{"id":52,"date":"2023-06-05T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musiciansabroad.com\/blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2024-01-03T22:07:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T22:07:30","slug":"taylor-steps-up-as-indiana-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musiciansabroad.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/taylor-steps-up-as-indiana-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Steps Up as Indiana Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"text-uppercase\">CHRIS TAYLOR HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS OVERSEAS. IT ONLY SEEMS NATURAL THAT HE WOULD BE THE LEADING FORCE IN ORGANIZING THE FIRST MUSICIANS ABROAD TOUR.<\/h3>\n<p>Since the turn of the century, Chris Taylor has been teaching high school band. Beginning as an assistant director at Highland High School in Anderson, Indiana, for the past 11 years, Chris has been the music director at Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, Ind. Chris has traveled with his groups to New York, Philadelphia, Florida, and Hawaii. His students have marched in the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade and Hollywood Christmas Parade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musiciansabroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chris-taylor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Taylor\u2019s Pendleton Heights High School Band at the Philadelphia\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"445\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Taylor\u2019s Pendleton Heights High School Band at the Philadelphia\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is involved in the Indiana Music Educators Association. He has served as a clinician and state chair for the IMEA Non-Competitive Festivals. He has served as President and the Honor Band chair as well. He has served on staff for the Indiana All-Star Marching band. Christopher also directs the Directors\u2019 Jazz Orchestra, a group of music teachers from the area who perform throughout the year. The group was selected to perform at the 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2017 IMEA Conventions. He is a zone representative for the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) and has served on the Indiana Bandmasters Association board. He was inducted into Phi Beta Mu in 2012.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musiciansabroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chris-taylor-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"445\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Taylor near the Matterhorn on a trip to Europe with the Indiana Ambassadors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond music, Chris is active in his church, singing in choirs, playing handbells and running a jazz group. He also leads a community caf\u00e9 team. 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