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 Jim
Hudgins: Chief Clinician and
Advisor
Mr. Hudgins is an inspiration
to all of us associated with American
Band Instrument Service. His wisdom,
humor, and depth of knowledge about
band, music, and the music industry
are invaluable to us. His unerring
ability to really hear what a wind
ensemble is doing has proved invaluable
to many bands and directors over
a lifetime of his service to them.
We are thankful to be associated
with him and to call him “friend”.
Jim was born on March 12, 1925
in the community of Cumby in
Hopkins
County Texas. He moved to Commerce
when he was two years old. He grew
up and graduated from high school
there. Jim attended East
Texas State Teachers College and
graduated from there on December
15, 1949.
He enlisted in the US Navy in December
1942 and served on active duty
until September 1945, and reserve
duty
until 1949. Jim flew in Navy
dive-bombers as a gunner in the
Pacific during
World War II. At the close of
the war he had been sent back
to the
states to become a pilot. However,
the war ended before he completed
his training.
When he was released from active
duty, he taught band at Timpson,
Texas from 1945 until 1952.
In 1952 he
moved to Port Author, Texas
where he taught band at Austin
High
School until 1954. From there
he moved
to Nacogdoches, Texas and became
Director
of Bands at Stephen F. Austin
State College where he stayed
until 1963.
At the end of the school year
in 1963 Jim left teaching
to become
a sales representative for
an East Texas music store.
Later
he served
as a Field Sales Manager
for C. G. Conn band instrument
manufacturer, and also as
a
District Manager
for
Selmer Corporation, another band instrument manufacturer.
Mr. Hudgins has been with
us at American Band Instrument
Service since 1990.
He has been honored by
a long
list
of music associations and
organizations. Some of
these include Tau Beta
Sigma, Kappa, Kappa Psi,
Phi Beta Mu, Texas
Bandmasters, Texas Music
Educators, ASBDA, TSTA,
and many others.
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Mr. Jim Hudgins is a band director clinician that helps band directors and beginning band musicians in Tyler, Texas and the East Texas area from American Band Instrument Service. Jim Hudgins, band director, musician, teacher, clinician, Jim, Hudgins.
Mr. Jim Hudgins is a band director clinician that helps band directors and beginning band musicians in Tyler, Texas and the East Texas area from American Band Instrument Service. Jim Hudgins, band director, musician, teacher, clinician, Jim, Hudgins.
Mr. Jim Hudgins is a band director clinician that helps band directors and beginning band musicians in Tyler, Texas and the East Texas area from American Band Instrument Service. Jim Hudgins, band director, musician, teacher, clinician, Jim, Hudgins.
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