MEET OUR FACULTY

Teaching Philosophy
“As teachers, it is our duty to pave paths for success for every student we encounter. There must be more than one path, and all students must be encouraged to follow their path at the pace that works for them. Prepare for them a welcoming, warm, safe experience where risk-taking and trial-and-error are encouraged. Give them all the patience they need, and encourage them to do the same for their peers and, more importantly, themselves.”

Joe Wright

Instrument/Ensemble: Coach, Groton Hill Wind Ensemble
Departments: Large Ensembles
Education
BM, University of New Hampshire; MusM, Boston University; and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in education, Fitchburg State University.
Bio

Joe is an elementary and middle school band teacher in the Belmont, MA school district. He is an adjunct member of the music faculty at Fitchburg State University. He has taught in Andover, Chelsea, Boston University, and Waterville, ME.As a tubist, he has performed with many groups including the Walt Disney World All-American College Band, The Colby College Community Symphony, The Mayflower Hill Brass Quintet, The Blue Hill Brass Quintet, The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, the New England Philharmonic, The Boston Horns, Ben Rudnick and Friends, The Salem Winds, The Acadia Wind Ensemble, the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, the Great Bay Philharmonic, the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, the New England Film Orchestra, The Central Mass Brass, and the Gateway City Orchestra. He is an avid history buff, skier, golfer, baseball fan, assistant beekeeper, and drummer in Clan MacPherson Pipes and Drums in the Merrimack Valley. He lives in Fitchburg with his wife, saxophonist and conductor Amy McGlothlin.