Instructor Curriculum Vitae
Rogers, James
Education
Bachelor of Music Education, McNeese State University, May 2005, Instrumental Music K-12
Master of Music Education, McNeese State University, December 2010
Teaching Experience
Fall 2014-Spring 2015, Adjunct Faculty, McNeese State University, Saxophone Pedagogy
Fall 2021- Spring 2023; Fall 2024-present, Adjunct Faculty/Embedded Faculty, Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Licenses and Certifications
Louisiana Teaching Certificate 508173 - Level 3, Instrumental Music Education K-12
Work Experience
Spring 1996-Summer 1998, Composer, Avalon Press Music
Fall 1998-Spring 2004, Composer/Arranger/Copyist, McNeese State University
Summer 1999-Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2005-Spring 2019, Spring 2019-August 2020, Adjunct Band Staff, Student Teacher, Assistant Band Director, Head Band Director, Alfred M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, LA
Fall 2000-present, Cantor, Section Leader, Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Lake Charles, LA
Spring 2023-present, Band Director/Music Teacher, Bob Hope Middle School and Bob Hope High School, Port Arthur, TX
Professional Associations
2005-2020, Louisiana Music Educators' Association and District V Band and Orchestra Director's Association
2008-present, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
2013-2020 American Federation of Teachers, Louisiana Federation of Teachers, and Calcasieu Federation of Teachers
2020-present, Southeast Texas Arts Council
2021, 2023, Texas Bandmaster's Association
2021-present, Texas Music Educator's Association
Professional Development
2005-2020, Calcasieu Parish School Board, Music/Inservice Trainings & Professional Development
Summer 2007, Rice University, AP Music Theory Institute
2009-2019, Louisiana Music Educators' Association, Annual Conference/Convention
2018-2026, Texas Music Educators' Association, Annual Conference/Convention
2021, 2023 Texas Bandmasters' Annual Conference/Convention
LSCPA Service
Fall 2021- Spring 2023; Fall 2024-present, Adjunct Faculty/Embedded Faculty, Lamar State College-Port Arthur