Scott Hagarty

Warm-Up Session: Breaking the Cycle of Boredom: Introducing Creativity into Your Warmup Routine

Dr. Scott Hagarty is Associate Professor of Trumpet at Tennessee Tech University, where he teaches studio trumpet and directs the Tennessee Tech Trumpet Ensemble. He is principal trumpet of the Bryan Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Brass Arts Quintet, both in residence at Tennessee Tech University. He was previously a member of the Corpus Christi, Victoria (TX), and Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestras and has performed with the Mid-Texas Symphony, Orchestra Iowa and the Rochester Symphony (MN) among others across the United States. As a chamber musician he was a member of the Corpus Christi Brass Quintet, Aurora Brass Quintet and the Del Mar College Faculty Brass Trio. He has performed and presented at many national and international music conferences and festivals including the Tennessee Music Educators Association Conference, College Music Society Southern Region Conference, Texas Music Educators Association Convention, Texas Jazz Festival, Big 12 Trombone Conference, Victoria Bach Festival, International Trumpet Guild Conference, and the Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival among others.

Dr. Hagarty was previously Associate Professor of Trumpet at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas and has previously taught courses at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, the University of Minnesota, and Yale University. Dr. Hagarty holds degrees from the University of Northern Iowa, Yale University, and the University of Minnesota. His primary trumpet teachers include Dr. David Baldwin, Gary Bordner, Allan Dean and Dr. Randy Grabowski. He is an S.E. Shires Trumpet Artist.