Needham B. Broughton High School Band

Assistant Director

Assistant Band Director: Mr. Lee Quinn
Mr. Lee Quinn teaches history and is assistant band director at Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, NC. He has worked for IB as an examiner in history and is author of a pacing guide and curriculum for his district’s course in “Religions in World Cultures”. Mr. Quinn has also served as a presenter for the NC Department of Public Instruction and teaches IB History of the Americas, US History, World Religions, and Jazz Band to 11th grade students. He has had the pleasure to participate in travel study grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (Ireland, 2004 and Philadelphia, 2008), the Fulbright-Hays commission (Mexico, 2005), and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (North American Slavery, 2007, and Reconstruction, 2009). He has been honored by the Needham B. Broughton community with the Jenrette (2005) and Jewell (2010) Teaching Excellence awards. Mr. Quinn received his B.A. in History and Religious Studies (2000) and his M.A.T. in Secondary Social Studies Education (2001) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He grew up in Rowan County, NC and has been married to Amy Quinn since 2006. When not at Needham B. Broughton High School, Mr. Quinn enjoys cooking, playing music, and local history; he pretends to be a novice baker.

Colorguard

Colorguard Coordinator: Mr. Jody Jones
Mr. Jody Jones has been involved with Broughton High School Marching Band since 1983. He is a graduate of Jamesville High School and East Carolina University. He has an undeniable passion for colorguard and has been a mentor and instructor for numerous programs across eastern North Carolina including both UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University where he currently teaches. In addition to instructing, Mr. Jones has served on the leadership of the Atlantic Indoor Association winter guard circuit for numerous years; most recently serving as the Colorguard Coordinator.

Colorguard Instructor: Mr. Jeffery Dale
Mr. Jeffery Dale has been teaching colorguard at Broughton since 2001. He is a graduate of Northern Nash High School and NC State University. He is a transportation engineer during the week, but enjoys his passion as a teacher through his involvement with colorguard. Mr. Dale is the Director of the Independent World Class First Flight Winter Guard and enjoys teaching the Broughton High School colorguard as much as his schedule will allow.

Colorguard Instructor: Mrs. Kim Corder Kelly
Mrs. Kim Corder Kelly has been teaching with Broughton High School Marching Band since 2004. She is a graduate of Athens Drive High School, NC State University, and UNC Chapel Hill. Mrs. Kelly is a pharmacist with Wake Med and continues to be involved with colorguard by teaching First Flight Winter Guard and Broughton High School.

Percussion

Percussion Arranger and Coordinator: Mrs. Amy Savage
Mrs. Amy Savage, a professional percussion specialist living in Chapel Hill NC, is active in the development of the contemporary concert and marching percussion ensemble. Currently, Amy serves as the director of marching percussion at Duke University in Durham, NC. Additionally, she consultants and instructs several high school marching band programs in the Raleigh- Durham surrounding areas including Northwood and Broughton High Schools, and the Southaven Marching Band in Southaven, Mississippi. In the summer, Amy teaches at several Yamaha Sounds of Summer Marching Percussion Camps in North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia. Amy also clinics and adjudicates around the country including with Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA), Carolina Winter Ensemble Association (CWEA), and United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA).

As a member of the World Champion Garfield Cadets, Amy was awarded the DCI Individual’s Championship in ensemble percussion. During this time, she received her bachelor’s degree in music education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her extensive teaching and arranging experience with several Drum and Bugle Corps includes the Garfield Cadets, Bluecoats, Glassmen, Poynton Commodores (England), and Starriders (Germany). Recently, Amy was featured in the May 2009 issue of Halftime Magazine in an article by Dennis Delucia entitled “Women of Marching Percussion”. Amy is a Yamaha Performing Artist, and is an Educational Clinician/Endorsee for Pro-Mark Sticks and Mallets, Sabian Cymbals and Remo Incorporated.