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Welcome to band at Einstein Middle School!
Frank Halferty currently teaches in the Shoreline
School District in Shoreline, WA where he has taught the Bands and
served as Music Department Head at Einstein Middle School for the
past fourteen years. He holds two Bachelor of Arts Degrees, (1976),
from Seattle Pacific University in Music Education and Music Theory
and Literature. The Master of Music in Composition from New Mexico
State University was received in 1982 where he was granted the
distinction of Crimson Scholar.
A member of MENC, NBA, ASCAP, PHI KAPPA PHI and ALPHA KAPPA SIGMA,
Mr. Halferty has over one hundred compositions and arrangements in
print. His twenty nine years of experience in teaching music
include positions at the elementary, middle school, high school and
college levels. He has held numerous positions as director of
choirs and community groups. The recipient of eight ASCAP awards,
he has also received Outstanding Educator Awards in both the
Shoreline and Lake Washington School Districts. As an active member
in his community, Mr. Halferty has served as a board member on the
Shoreline Arts Council for nine years as a liason between the
Shoreline School District and the Arts Council. He lives with his
wife Melissa in nearby Kenmore. Currently, he maintains a busy
schedule teaching, composing, guest conducting and
adjudicating.
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