Jul 17, 2017
A legend in the state of Oregon, Patrick Vandehey joins me to discuss believing in music education with passion.
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Biography:
Patrick Vandehey is an Associate Professor of Music at Portland
State University in Portland, Oregon. Prior to the PSU position he
taught 14 years at George Fox University, a small private liberal
arts college in Newberg, Oregon and 23 years teaching in area
public high schools. Mr. Vandehey received his Bachelors of Art and
Bachelors of Music from the University of Washington, and a Masters
of Teaching Music at Portland State University.
Mr. Vandehey is a Past-President of the Oregon Band Directors
Association and serves as chairman of the Adjudication Training
Board of OBDA. He served for two years as the Band Liaison to the
Oregon Schools Activity Association. He has served twice on the
Oregon Music Education Association’s Board as Band Chair and served
on the OMEA Executive board as President in 2005-2006.
In 1993 Mr. Vandehey was the State, Regional and National recipient
of the ASBDA- Stanbury Award for Outstanding Young Band Director.
In 2000 he was inducted into the Band World Legion of Honor by the
John Philip Sousa Foundation. Also in 2000 he was named one of
Oregon’s top ten Music Educators by the Oregon Music Educators
Association in the Teaching Music Magazine. In 2002 Mr. Vandehey
received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band
Association. He is a founding member of the Oregon Chapter of Phi
Beta Mu, and in 2006 was inducted into the Northwest Bandmaster’s
Association. Mr. Vandehey was named the Oregon’s Outstanding Music
Educator in 2010 by the Oregon Music Educators Association.
Mr. Vandehey is married to Kristin, his wife of 40 years and they
have two daughters, both of whom are educators.