Services
Program and District Strategic Planning
As someone who has both built a successful band program from scratch and revitalized another, I am both equipped and passionate about helping schools do the same. Each community is unique, and so is this service.
Examples include:
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Consultation and Evaluation
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Curricular Resources
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Building a Unique Strategic Plan
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Vertical Alignment
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Bridging Administrator and Teacher Goals
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Building DEI Capacity
Band Director Mentoring and Coaching
Are you a newer band director? Are you a choir or orchestra director who has made the switch to band or added it to your FTE? Are you an experienced band director who needs fresh eyes on your program? I'm here to help you and your students succeed.
Professional Development
As a former teacher, my goal is to ensure everyone I work with has tangible takeaways that they can use in their particular community. I've presented locally, nationally, and to a variety of educational audiences.
Topics of expertise include:
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Building Music Classroom Communities
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Culturally Sustaining Practices in the Band Room
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Empowering Student Leaders
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DEI Strategies and Resources
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(For Administrators) How to Best Support Your Music Teachers
Guest Conductor
Looking for someone with high expectations and the ability to quickly build relationships with band students? Get in touch! I will work with your budget and make sure all involved have a strong experience.
About
Originally from Denver, Colorado, Elizabeth (Liz) Winslow moved to Minnesota to earn her undergraduate degree in Instrumental Music Education with honors in composition. For the next dozen years, Elizabeth served as a band director in both rural and urban Title I schools, while championing music education inclusion and access. Most notably, she founded the band program at Hiawatha Academies in south Minneapolis through extensive fundraising and community engagement so that all students could participate at no cost.
Currently, Elizabeth is the director of school partnerships at MacPhail Center for Music, the nation’s oldest and largest community music school. She leads a team in broadening and deepening music experiences throughout schools in Minnesota and oversees Project Amplify, an initiative designed to center historically underrepresented students and artists in Minnesota’s K-12 music programs. Since 2021, the program has reached over 15,000 students through culturally relevant programming, including sectionals instructed by MacPhail faculty, electronic music experiences, and artists in residence.
Previously featured on Classical MPR’s Teacher Feature segment, Elizabeth is a recipient of Hiawatha Academies’ first Exceptional Contribution Award, is a College Band Directors National Association Conducting Study Grant recipient and holds a DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education for her contribution to music education in the Minneapolis area. Most recently, she was awarded 2024 Community Music Educator of the Year by the Minnesota Music Educators Association. In addition to serving as an in-demand clinician and adjudicator, Elizabeth is the vice chair on the board of directors of the newly formed Minnesota Winds and has directed the South High Community Band since 2018. She holds both a Master’s and Specialist degree in Educational Leadership as well as a K-12 Instrumental Music teaching license and K-12 principal license. She is also a proud member of Cohort 7 the Sphinx Organization's LEAD Program.
Get in Touch
Based in Minneapolis
with ability to travel
