Shelley M. Jagow, Ph.D.

Shelley M. Jagow, Ph.D., is professor of music (saxophone) at Wright State University and director of the Wind Symphony and the Symphonic Band. She is a Vandoren Regional Artist, as well as a music education clinician for Conn-Selmer, Meredith Music, and GIA Publications. Dr. J, as she is known, enjoys working with school bands and presents clinics, performances, and adjudications and serves as an honor band conductor at state, national, and international events.  

Jagow was previously nominated for both the Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching Award and the Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research Award. She has published numerous articles in periodicals and is a contributing author to both The Music Director’s Cookbook (Meredith Music) and Teaching Music through Performance in Band (GIA) series. Jagow is the author of several Meredith Music Publication books including Teaching Instrumental Music: Developing the Complete Band Program; Tuning for Wind Instruments: A Roadmap to Successful Intonation; Intermediate Studies for Developing Artists on the Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone and Bassoon; and The Londeix Lectures—a multi-DVD set archiving the historical lectures of Jean-Marie Londeix. Her website is www.shelleyjagow.com