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About Douglas Droste

Douglas Droste is Director of Orchestral Studies at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Ohio. As a dedicated advocate of music education, Droste regularly conducts youth and all-state orchestras and serves as a clinician and adjudicator for school orchestras and festivals. He is also conductor of the Music For All Summer Symposium Youth Orchestra. A graduate of The Ohio State University and Texas Tech University, Droste previously worked at Liberty Union-Thurston School District in Ohio, Austin Peay State University and Oklahoma State University. He is a Yamaha Master Educator.

Q&A with Yamaha Master Educator Douglas Droste

The Ball State University director of orchestras explains why he is a dedicated advocate of music education.

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Letter to Myself: Douglas Droste

Yamaha Master Educator Douglas Droste shares six pointers with his younger self about being a successful educator.

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Advice from Yamaha Master Educator Douglas Droste

Technique vs. Emotion Early in my conducting career and marriage, my wife, Amanda, and I were talking to one of my colleagues about a major orchestral work. He was going on and on about the conducting technique required to lead such a work. Amanda, who is not a conductor but a fine singer, started grilling […]