Adam Dalton
Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands School of Music- Biography
Dr. Adam Dalton is currently the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Dalton oversees all aspects of a robust athletic band program. He also conducts the Wind Orchestra and teaches other courses in the School of Music. Before his appointment to GSU, Dr. Dalton was Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Marshall University where he managed a comprehensive band program including concert bands, the Marching Thunder, and basketball pep bands.
Dr. Dalton is a native of Virginia where he attended James Madison University and earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. After graduating, he moved to Atlanta, GA where he taught high school at Milton High School, a large 5A program in Georgia. He then accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at The University of Alabama where he received his Master of Arts in Music Education and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting. Dr. Dalton performed with The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for three years earning two world championships and a gold medal in individual and ensemble. He also marched in various independent winter guards in the southeast, consistently making finals at Winter Guard International. His designing and teaching experience includes the 2008 World Champion Phantom Regiment, The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, The Cadets, Troopers, and Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. He is featured on the WGI video, Toss, and served as a clinician and performer for the first-ever Spinfest Clinic, an annual educational event sponsored by WGI. Dr. Dalton maintains a busy schedule as a designer, consultant, and adjudicator for marching bands and indoor groups both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Dalton’s professional affiliations include the Collegiate Band Director’s National Conference, the National Band Association, and the National Association for Music Education.