Store Manager:Cheryl Hale

I have been with American Band Instrument Service since August of 1993. Before starting here I was a band director at Mineola I. S. D. and before that at Frankston I. S. D. I am a Tyler native having graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. I have my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. I received my Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1997. My emphasis was in Woodwind Pedagogy.

In addition to my duties here at the store, I teach private lessons and Applied Music through Tyler Jr. College. In my spare time I am President and prinicpal flutist with the Tyler Community Band. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, my favorite activity is to play in pit orchestras of musicals. In that realm, my claim to fame is playing 6 different instruments (piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, alto sax, and bari sax) in one musical!

As the store manager it is my privilege to work with a great group of people in trying to provide a musical experience for the children of East Texas. I try to provide a comfortable working atmosphere and make the store customer friendly in appearance and in attitude. As a musician and educator, I want to share my love of music and the benefits it provides to all our customers. Getting to work with my former colleagues is a great joy and I enjoy being the liason between them, the store, and their future students.