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The career of Ron Nethercutt has encompassed many areas including a performer, arranger, conductor, music researcher, music educator, and broadcast manager. After completing his undergraduate degree, he served as a US Army bandsman for three years prior to becoming a high school band director in south Louisiana while completing a graduate degree.
Leaving New Orleans, he moved north to work on a PhD prior to being asked to join the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University where he served for twenty years in the Music Department teaching trombone, and music education. The stint produced several award winning jazz ensembles, including winning Best Band at the Southern Intercollegiate Jazz Festival in Memphis, and being the featured Jazz Ensemble at the Music Educators’ National Conference in Knoxville. In 1971 Ron and the Nouveaux Arts Trio, which he organized, were featured at the initial conference of the International Trombone Association. The trio was featured on the first cut of the two-album set released by the ITA.
During his tenure at SLU, Ron became involved with publishing music and study materials for trombone and jazz bands. A complete listing of these can be found elsewhere in this website and were published by The Brass Press, Broad River Press, ITA and other professional publications. A Yamaha Artist, he served as clinician and guest conductor in New Mexico, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi, in addition to Louisiana. Nethercutt was a member of the Louisiana Music Commission for ten years, serving three governors. The commission sponsored seminars in music publication, recording techniques, intellectual property rights, and other aspects of the music business.
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