Keith W. Hodgson is a Past-President of the New Jersey Music Educator's Association, a National Board Certified Teacher, the recipient of the 2014 New Jersey Governor's Award in the Arts
for Leadership in Music. He was also a Grammy Nominated Music Educator Quarter Finalist in 2014. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from William Patterson University, NJ and his Masters degree in School Leadership and Administration from Rowan University, NJ holding both Supervisor and Principal certifications. He has studied conducting with Ed Lisk, Stephen Melillo, Anthony Maiello and Mallory Thompson among others. Mr. Hodgson has been a music educator and high school band director for twenty-five years. He is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Mainland Regional High School in New Jersey, where he built and oversees a three-tiered concert band program, two jazz ensembles, an extensive chamber ensemble program and a very active TRI-M Music Honor Society chapter. He was a marching band director for seventeen years and has taught Advanced Placement Music Theory for over twenty years. Mr. Hodgson is the founding Conductor and Music Director for the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, an adult community band comprised of music educator and professional musicians. Mr. Hodgson has held the principal conducting post of the SJAWE since it's founding in 1997. The ensemble has performed at the NJMEA State conference in 2000, 2005, 2011 and at the Association of Concert Band's National Convention in Allentown in 2014. The SJAWE actively performs to sold out community concerts four to five times each year, has commissioned fourteen works for wind band, annually collaborates with high profile guest conductors and hosts a side by side program with 50+ nominated high school band students. The SJAWE was the only 2006 recipient of the Sudler “Silver Scroll Award” by the John Philip Sousa Foundation recognizing outstanding community concert bands in North America.
Mr. Hodgson has presented sessions at the MidWest Band Clinic in Chicago, the NAfME Eastern Division Conference in Rhode Island, numerous NJMEAConferences and the NJEA Conference in Atlantic City. Mr. Hodgson will serve as the All- Eastern Honor Ensembles Coordinator for the 2017 NAfME Eastern Division
Mr. Hodgson is an active guest conductor for high school honor bands, community bands and summer music camps. Mr. Hodgson founded the Atlantic Cape Honor Band in 2011. Mr. Hodgson is also the Head Director of the American Music Abroad Gold Tour, an annual three week summer European music tour of 150 band & choral students performing in five countries. He and his wife have been directors on the Gold Tour since 1998.
Mr. Hodgson resides in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey with his wife Jennifer who is also a high school band director at Southern Regional High School.
for Leadership in Music. He was also a Grammy Nominated Music Educator Quarter Finalist in 2014. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from William Patterson University, NJ and his Masters degree in School Leadership and Administration from Rowan University, NJ holding both Supervisor and Principal certifications. He has studied conducting with Ed Lisk, Stephen Melillo, Anthony Maiello and Mallory Thompson among others. Mr. Hodgson has been a music educator and high school band director for twenty-five years. He is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Mainland Regional High School in New Jersey, where he built and oversees a three-tiered concert band program, two jazz ensembles, an extensive chamber ensemble program and a very active TRI-M Music Honor Society chapter. He was a marching band director for seventeen years and has taught Advanced Placement Music Theory for over twenty years. Mr. Hodgson is the founding Conductor and Music Director for the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, an adult community band comprised of music educator and professional musicians. Mr. Hodgson has held the principal conducting post of the SJAWE since it's founding in 1997. The ensemble has performed at the NJMEA State conference in 2000, 2005, 2011 and at the Association of Concert Band's National Convention in Allentown in 2014. The SJAWE actively performs to sold out community concerts four to five times each year, has commissioned fourteen works for wind band, annually collaborates with high profile guest conductors and hosts a side by side program with 50+ nominated high school band students. The SJAWE was the only 2006 recipient of the Sudler “Silver Scroll Award” by the John Philip Sousa Foundation recognizing outstanding community concert bands in North America.
Mr. Hodgson has presented sessions at the MidWest Band Clinic in Chicago, the NAfME Eastern Division Conference in Rhode Island, numerous NJMEAConferences and the NJEA Conference in Atlantic City. Mr. Hodgson will serve as the All- Eastern Honor Ensembles Coordinator for the 2017 NAfME Eastern Division
Mr. Hodgson is an active guest conductor for high school honor bands, community bands and summer music camps. Mr. Hodgson founded the Atlantic Cape Honor Band in 2011. Mr. Hodgson is also the Head Director of the American Music Abroad Gold Tour, an annual three week summer European music tour of 150 band & choral students performing in five countries. He and his wife have been directors on the Gold Tour since 1998.
Mr. Hodgson resides in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey with his wife Jennifer who is also a high school band director at Southern Regional High School.