Mr. Eichelberger is a native of Miami Florida
where he graduated from Miami Carol City Senior
High School. He started his undergraduate studies
at Florida A&M University where he was a member of
the FAMU Marching 100, Symphonic, Jazz, Brass
Ensemble and Trombone Choir. In 2000 and 2002 Mr.
Eichelberger was selected for the College Band
Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southeast
Intercollegiate Honors Band. He is also a former
member of the U.S. Marines Basic Musician
Enlistment Program where he studied at the Armed
Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr.
Eichelberger is also the Founder and Director of
the Florida Marlins’ All-Star Band and the
Slides of Miami Trombone Choir.
Prior to his return to the South Florida Area to
finish his undergraduate studies at Florida
Memorial University, Mr. Eichelberger served as
the Assistant to the Director of Band and Music
Arranger at Johnson C. Smith University in
Charlotte, NC (2005-2006). Mr. Eichelberger has
also served as the Assistant Director of Band and
Music Arranger at James S. Rickards High in
Tallahassee, Florida (2002-2003). During his
Tenure at James S. Rickards the band was selected
as the honor band for the Veterans Day Celebration
and was selected to perform a post-game
performance at Florida A&M University; Assistant
to the Director of Band and Arranger at
Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Georgia
(2004-2005), during his time at Thomasville High
the band was featured in a commercial for White
Wheat Bread for the Hostus Bread Company. In the
summer of 2006 Mr. Eichlberger was asked to serve
as the Assistant Director of Bands and Music
Arranger at his alma mater Miami Carol City Senior
High. In April of 2007 Mr. Eichelberger was asked
to serve as the Interim Director of Bands at Miami
Carol City Senior High after the Promotion of
Fedrick C. Ingram to Secutary/Tresurer of United
Teachers of Dade. Mr. Eichelberger has been a
Guest Clinician at the Florida A&M University
Marching 100 Summer Band Camp (1998-2002, 2004)
Dade County Parks and Recreation Annual Summer
Performing Arts Camp (1999), Miami Northwestern
Senior High (1999), North Miami Beach Senior High
(2004) and Florida Memorial University Miami
All-Star Summer Band Camp (2003-Present), and
several high schools in Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina, and South Carolina. He has served as a
guest Conductor at Miami Carol City Senior High,
Thomasville High School and Florida Memorial
University.
Mr. Eichelberger is a member of the HBCU
Consortium, Music Educator National Conference
(MENC), Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA),
Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA),
International Association of Jazz Educators
(IAJE), FAMU Marching 100 Alumni Band Association,
and an honorary member of the Eta Omicron Chapter
of Tau Beta Sigma.
Philosophy
To me band is much more then just an
extracurricular activity. It is an opportunity for
me to touch the life of a child by allowing them
to see the larger world through performances and
trips. It is a chance to impact and help my
students reach a higher consciousness for the
impact that they can make on their community and
world.
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