Conn-Selmer Names Troyka Educational Consultant

Conn-Selmer, Inc. has announced the addition of Frank Troyka to the Division of Education team in the position of educational consultant. Troyka will be joining Gary Markham and Paula Crider to continue to increase our educational outreach under the direction of Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. 

Frank Troyka began his career as a junior high school band director and taught at three different high schools before accepting the position of director of bands, coordinator of fine arts at Berkner High School, within the Richardson Independent School District in Richardson, Texas, in 2006.  Under Frank’s guidance and direction, his bands earned finalist status three times in the state marching contests.  In addition, Frank recently earned the prestigious 2014 Texas Bandmasters Association Meritorious Achievement Award. 

Troyka has been a faculty member for Conn-Selmer Institute since 2012.  He is a member of the Midwest Clinic Advisory Board Committee and is the coordinator for the Generation Next series of workshops at the Midwest Clinic.  He has also served on the Bands of America Advisory Board and as a faculty member of the BOA Weekend Leadership Experience summer workshop. Frank has presented clinics for directors and annual student leadership training workshops throughout the United States and in Singapore.

Frank is the author of Practical Leadership for Bands, a self-published workbook and reference tool used to prepare students to step into their roles as leaders in their high school bands. Troyka was also named Teacher of the Year at Cypress Falls High School for the 2002-2003 school year and received the 2010 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award for his leadership of the Berkner High School Band.

In the words of Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, “Frank Troyka is a master teacher in countless ways.  His remarkable tenure in the band directing world stands at the forefront of the profession.  We are thrilled he has chosen to be a part of the Conn-Selmer.”