Richard Canter

Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble | Scale & Rhythm Chunks

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  Richard Canter serves as a band director for Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he directs beginning band, junior high bands, the Marching Blue & Gold and the Wind Ensemble. In addition to his position at Walnut Hills, he serves as conductor of the Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. Throughout his career, Richard has had a passion for helping students reach their highest goals in music. This passion led to creating the Scale & Rhythm Chunks program, a teaching tool used by bands throughout the United States and internationally. The "Chunks program" is endorsed by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser as “exactly what is wanted and needed...an idea whose time has come.” Richard is sought after as a clinician and guest conductor. He has presented clinics throughout the United States, including two sessions at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, as well as music education conferences in 27 states. For four years, he served his home state as District President of the Ohio Music Education Association. His honors include Educator of the Year, the Celebrate Excellence Award, and winner of the MENC Music Composition National Competition. In 2022, he was inducted into the Arts Wing of the Ross High School Hall of Fame. Richard holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University and a Masters Degree in Music Education from Miami University.

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