Biography

Douglas Messick is a Music Educator from Mountain Home, Arkansas. He currently serves as the Director of Bands at Cotter High School, in Cotter, Arkansas.  

At Arkansas Tech University, Douglas obtained a Bachelor of Music Education in December of 2022, graduating with honors. Douglas’ primary instrument is the trumpet, with extensive knowledge and performances with auxiliary trumpets and trumpet mutes. He also possesses performance experience and extensive knowledge over brasswind instruments, woodwind instruments, string instruments, voice, and piano. Douglas also has researched and performed presentations over different areas of trumpet pedagogy, wind band scholarship, conducting, and learning exceptionalities. Douglas has spent time with the Arkansas Tech University Symphonic Band and Concert Band. 

Principal instructors have included Dr. TJ Perry (Arkansas Tech University), Dr. Daniel Belongia (Arkansas Tech University), Dr. Jim Daughters (Arkansas Tech University), Mr. Tom Chentnik (Mountain Home Career Academies), and Ms. Jill Chentnik (Mountain Home Career Academies). Douglas has also completed internships with Jesse Crowley (Norfork School District) and Payton McCartney (Russellville Middle School).

Douglas is also a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Spring 2019), serving two years as Historian and one year as Warden of the Kappa Eta Chapter at Arkansas Tech University.  

Douglas Messick currently resides in Mountain Home, Arkansas.