To listen to demos of my concert band compositions (available through C. Alan Publications), click on the song titles below:
"Sid Sly - Super Spy!"
"Johnnycake Trail"
"Triumph of the Heart" NEW !
"Rockin' Away The Blues" NEW !
You can check out some of my pop, rock, and jazz music on my myspace page: myspace.com/franklindadamsjr
Special Thanks to the ABC Unified School District Middle School Honor Band (suburban L.A.) for performing "Johnnycake Trail" at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts and at Disneyland!
"Sid Sly - Super Spy!"
"Johnnycake Trail"
"Triumph of the Heart" NEW !
"Rockin' Away The Blues" NEW !
You can check out some of my pop, rock, and jazz music on my myspace page: myspace.com/franklindadamsjr
Special Thanks to the ABC Unified School District Middle School Honor Band (suburban L.A.) for performing "Johnnycake Trail" at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts and at Disneyland!
Welcome to the Musical World of
Franklin D. Adams Jr.
Composer & Music Educator
Franklin D. Adams Jr.
Composer & Music Educator
Biography
He is a founding member and an administrator for the non-profit organization MusicAlliance Inc., which provides band programs for parochial schools in the Greater Cleveland area. Mr. Adams currently teaches 4th through 8th grade band through MusicAlliance at St. Gabriel School - where he has taught band for the past fifteen years. During his tenure at St. Gabriel, Mr. Adams has overseen the growth of the band program from 20 band members and 2 levels of band to over 130 members and 4 levels of band plus a Jazz Band (which is the only Junior High jazz band from a parochial school to perform in the Lakeland Jazz Festival). His other duties with MusicAlliance include serving as webmaster for the organization's website and serving as the coordinator and co-director of the East Side Honor Band program.
In addition, Franklin founded "Phresh Phusion", a jazz-rock ensemble featuring students from high schools throughout Northeastern Ohio; co-founded the MusicAlliance Jazz Band (made up of suburban Cleveland parochial middle school musicians); served as the pep band director for Lake Erie College; and is a freelance composer of band music - currently published through C. Alan Publications. Mr. Adams is also a member of the Tri-C Civic Band and holds professional membership in the Music Educators National Conference, the Ohio Music Education Association, and is licensed by the state of Ohio to teach music in grades K-12.
In addition, Franklin founded "Phresh Phusion", a jazz-rock ensemble featuring students from high schools throughout Northeastern Ohio; co-founded the MusicAlliance Jazz Band (made up of suburban Cleveland parochial middle school musicians); served as the pep band director for Lake Erie College; and is a freelance composer of band music - currently published through C. Alan Publications. Mr. Adams is also a member of the Tri-C Civic Band and holds professional membership in the Music Educators National Conference, the Ohio Music Education Association, and is licensed by the state of Ohio to teach music in grades K-12.
Franklin Adams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from Anderson University (Anderson, IN) (1989) where he was named to the National Dean's List, was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors Society, and served as the student arranger for the Anderson University Wind Ensemble. He has taken post-graduate classes at Kent State University in band instrument repair and music technology
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Welcome to the Musical World of
Franklin D. Adams Jr.
Composer & Music Educator
Franklin D. Adams Jr.
Composer & Music Educator
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Franklin D. Adams Jr.
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Franklin D. Adams Jr.
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