
Bachelor of Music (Music Education), May 1989
TEACHING / CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE
Band Director
Lockport Elementary School District #91
Choir Director
Christian Reformed Church of Western Springs
Director of Intermediate Boys Division
Interlochen Arts Camp
Director of Bands
Timothy Christian Schools
Band and Choral Director
Community Unit School District #425, Shabbona, IL
PUBLICATIONS
Articles-Peer Review
Character development and social reconstruction in music education at the turn of the
twentieth century. (in press). Visions of Research in Music Education.
Chicago reform school band: 1862-1872 (in press). Journal of Research in Music
Education.
Middle school band contest repertoire in northern Illinois: Recommendations and
analysis (2005). RIME: Research and Issues in Music Education, 3(1). http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline
Literature review: Pullout lessons in instrumental music education (2004, winter).
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 159, 1-10.
P. C. Hayden and the formation of Music Educators National Conference (2004).
Contributions to Music Education, 31(1), 49-68.
Teaching instrumental music to deaf and hard of hearing students (2003). RIME:
Research and Issues in Music Education, 1(1). http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline
How to grow a thousand dollar band: History of the Joliet, Illinois, grade school band:
1913-1927 (2003). Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 96(4), 391-413.
Introducing unfamiliar genres: Recommendations based on music preference research
(2002). Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 21(1). http://www.menc.org/periodicals/update
Articles-Non Peer Review
Resources for small handbell ensembles. In review.
Responding to the cultural mandate through music education (in press). Christian
Educators Journal.
Urban music education: An introductory course (2007). Michigan Music Educator, 45(1),
(in press).
Albert Austin Hading and the Illinois state fair band contest (2007, May). National Band
Association Journal, 47(3), 34-37.
Praise the Lord with strings and flute (2006, September). Reformed Worship, No. 81, 24-
27. [“Award of Merit” – Associated Church Press 2006 Best of the Christian Press]
An opened letter from the percussion section (2006, May). National Band Association
Journal, 37(1), 32-33.
The Michigan merit curriculum: Implications for music education (2006, spring).
Michigan Music Educator, 43(3), 8-11.
Pullouts can work (2005, June) The Instrumentalist.
Better balance in small bands (2004, December). Instrumentalist, 50-56.
Paper Presentations – Peer Review
Glenwood manual training school band: 1898-1929 (2007). Presented at the Society for
Research in Music Education Symposium, Lawrence KS – July 7, 2007.
Illinois school band association: 1924-1940 (2007). Presented at the Keokuk II: The
Centennial Symposium sponsored by the Historical Research SRIG of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, June 2, 2007.
H. O. Merry and the Illinois soldiers’ orphans’ home band: 1897-1934 (2006). Presented
at the Michigan Music Conference, January 19, 2007; and the Society for Research in Music Education Symposium, Lawrence KS, July 7, 2007.
Character development and social reconstruction in music education at the turn of the
twentieth century. Presented at the Michigan Music Conference, January 20, 2006; and the Illinois Music Educators All-State Conference, January 27, 2006.
Middle school band contest repertoire in northern Illinois: Recommendations and
analysis. Presented at the Michigan Music Educators Association/MENC North Central Division Conference, January 21, 2005; and the Illinois Music Educators All State-Conference, January 28, 2005.
Music
“Brother Martin” from Symphony #1 by Mahler. Arranged for string orchestra. BRS
Publisher. Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007 (in press).
“Minuet and Trio” from Nannerl's Notebook by Mozart. Arranged for string orchestra.
Grand Mesa Music Publishers. Grand Mesa, Colorado, (in press).
“Benedictus” from Missa Brevis by Palestrina. Arranged for brass trio. BRS Music
Publishers. Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006.
“Benedictus” from Missa Iste Confessor by Palestrina. Arranged for trombone trio.
Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado, 2006.
“Prelude and Fugue in C Major” (from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues) by J. S. Bach.
Arranged for string orchestra. Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado, 2006
“Menuetto and Trio” from Symphony #18 by W. A. Mozart. Arranged for concert band.
BRS Music, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2005. Included on Indiana and Virginia state contest lists.
“Sanctus” from Mass in F by F. Schubert. Arranged for concert band. In The Ultimate
Band Warm-up. Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado, 2003.
Rondo for Two Snare Drums. Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado,
2002.
Menuetto by F. J. Haydn. Arranged for clarinet quartet. Grand Mesa Music Publishers,
Grand Mesa, Colorado, 2000.
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs by Antonio Lotti. Arranged for trombone trio or choir.
Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado, 1999.
March for the Prince of Wales by F. J. Haydn. Arranged for concert band. Grand Mesa
Music Publishers, Grand Mesa, Colorado, 1998. “Highly Recommended” in the September 1998 issue of The Instrumentalist.
Derbyshire Cavalry Marches by F. J. Haydn. Arranged for concert band. Daehn
Publications, New Glarus, Wisconsin, 1995. Favorably reviewed in the May 1996 issue of The Instrumentalist.
PRESENTATIONS
Insuring our future: Mentoring student teachers in the music classroom. (January,
2008). Michigan Music Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
School bands in Illinois prior to 1930. (January 2008). Illinois Music Educators
Association All-State Conference, Peoria, Illinois.
Landing a Job in Music Education (2006, March 6). Fire-Up Conference for Student
Teachers. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.
Building the Music Program: Strategies for Success. (2006, March 6). Fire-Up
Conference for Student Teachers. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.
Why They Quit, Why They Stay: Improving Retention in School Bands and Orchestras
(2005, January 27). Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference. Peoria, Illinois.
Integrating Teaching and Research in the Humanities (2005, August 31). Fall
Conference for Calvin College Faculty and Staff. Calvin College. Grand Rapids Michigan.
Instrumental Music Teachers’ In-Service (2005, August 26). Grand Rapids Public
Schools. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Instrumental Music Teachers’ In-Service (2004, October 8). Grand Rapids Public
Schools. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Using Music in the General Classroom (2004, October). Association of Supervision and
Curriculum Development at Calvin College. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Raising the Bar: Authentic Repertoire for Developing Bands (2004, January). Illinois
Music Educators Association All-State Conference. Peoria, Illinois.
Practical Solutions for Small Concert Bands (2001, January). Illinois Music Educators
Association All-State Conference. Peoria, Illinois.
RESEARCH GRANT
National Band Association Research Grant - $500. To complete study titled, The Development of School Bands in Illinois: 1863-1930. December 2005.