Pedagogical lineage:
-Dr. Mark Wilcox, trumpet performance/brass ensembles/brass pedagogy. University of Oklahoma, Wright State University. Student of Karl Sievers and William Adam. -Dr. Christopher Neal, conducting/music education/show design. University of Oklahoma, University of Texas. -Dr. Stan Curtis, trumpet performance. US Navy Band, former professor at George Mason University. Now at Colorado State University. -Ms. Kimberley Kincaid, ensemble management & student engagement. Hyde Wargo's students have won auditions to perform in the following organizations:
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Heather Hyde Wargo has a long and successful track record as a teaching artist. She began her teaching career in 2005 when she accepted a position with Ballinger High School while finishing her age out year of DCI with top 12 world grand finalist Memphis Sound. From 2005 to the spring of 2009, Heather worked closely with Hawley High School, Abilene Cooper High School, and Abilene Wylie High School while also serving as Guard Director for Ballinger High School, collaborating with Dr. Chris Neal to create the McMurry University Guard Camp, and served as a captain of the McMurry Guard.
Instrumentally, she held the seat of principal trumpet in the wind ensemble, co-lead the McMurry Brass Quintet, played in the faculty brass quintet, played lead in the trumpet choir, and assisted Dr. Mark Wilcox with overflow teaching for his trumpet studio. She played and recorded with the university flute choir, was an active member of the voice and piano studios as time allowed, and frequently subbed on horn for chamber works that didn't call for trumpet.
After graduating from McMurry, Hyde Wargo won several fellowship positions for trumpet performance, including residencies at James Madison University, and Pittsburg State University. She ultimately chose to study at George Mason University to allow for close access to all the wonderful musical opportunities available in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. While in D.C. she won a chair with the Capitol Wind Symphony, soloed at the Kennedy Center, and served as the Color Guard Caption Head of drum corps Shenandoah Sound for three years. She was also named Assistant Band Director and Guard Director at Thomas A Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and a Teaching Artist for the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Additionally, she took the structure and curriculum she had built at the McMurry Guard Camp and created Summer Spin, a comprehensive color guard and leadership camp focused on excellence and team building.
In 2012, Hyde Wargo returned home to Texas to be closer to family, settling in the Lake Jackson area. She completed four year as Associate Band Director and Guard Director at Brazosport High School. Under her co-direction the school earned their first sweepstakes rating since the 1960's. Under her her solo direction the Concert Band earned the first 1st Division rating for the second band in the history of the school in 2015, and repeated the rating the following spring. In summer 2016 she accepted the position of Color Guard Director and Interim Associate Band Director for Clear Creek High School in nearby League City, Texas where she served as a Mid-High brass teacher for the high school & feeder school, coached the Trumpet Ensembles, and directed the Color Guard. She graduated from Tarleton State University in May of 2018 with her Master's in Music and continues to pursue higher learning opportunities, especially those related to marching and pageantry arts. In the Spring of 2020, COVID-19 brought Hyde Wargo home to Abilene, Texas, where she now lives with her husband Ryan. They have one child, Rowan, and two very spoiled cats.
Instrumentally, she held the seat of principal trumpet in the wind ensemble, co-lead the McMurry Brass Quintet, played in the faculty brass quintet, played lead in the trumpet choir, and assisted Dr. Mark Wilcox with overflow teaching for his trumpet studio. She played and recorded with the university flute choir, was an active member of the voice and piano studios as time allowed, and frequently subbed on horn for chamber works that didn't call for trumpet.
After graduating from McMurry, Hyde Wargo won several fellowship positions for trumpet performance, including residencies at James Madison University, and Pittsburg State University. She ultimately chose to study at George Mason University to allow for close access to all the wonderful musical opportunities available in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. While in D.C. she won a chair with the Capitol Wind Symphony, soloed at the Kennedy Center, and served as the Color Guard Caption Head of drum corps Shenandoah Sound for three years. She was also named Assistant Band Director and Guard Director at Thomas A Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and a Teaching Artist for the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Additionally, she took the structure and curriculum she had built at the McMurry Guard Camp and created Summer Spin, a comprehensive color guard and leadership camp focused on excellence and team building.
In 2012, Hyde Wargo returned home to Texas to be closer to family, settling in the Lake Jackson area. She completed four year as Associate Band Director and Guard Director at Brazosport High School. Under her co-direction the school earned their first sweepstakes rating since the 1960's. Under her her solo direction the Concert Band earned the first 1st Division rating for the second band in the history of the school in 2015, and repeated the rating the following spring. In summer 2016 she accepted the position of Color Guard Director and Interim Associate Band Director for Clear Creek High School in nearby League City, Texas where she served as a Mid-High brass teacher for the high school & feeder school, coached the Trumpet Ensembles, and directed the Color Guard. She graduated from Tarleton State University in May of 2018 with her Master's in Music and continues to pursue higher learning opportunities, especially those related to marching and pageantry arts. In the Spring of 2020, COVID-19 brought Hyde Wargo home to Abilene, Texas, where she now lives with her husband Ryan. They have one child, Rowan, and two very spoiled cats.