Sonny Petway is a 17 year teaching veteran of public school music having served the past 7 years as head director at McEachern High School in Cobb County, Georgia. Prior to being a head band director he served as the assistant director at McEachern for five years. Before moving to Georgia Mr. Petway was the director of bands at and Dauphin Junior High School and assisted the Enterprise High School Band in Enterprise, Alabama.
Under his direction, the McEachern Bands have been named Bands of America Super Regional Finalist 6 times and have won numerous local marching contests around the Atlanta Metropolitan area. In 2001 they attended the Lord Mayor of London’s New Years Day Parade in London, England and the 2006 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. His Wind Ensemble has performed at the 2007 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, the University of Georgia January Festival and the Georgia Music Educators Conference in Savannah, Georgia.
A two time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, Mr. Petway is an active judge and clinician having adjudicated Festivals of Music, the Fiesta Bowl Competition and Parade, and many local marching and concert events. As a trumpet player, Mr. Petway has performed twice at The Midwest Band and Orchestra clinic, once in 2001 with Tara Winds and again in 2002 with the Cobb Wind Symphony.
Mr. Petway received his bachelors degree in music education at The University of Southern Mississippi (1992), his masters degree from The University of Georgia (2008), and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Music Education at The University of Southern Mississippi. He currently resides in Dallas, Georgia with his wife Emily and his beautiful new daughter Maddy.
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