22. Interview with Brad Pfeil, Neuqua Valley High School

Brad discusses his use of technology in teaching during the
pandemic, particularly his use of loops and Soundtrap.com.


Brad Pfeil received a Bachelor of Music
Education and Performance degree from the University of Michigan
and Master of Music Education degree from the University of
Nevada Las Vegas.  He is currently an orchestra director at
Neuqua Valley High School, a Grammy Award winning school in
Naperville, IL. Brad taught previously in Las Vegas, Nevada where
he performed actively as a double bassist in addition to teaching
at Las Vegas High School, Fremont Middle School and Keller Middle
School. Brad was principal double bass of the Las Vegas
Philharmonic, played in Phantom, and was conductor of the
Henderson Civic Symphony. He has also performed with numerous
orchestras and artists including the Michigan Opera Theater, Ann
Arbor Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Flint Symphony, Peoria
Symphony, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and Styx. Brad
currently performs as principal double bass of the Heartland
Festival Orchestra in Washington, Il. Brad is past president of
the Nevada Chapter and the Illinois Chapter of the American
String Teachers Association. Brad has spent the past eight
summers as a conductor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. This will be
his fourth year conducting the Blue Lake International Youth
Symphony Orchestra. When not making music, you can find Brad
cycling, mountain biking and hiking.


Brad can be reached at brad_pfeil@ipsd.org


Resources: https://www.soundtrap.com


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