Mark Grauer has been a music educator since 1979, teaching band, choir and orchestra in public schools in Arkansas, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and received a Masters in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. Mr. Grauer is a published author, composer and arranger, with his works for concert band published by Daehn Publications and Claude T. Smith Publications. He received a Legion of Honor award in 2013 from the John Philip Sousa Foundation for his contributions to the teaching profession through dedication to bands and band music.