Lane A. Folds has been an educator for 15 years, teaching instrumental music & music educator instruction in both Oklahoma and Texas. His band experience includes corps & military march styles, small ensembles, 6th-12th grade concert bands, and the New Horizons ensembles. His collegiate experience consists of instrumental technique instruction, assisting instrumental methods, supervising student teachers, and leading student teacher seminar.
Mr. Folds is an active educator and scholar, presenting at state and national level conferences, including recently at the 10th Biennial Colloquium for Instrumental Music Teacher Educators (IMTE). His professional affiliations include the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, Instrumental Music Teacher Educators, Society for Music Teacher Education, National Association for Music Education, Music Teacher Educators ASPA, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Mr. Folds earned his Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music Performance degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and his Master of Music Education from the University of Oklahoma where he is currently in his third year of the Ph.D. program in Music Education with emphasis in Instrumental Conducting.
