Jerrold Heide, M.M.

Jerrold Heide is an Assistant Professor of Music at Valley City State University, where he serves as Director of Concert and Athletic Bands, specializes in music education and instrumental methods courses, and advises the VCSU NAfME chapter. Additionally, Jerrold serves as conductor for the Missouri River Community Band based in Mandan, ND.  Prior to his appointment at VCSU, he enjoyed a successful eleven-year career as a public-school band director in Nebraska and South Dakota. Marching Bands under his direction have performed in Chicago, IL and Washington D.C., and ensembles under his direction were consistently awarded superior ratings at contests and regional marching competitions.

Jerrold holds a Master of Music in Education degree from the University of South Dakota and a Bachelor of Science in K-12 Instrumental Music Education from Dickinson State University (ND).  His research focuses on developing resources to support instrumental music programs in rural areas, and he regularly serves as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Northern Plains region.  Jerrold is a member of the North Dakota Music Educators’ Association, the National Association for Music Education, and the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Phi Beta Mu international band fraternity.  His personal interests include motorcycles and spending time in the great outdoors, and he currently resides in Valley City, ND with his wife Erin, daughters Della and Claire, and son Landon.