Scott Rush
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HabitsofSuccess.com, a collective force of dedicated music educators, was formed by Scott Rush in 2003. The website is an extension of the highly touted book, Habits of A Successful Band Director.
Scott Rush is Director of Bands at Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received a Master of Music degree in French Horn Performance and studied with Boston Symphony principal hornist, Charles Kavalovski. While at NEC, Mr. Rush studied conducting under Frank Battisti and Pascal Verrot. He was a Concerto Competition winner and member of the Boston Philharmonic under Benjamin Zander. Mr. Rush received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina where he studied under Robert Pruzin and was the recipient of the Arthur Fraser Award for the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Music.
As director of bands at Wando High School, Mr. Rush’s bands have received consistent Superior ratings in the areas of concert and marching band. The Wando Symphonic Band performed at the 2007 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and were the 2007 recipients of the Sudler Flag of Honor, administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. His bands have also performed at the National Adjudicators Invitational in Chattanooga, Tennessee (2005 High School Grand NAI National Honor Award), and were two-time finalists at the Bands of America Regional Marching Band Championships. The marching band was also crowned S.C. State 5A Marching Band Champions for 2005 and 2006. The Wando Symphonic Band performed at the 2002 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, the 2002 SCMEA Convention, the 2003 Southern Division MENC Conference, the 2004 University of South Carolina Band Clinic, and the 2006 Disney Honors program. Mr. Rush is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States. He was presenter at the 2002 MENC National In-Service Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the 2005 Northeast Division MENC Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the 2006 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and has presented workshops at several universities. He is the author of the highly touted book, Habits of A Successful Band Director for GIA Publications and the Curriculum Guide for Instrumental Music for the South Carolina State Department of Education. He has been the recipient of the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence on four occasions and was named Teacher of the Year in 2004. He is Nationally Board Certified by NBPTS.
Professional affiliations include the National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu, and Phi Mu Alpha. His wife, Michelle, teaches music at Pinckney Elementary in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
