Dr. Benjamin Posey is in his 8th year as the assistant band director at Robert F. Bumpus Middle School. During this time, he has directed the Bumpus Jazz Band at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Student Jazz Band Festival where the Bumpus Jazz Band received Superior ratings from all adjudicators as well as “The Band of Distinction” trophy awarded to the highest scoring middle school jazz ensemble for two consecutive years. Prior to the opportunity to work in the Hoover City Schools, Dr. Posey served for five years as the Director of Bands and Music Education Programs at Birmingham-Southern College. At BSC, he directed the college’s Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, and multiple chamber ensembles while overseeing all students pursuing degrees in the Bachelor in Music Education. Dr. Posey previously served as the Chairman of the Jazz Division of the Alabama Bandmasters Association.
Dr. Posey received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Samford University, a Master of Arts in Education specializing in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Music Education from Auburn University. He lives in Hoover with his wife, Rebekah, their two daughters, Maddy and Aubrey, and their son, Jonathan. You can contact Dr. Posey in the band office
(205) 439-2228, or you can email him at [email protected].
Dr. Posey received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Samford University, a Master of Arts in Education specializing in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Music Education from Auburn University. He lives in Hoover with his wife, Rebekah, their two daughters, Maddy and Aubrey, and their son, Jonathan. You can contact Dr. Posey in the band office
(205) 439-2228, or you can email him at [email protected].