Frank McKinney

Frank McKinney

Biography

Frank McKinney (b. 1953) is an American composer, educator and clinician.

After graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Florida State University, Frank McKinney taught middle and high school band in Florida and Georgia for 36 years. Though he retired from teaching in 2013, McKinney remains involved in music education as a musician, clinician and composer. He performs with the Georgia Wind Symphony and the Young Harris College community band on saxophone, and is the pianist for several amateur groups. He is an adjudicator for the Florida Bandmasters Association and the Georgia Music Education Association, and is a lifetime member of the National Association of Music Educators and Florida Music Educators Association.

Works for Winds

Adaptable Music

• On Pinta Island (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Sailor's Delight (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

• An American Town (2018)
• Bananas on Parade
• The Boy Knight
• Centurion Fanfare
• Chasing the Trail (2019)
• Dancing Games (2019)
• Data Drive (2018)
• Entry of the Pendragon (2019)
• On Pinta Island (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Sailors’ Delight (2018)
• Sailor's Delight (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

References

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Frank McKinney." Accessed 22 August 2019