Kirt N. Mosier
is currently in his 23rd year of teaching. In addition to
his duties at Lee's Summit West, Mr. Mosier created the
Entertainment Media Technology Center of Excellence for the
Lee's Summit R-7 School District. Students from multiple
school districts will be able to enroll at the center to
learn how to produce music for today's media
market.
Mr. Mosier is also an adjunct professor for the University
of Missouri at Kansas City where he teaches arranging for
music education and masters degree candidates. Mr. Mosier
holds a BME degree from the University of Missouri at
Kansas City, as well as a Masters of Music in composition
from the same institution.
Mr. Mosier is an active clinician and adjudicator
throughout the Midwest and southern regions of the United
States. Mr. Mosier is also a composer and has had works
featured at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra
Clinic.
Mr. Mosier lives in Lee's Summit with his wife and four
children.
CLIFTON THURMOND, DIRECTOR OF BANDS
Mr. Thurmond was
born in Dallas, TX, but does not claim that state as his
own. He was raised a Californian, a suburbanite from the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. He spent his summers and
weekends at the beach, however, his first time surfing came
on his honeymoon in Maui.
He earned a Bachelor of Music Education from the University
of Colorado, Boulder in 1998 and completed his Master of
Arts at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Mr.
Thurmond is a tuba player, but was wise enough to marry a
better one. He and his wife, Angie, live in Lee's Summit
with their two children, Emory and Miles. He has worked for
the Lee's Summit R-7 School District since 1999.
SHAWN HARREL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
BANDS
Mr. Harrel comes
to Lee's Summit West with a B.S. in Music Education from
Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri
State) and a Master of Arts in Jazz Studies, with an
emphasis in arranging and composition, from the University
of North Texas.
While at UNT, Mr. Harrel was a teaching fellow for several
professors in the jazz studies department including Dan
Haerle and Mike Steinel, two leading authors and educators
in jazz. After Dan Haerle's partial retirement in 2002, Mr.
Harrel directed The Zebras, a jazz keyboard ensemble formed
by Mr. Haerle in 1980.
As an arranger, Mr. Harrel writes regularly for high school
bands in Missouri and Kansas and was a staff arranger for
the Missouri State University Pride Marching Band in
addition to being a drum major for four years.
Mr. Harrel teaches jazz band, concert band and IB Music at
Lee's Summit West High School and Entertainment Media
Technology at Summit Technology Academy. He currently lives
in Greenwood with his wife, Jamie, and two sons Evan and
Aaron.
AMY KRINKE, DIRECTOR OF CHORAL
ACTIVITIES
Before coming to
Lee’s Summit West, Mrs. Krinke served as the
Assistant Director of Choirs at Blue Springs High School
and at Truman High School. She also taught K-8 general
music in Albuquerque, NM. She is the former director of the
Young MaisterSingers Children’s Choir, and has
prepared the MaisterSingers for numerous annual
performances with the Kansas City Symphony.
Over the years, choirs under Mrs. Krinke’s direction
have consistently earned superior ratings in performance
and sight-singing at State Music Festival and were selected
to perform on the Missouri Music Educators Annual
Convention in 2008.
Mrs. Krinke holds a Bachelor of Music Ed. degree from
Wichita State University, where she graduated Magna Cum
Laude in 1999. Mrs. Krinke is currently serving as the
Vice-President for High School Choral Music for the Kansas
City Metro MMEA District, and is the All-District Choir and
All-State Choir Coordinator. She is an active member of
MMEA, MENC, and ACDA and serves as a frequent adjudicator
across Missouri.
TERRIN
PABST, STAFF ACCOMPANIST
Mrs. Pabst was
born in raised in Lebanon, MO and holds a B.S. in Vocal
Music Education with piano concentration from the
University of Missouri. Following college, Mrs. Pabst
taught three years in the Ft. Zumwalt School District and
two years in the Independence School District.
Mrs. Pabst married her incredible husband Damon and went
into full-time ministry until 2002. Her two wonderful sons,
Josiah and Gage, who both attend schools in the LSR7
district, provided inspiration for her next career
decision. Mrs. Pabst took the hardest job of all as a
stay-at-home mom while also teaching private piano lessons
and substitute teaching in the Lee's Summit School
District.
Since high school, Mrs. Pabst thought being a school's
full-time accompanist would be fun. Because of this, she
brings a wealth of enthusiasm to go with her musical
knowledge and mothering skills, which are all important
skills for her role at Lee's Summit West.