Keith Packman

Adjunct Instructor of Music

Academic Area: Tuba/Euphonium

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Degrees

DMA in Tuba Performance (in progress), University of North Texas
MM in Tuba Performance, University of Texas at Austin
BM in Tuba Performance, University of North Texas
BM in Music Theory, University of North Texas

Profile

Keith Packman is a passionate musician and considerate educator looking to inspire all people by means of his tuba. Whether performing as a concert soloist on stage or backing a band downtown, Keith aims to break down barriers for how music can speak to an audience. He is elated to begin his new position as Adjunct Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Woman’s University in Denton beginning in the Fall 2021 semester.

As a performer, Keith has had an active freelance career in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the past decade. He can regularly be heard performing with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, one of the few professional wind bands in the country, and has recently released the new CD One for All with the ensemble. Also a specialist in chamber music, Keith is a part of two professional tuba-euphonium quartets, fLOW Quartet and Isomer Quartet, that have recorded albums and performed across the United States and Japan. As a competitive performer, Keith has been a prize-winner at multiple prestigious international tuba competitions including those hosted by the International Tuba Euphonium Association and the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival. He can also be heard in the viral video "Down in the River to Pray" with the University of Texas at Austin tuba-euphonium studio, which is quickly nearing 1.5 million views on YouTube.

As an educator, Keith has taught at all academic levels from pre-middle school to collegiate graduate students. His pedagogical practice revolves around developing a high-level of musicality and the best possible sound quality, all while instilling a strong sense of the students’ individuality. His college students have gone on to start their careers as various types of music educators and his younger students have achieved many accolades, including the coveted TMEA All-State status.

For more information, videos and recordings, please visit www.keithpackman.com.

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