Richard Mayne
Head, Wind & Percussion
Professor of Music
Associate Director of Bands
Frasier 14
970.351.2526
richard.mayne@unco.edu

Richard Mayne currently serves as Professor of Music/Associate Director of Bands and Director of the “Pride of the Rockies” Marching Band at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC).  In addition to his conducting responsibilities Dr. Mayne teaches a variety of music education courses including conducting and secondary instrumental methods courses.   Most recently Dr. Mayne was inducted into the American Bandmasters Association, and elected to the National Band Association Advisory Board. Dr. Mayne also serves on the Colorado Music Educators Association Advisory Board as the UNC college representative.

Dr. Mayne is the conductor of the UNC Symphonic Band.  This ensemble serves as the official ensemble for the annual UNC Conducting Symposium, which brings 75 music educators to campus each January.  The Symphonic Band is also featured on the Grand Mesa Publishing Company’s annual CD recording.  Numerous clinics and concerts have been given by the Symphonic Band at the annual Colorado Music Educators Association Convention in Colorado Springs.  An annual concert tour is also part of the Symphonic Band schedule.

The “Pride of the Rockies” Marching Band has performed for several Denver Broncos football games.  The Pride also gives an exhibition performance each year at one of the Colorado Bandmasters Association regional marching contests and is recognized in the Rocky Mountain region and the Big Sky Athletic Conference as an outstanding musical organization.

Dr. Mayne has served as an adjudicator, clinician, and conductor throughout the United States and Canada.  He is also very busy in the state of Colorado as a clinician, mentor, and colleague to the public school directors.  Before coming to UNC, Dr. Mayne completed his Ph.D. in Music Education at The Ohio State University. He studied conducting with Craig Kirchhoff and Rick Blatti and was the conductor of the University Band for two years. 

As a public school teacher Dr. Mayne taught in Arizona at the high school level for eleven years: nine of those being at Dobson High School.  While teaching public school he served as President of the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and played trombone in the Tempe Symphony for ten years.  He received his bachelors and masters degrees in Music Ed from Arizona State University, where he studied conducting with Richard Strange and Robert Fleming.