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The West Johnston music program began with the opening of the school in the fall of 2002. Our Directors - David Duffy and Garrett Griffin - David S. Duffy is a native of Collinsville, Virginia. A 1985 graduate of Fieldale-Collinsville
Garrett L.
Griffin was raised in Emerald
Isle, North Carolina.
In the fall of 2000, he was accepted at East Carolina University. He studied euphonium under Dr. Jeff Jarvis and composition with Dr. Ed Jacobs. In the spring of 2005 Garrett graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. Garrett has worked with several successful band in North Carolina, including Northern Nash High School and West Carteret High School. He has also spent time as staff member with high schools outside of the state including Norwood High School in Norwood, Massachusetts. In the fall of 2005, he was asked to assist with the UCLA marching Band in Los Angles, California. Mr. Griffin also runs the visual technique program in the fall as well as the concert band and a brass ensemble, which is often requested at banquets and other engagements within the community.
Mr. Bill Register is our Percussion Director. He is considered one of the finest percussion instructors in the nation. He joined our band program in the summer of 2007. His experience includes four years as a U.S. Marine Band Musician, seven years as the Director of percussion with the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps, and ten years as percussion instructor at Fort Mill High School, South Carolina. While at Fort Mill, his indoor percussion ensemble won the Winter Guard International Scholastic World Concert Championship in 2003 and 2005. |
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High
School, he attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he studied Bass Trombone
performance and Music Education. He graduated in 1989 with a
Bachelor's Degree in Music Education Magna Cum Laude.
