About Cheryl Floyd

Cheryl Floyd is a retired Director of Bands at Hill Country Middle School in Austin, Texas and serves as a flute instructor, consultant and mentor for the Leander Independent School District. She was one of the first females and the first middle school band director to be elected to the American Bandmasters Association. Floyd has served as co-principal flute with the Austin Symphonic Band since 1985 and is a Yamaha Master Educator.

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Advice from Yamaha Master Educator Cheryl Floyd

Don’t Be Afraid to Ask I was teaching general music at a private middle school in Tampa, Florida. Shortly after I was hired, the headmaster informed me that it was traditional for the 8th grade class to do a musical in the spring. The musical that year would be “Damn Yankees” because the youngest son […]

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Get Parents Involved!

There are countless benefits when you get parents involved and engaged in their children’s musical growth.