Webb Bridge Middle School has always had a commitment to excellence in music performance. The Webb Bridge Middle School Band Program consists of approximately 265 students in 6th, 7th and 8th Grade. The program has an ensemble for each grade level, a jazz band program and other various small ensembles.
The band students at Webb Bridge consistently earn superior ratings at Georgia Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Festival, Large Group Performance Evaluation and have students that participate in both the district honor band and All-State Band. Recently, the 2019 8th Grade Symphonic Band performed at the 2019 Music For All Southeastern Regional Concert Band Festival and the University of Georgia's Midfest Band Festival as an invited ensemble. The bands at Webb Bridge Middle School have performed at the Trills and Thrills Music Festivals, consistently earning superior ratings, Universal Stars Program in Orlando, Florida and regularly reach out to the North Fulton Community through performances at events such as the North Fulton Relay for Life.
The Webb Bridge Middle School Band students feed directly Into the Alpharetta High School Band Program, which has performed at the National Concert Band Festival, Georgia Music Educators State Convention, University of Georgia's Janfest and Midwest with the Alpharetta Symphony.
The band students at Webb Bridge consistently earn superior ratings at Georgia Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Festival, Large Group Performance Evaluation and have students that participate in both the district honor band and All-State Band. Recently, the 2019 8th Grade Symphonic Band performed at the 2019 Music For All Southeastern Regional Concert Band Festival and the University of Georgia's Midfest Band Festival as an invited ensemble. The bands at Webb Bridge Middle School have performed at the Trills and Thrills Music Festivals, consistently earning superior ratings, Universal Stars Program in Orlando, Florida and regularly reach out to the North Fulton Community through performances at events such as the North Fulton Relay for Life.
The Webb Bridge Middle School Band students feed directly Into the Alpharetta High School Band Program, which has performed at the National Concert Band Festival, Georgia Music Educators State Convention, University of Georgia's Janfest and Midwest with the Alpharetta Symphony.
The Directors
Mr. StroudDirector of BandsKirk Stroud Is In his 16th year of teaching band and 9th year as Band Director at Webb Bridge Middle School In Alpharetta, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from Kennesaw State University where he studied trombone with Colin Williams and Richard Brady. In 2014, Mr. Stroud received his Masters of Music Education from the University of Georgia. Prior to Webb Bridge, Mr. Stroud was the Assistant Director fo Bands at Campbell Middle and High School in Smyrna, Georgia for the Cobb County School District.
During his time at Webb Bridge, the band program has grown and earned consistent superior ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluation. In 2019 the 8th Grade Symphonic Band performed as an invited ensemble at the Music for All Southeastern Regional Concert Festival and the University of Georgia Midfest Band Festival. Mr. Stroud has been recognized at Webb Bridge by the National League of Junior Cotillions as Best Mannered Teacher (2014), Rotary Club International Teacher of the Quarter (2015), Teacher of the Year (2017) and has received the National Band Associations Citation of Excellence (2019). Professional affiliations include Georgia Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. Mr. Stroud lives in Alpharetta, Georgia with his wife Nicole and daughter, Maren. |
Mr. KaufmanAssociate Director of BandsMr. Kaufman is a native of Atlanta, GA and is the Associate Director of Bands at both Alpharetta High School & Webb Bridge Middle School. He has taught middle school bands in Cobb County, Gwinnett County, and Fulton County, Ga. His bands have earned consistent superior ratings and have performed at the High Note Music Festival (Ga) in addition to many LGPE's. Further, his students have been awarded seats in their respective district honor bands and all state bands.
He earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Brenau University and holds membership with the Mu Phi Epsilon Music Honors Fraternity and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. Additionally, Mr. Kaufman is currently attending the University of Florida in the pursuit of his Masters Degree in Music Education. As a performer both on and off the field, Mr. Kaufman is an alumnus of Court of Honor Drum & Bugle Corps, Alliance Drum & Bugle Corps, and the 7-time world champion Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. He has played for multiple productions as a part of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance among other theatrical organizations in the metro-Atlanta area, and has performed frequently with the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra, Northeast Atlanta Ballet Pit Orchestra, and various other ensembles in the metro-Atlanta area. Mr. Kaufman's educational pursuits extend beyond the classroom as he has held positions with several prominent band programs, indoor ensembles, and drum corps for the last 13 years. He has held visual caption head, brass caption head, educational coordinator, and ensemble coordinator roles in that time. Currently, Mr. Kaufman serves as the Brass Caption Head with Genesis Drum & Bugle Corps located in Austin, Tx. |