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About Travis J. Cross

Dr. Travis J. Cross is Professor of Music and Director of Bands at UCLA. Prior to UCLA, Cross was wind ensemble conductor at Virginia Tech and taught at Edina High School in Minnesota where he conducted two concert bands and led the marching band program. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and Northwestern University. Cross is a Yamaha Master Educator.

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Letter to Myself: Travis J. Cross

Dr. Travis J. Cross is a Yamaha Master Educator and chair of music at UCLA. In a letter to his younger self, he emphasizes the importance to always do right and seek opportunities to grow and stretch as a musician and teacher.

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Advice from Yamaha Master Educator Dr. Travis J. Cross

From Another Angle The first time I ever participated in a conducting workshop, the clinician tried to get me to conduct the shape of a multi-bar phrase, rather than every single beat and note along the way. The teacher was outstanding, but I just couldn’t get it — either I wasn’t yet ready as a […]