FBHS Falcon Band Staff
Dennis Naughton, Director
Mr. Dennis Naughton is about to enter in
his twentieth first year of teaching and first year as the Band Director for
Flowery Branch High School. Prior to coming to Flowery Branch High School,
he had served for five years as the director of bands at
North
Springs High School.
His duties at North Springs included conducting the Marching Band, Wind
Ensemble, the Jazz Ensemble, the "Tropical Springs" Steel Drum Band, and the
Steel Band II ensemble. Prior to his appointment at North Springs, he was
the assistant director of bands at Milton
High School and director of bands at
Riverwood High School.
Before coming to Fulton
County, Mr. Naughton was band director at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg,
Georgia. During his time at
East Coweta, he conducted three concert bands, a pep band, the
marching band, and percussion ensemble. In addition to his teaching experience,
he has also spent 14 summers as a staff member of the Encore Music Camps in
Milledgeville,
Georgia, and he spent a year as a staff member
of the Atlanta Olympic Band. Mr. Naughton's Symphonic and Concert Bands
have consistently earned superior and excellent ratings at district festivals.
Marching bands under Mr. Naughton's direction have won numerous grand
championships throughout the state of Georgia. His bands have also been a
finalist band at the Bands of America regional competitions on several
occasions. In 1996, members of the East Coweta Band were asked to
participate in the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Atlanta, Georgia.
Members of Mr. Naughton's bands have also been invited to perform in prestigious
events such as the Fiesta Bowl Parade, Fiesta Bowl Field Show Competition, The
Sugar Bowl Mass Band Halftime show, The Orange Bowl Mass Band Halftime Show, The
Festival of States, St. Petersburg, Florida, Closing Ceremonies of the 1996
Paralympic Games, The Bands of America Regional Concert Band Festival, and the
1994 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Last year the North Springs marching
band participated in the Gator Bowl Mass Halftime show in Jacksonville, Florida.
In February of 2004, his percussion ensemble peformed at the Bands of America
National Concert Band and Percussion Festival.
Mr. Naughton is an active member of the GMEA ffifth district and has remained active in the
districts in which he has taught. He served on the GMEA instrumental council as a member of the sixth district, hosted the
GMEA band festival, hosted honor bands, and hosted
numerous all-state auditions. He has also presented clinics at the Georgia
Music Educators' in-Service Conference held annually in Savannah, Georgia.
Lastly, Mr. Naughton serves as the instrumental coordinator for the Southern
Star Music Festival.
He received his Bachelor's degree from
Georgia
State University
in 1990. He completed his Master's of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in the summer of 2008.
Mr. Naughton has been awarded the National Band
Association's Citation of Excellence in 3 times in marching band and concert
band direction. The North Springs Wind Ensemble has been invited to
perform at the University
of Southern Mississippi Conductor's
clinic and most recently at the
University
of Alabama honor Band
clinic. Mr. Naughton is a member of MENC, the
Georgia Music Educators' Association, Percussive Arts Society, the Phi Beta Mu
Honorary Bandmaster's Fraternity and the National Band Association.
He has two beautiful children Marilyn(15) and
Alex(12). He is married to Mrs. Christy Naughton who is the band director at
Northwestern Middle School in Fulton county. They have a child Matthew who is 5 years old.