CURTIS MELTON - Director of Bands =
Cimarron-Memorial High School
Curtis Melton is the Director of Bands at Cimarron-Memorial High
School, in Las Vegas, NV, as part of the Clark County School District.~
Prior to his appointment as director of bands at Cimarron-Memorial High
School, he was the Director of Bands at Boulder City High School in Boulder
City, NV from 2005-2008.~ He was also the choral director for one year while
at BCHS, during the 2007-08 school year. Additionally, he is an alumni of
Silverado High School in Las Vegas.
Curtis received his Bachelor~of Music in Music Education in December of 2004,
from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his Master of Educational
Leadership in July of 2008. ~He is currently A.B.D. (All But Dissertation),
for his Doctor of Educational Leadership degree, due for completion &
graduation in 2012.
As a UNLV undergraduate, he performed in numerous ensembles including: the
UNLV “Star Of Nevada” Marching Band, the UNLV Symphonic Winds, played the
electric bass, keyboards, drums, and alto saxophone for the UNLV "Runnin'
Rebel" Basketball Pep Band, and performed in numerous percussion ensembles,
including marimba bands and steel drum ensembles.~ For his 2004 junior
recital, he performed an original work for jazz combo entitled “Enflarage”.~ ~
Curtis received his Drum Major Elite certification in June of 2001, and was on
the instructional staff for the UNLV “Star of Nevada” Drum Major and Marching
Auxiliaries Camp in 2002 and 2003. He is currently on the teaching staff of
the Las Vegas Student Leadership Camp from 2009 to present, which prepares and
trains drum majors and student leadership from high school bands across Clark
County.
Mr. Melton was honored in the December 2009 issue of School Band and Orchestra
Magazine (SBO Magazine), in their annual “50 Directors That Make A Difference”
feature.~ In this article, one band or orchestra director is chosen from each
state.~ In 2009, Mr. Melton was chosen for the state of Nevada as one of the
50 directors honored from across the country.~
Mr. Melton is also a published composer and active arranger. His original
marching band shows “Plan of Attack” from the 2010 season, and “Spiral of
Terror” for the 2011 season, are going to be published through Gary P. Gilroy
Marching Band Publications for their 2012 catalog.
Under Curtis’ direction, his bands have earned numerous honors and caption
awards from local Las Vegas marching band competitions in the 2005 through
2010 seasons. For the first time in at least 10 years, the Cimarron-Memorial
High School Band scored high enough in preliminary competition to perform in
the Finals Competition at the 2010 Las Vegas Invitational.
The symphonic bands have also performed well under Mr. Melton’s direction.
His bands have received consistent "Superior" & “Excellent” ratings at the
annual CCSD Band Festivals.
Additionally, he has appeared in the faculty musical scholarship productions
at CMHS. In 2009 he was the Wizard in “Once Upon A Mattress”, in 2010 he was
Rapunzel’s Prince in “Into The Woods”, and in 2011 he was honored to play the
role of Willy Wonka in “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory”.
He has been a member of Music Educators National Conference since 2005, and
served as President of the Southern Nevada Band Association for the 2010-2011
school year. In 2009-2010, he served as Co-Vice President.
If there are any questions for Mr. Melton during your son/daughter’s tenure in
the CMHS Band Program – please contact him at
cmelton@interact.ccsd.net,
or 702-799-4400, ext. 4040.