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Dear Students & Parents,
Located below is a downloadble PDF of the instructional plans for March 30 - April 30.
As we continue with distance learning and the closure of schools, information and resources will also be available through our band website www.arhsbands.org under the e-Learning tab. Communciation with students and parents will continue to happen through email, REMIND, and Microsoft TEAMS.If you have any questions please feel free to let us know! Stay safe!
Sincerely,
Mr. Pouncey
bpouncey@dorchester2.k12.sc.us
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Ben Pouncey
Ben Pouncey is the band director at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, SC. Prior to Ashley Ridge, Ben was one of the band directors at DuBose Middle School. During that time, the DuBose Middle School Band consistently earned superior ratings at the South Carolina Concert Performance Assessment and was a featured ensemble at the 2018 South Carolina Music Educators’ In-Service Conference.
Pouncey graduated Magna Cum Laude in December of 2012 from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music with an emphasis in Music Education. While attending the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the USC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Scott Weiss where he was a participant in the 2012 National Concert Tour in China as well as the 2011 recording project for the internationally acclaimed classical records label NAXOS, featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein.
An alumnus of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, Ben served as the corps’ drum major from 2009 to 2011 after having been a member of the trumpet section in 2007 and 2008. The Cadets are 10-time Drum Corps International (DCI) World Champions, having won their most recent title in 2011. Ben was also the recipient of the 2011 DCI Jim Jones Leadership Award, given each year to one drum major from both the World and Open Class. Ben has served as a member of The Cadets’ instructional staff and has been a clinician for the DCI Drum Major Leadership Seminar held each year for DCI drum majors. Ben is grateful to have been a part of the Music for All Drum Major Institute, the University of South Carolina Drum Major Clinic, and the Western Carolina Summer Symposium Drum Major Track, during which, student leaders from band programs across the country attended to receive instruction, guidance, and training for their leadership roles within the band program.
A native of Columbia, SC, Ben holds professional affiliations with the National Band Association (NBA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the South Carolina Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA), the South Carolina Band Directors’ Association (SCBDA), and Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity.