Marty Marks, Director of Bands
Marty Marks mmarks@adrian.edu is an associate professor of music at Adrian College where he directs the Concert/Marching Band, the Jazz Band, and Pep Band. Dr. Marks holds degrees in music education, performance and wind conducting from Oklahoma Baptist University, the University of Central Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma. As a clarinetist, he studied with Ron Howell and David Etheridge and took master classes with Bill Jackson and Larry Combs. As a conductor, he studied with William Wakefield and took master classes with Mallory Thompson and Rodney Eichenberger. In addition, Dr. Marks was a Northwestern University Summer Teaching Fellow in 1996 and a finalist for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year in 1994. He is the Commander of the 338th Army Reserve Band of Livonia, Michigan, and has been an army reservist since 1983. He is an adjudicator for the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, and is an honorary member. Dr. Marks also serves as a clinician/consultant for school bands in Michigan and Ohio and writes drill design and marching band arrangements for area schools.
