JT Sandlin
Assistant Director

JT Sandlin, a native of Richlands, NC, has recently earned his M.M. in Horn Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to this degree, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Western Carolina University, earning a B.S.Ed in Music Education and a B.M. in Music. He had most recently performed with the UNCG Wind Ensemble, UNCG Horn Ensemble, UNCG Horn Quartet, and UNCG Chamber Singers. A WCU, he performed with the WCU Wind Ensemble, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, WCU Horn Ensemble, WCU Concert Choir, Balsam Brass Quintet, Blue Ridge Woodwind Quintet, and in pit orchestras for campus musical theater productions. He has also performed as a substitute musician for the Charlotte, Asheville, and Durham symphonies, on top of an active gigging career. 

 

As an educator, Mr. Sandlin completed his student teaching at West Henderson High School in Hendersonville, NC. He also had many roles within the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, including Brass Caption Coordinator, Mellophone Section Leader, and Music Librarian. While in graduate school, he worked as substitute teacher for Guilford County Schools, worked as a catering team member for 1618 On Location, and as a Bass Section Leader at Starmount Presbyterian Church. Outside of teaching and music, he enjoys baking (cheesecakes! yum!), hiking, and binge watching TV series.