Dr. Thomas Singletary is an active conductor, composer, clinician, and music educator. As a music arranger and transcriber for winds, he is highly regarded for his custom arrangements for high school and collegiate marching bands around the nation. A Georgia native, Singletary holds degrees in Music Education from Florida State University and the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. He earned a Ph.D. in Music Education and Wind Conducting from Florida State University, where he served as a teaching assistant for the university bands. Dr. Singletary currently serves as Chair of the Visual & Performing Arts Department at North Central Texas College where he conducts the North Central Texas Winds, a wind ensemble of college students, music educators, and community musicians.  

 

Prior to his doctoral studies, Singletary taught music at Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida for seventeen years, where he led a team of teachers committed to musical excellence through concert band, marching band, jazz ensemble, and chamber music.  Under his direction, the Eau Gallie Band gave highly acclaimed performances at many district, state and national festivals. In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Singletary received the Oliver Hobbs Award from the Florida Bandmasters Association and the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association. His principal teachers include James Croft, Robert Sheldon, Clifford Madsen, Donald Schleicher, and Patrick Dunnigan.