Andrew Markel is a music educator for the Muscogee County School District and a recent graduate of Columbus State University holding a degree in music education. In addition to teaching music, Andrew has spent the last few years studying trombone and composition. Andrew's compositions can be purchased through the "composition" tab on this site.
As an educator, Andrew works at Mathews Elementary in Columbus, GA where he teaches general music to 600+ students. At Mathews, he also runs extracurricular drumming, ukulele, and choir groups. He has developed, adapted, and taught many lessons that mix ideas from Koldaly, Orff, and Fierabend methodology to create high energy and engaging lessons that teach students more than the musical content. Andrew teaches to instill a love and appreciation for music in his students while conveying the importance music has in everyday life. He presents lessons that emphasize the ever evolving traditions we hold in our personal, national, and global cultures. Samples of these lesson plans can be aquired by contacting Andrew via the contact page.
As a trombonist, Andrew was a part of the CSU trombone studio under the direction of Dr. Bradley Palmer, which recently premiered his latest trombone octet, “Splitting Decent.” While in the group, they premiered and recorded his octet “La Reconquista” that has found it’s way to many universities worldwide. This recording can be found on the CSU trombone studio’s CD, Full Tilt, released in 2017. Andrew has performed internationally at the SliderAsia Trombone Festival in 2014. Andrew is the lead trombonist in the Cavaliers Jazz Orchestra, a longstanding ensemble in Columbus dating back to the 1940's. This big band performs shows regularly in the Columbus area.
As a composer, Andrew is currently working closely with Italian trombone soloist Peter Stiener, arranging works to be performed worldwide on his tours. He is also commissioning works for the CSU trombone choir, the STS professors choir, and high school trombone octets. In 2015, he was selected to have a trombone quartet, “Clown Car,” premiered at the 2015 Third Coast Trombone Retreat. The recording can be found on YouTube. Since that time, Andrew's composition style has become more defined and has gained popularity on the national level. He has had pieces performed by over 20 universities in the USA, Duo Stiener-Hochwartner, the CSU Philharmonic, multiple high schools, and the 9th Street Brass.
Andrew composes in multiple settings but has his focus in writing for the trombone, as shown in the compositions featured on this website.
As an educator, Andrew works at Mathews Elementary in Columbus, GA where he teaches general music to 600+ students. At Mathews, he also runs extracurricular drumming, ukulele, and choir groups. He has developed, adapted, and taught many lessons that mix ideas from Koldaly, Orff, and Fierabend methodology to create high energy and engaging lessons that teach students more than the musical content. Andrew teaches to instill a love and appreciation for music in his students while conveying the importance music has in everyday life. He presents lessons that emphasize the ever evolving traditions we hold in our personal, national, and global cultures. Samples of these lesson plans can be aquired by contacting Andrew via the contact page.
As a trombonist, Andrew was a part of the CSU trombone studio under the direction of Dr. Bradley Palmer, which recently premiered his latest trombone octet, “Splitting Decent.” While in the group, they premiered and recorded his octet “La Reconquista” that has found it’s way to many universities worldwide. This recording can be found on the CSU trombone studio’s CD, Full Tilt, released in 2017. Andrew has performed internationally at the SliderAsia Trombone Festival in 2014. Andrew is the lead trombonist in the Cavaliers Jazz Orchestra, a longstanding ensemble in Columbus dating back to the 1940's. This big band performs shows regularly in the Columbus area.
As a composer, Andrew is currently working closely with Italian trombone soloist Peter Stiener, arranging works to be performed worldwide on his tours. He is also commissioning works for the CSU trombone choir, the STS professors choir, and high school trombone octets. In 2015, he was selected to have a trombone quartet, “Clown Car,” premiered at the 2015 Third Coast Trombone Retreat. The recording can be found on YouTube. Since that time, Andrew's composition style has become more defined and has gained popularity on the national level. He has had pieces performed by over 20 universities in the USA, Duo Stiener-Hochwartner, the CSU Philharmonic, multiple high schools, and the 9th Street Brass.
Andrew composes in multiple settings but has his focus in writing for the trombone, as shown in the compositions featured on this website.