Dr. Christopher Selby

Chief Adjudicator, Intermediate Strings / Senior Strings / Symphony Orchestra Section

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Dr. Christopher Selby is the author of Habits of a Successful Orchestra Director, Music Theory for the Successful String Musician, and the lead string author of the Habits of a Successful String Musician method book series published by GIA. He is an active clinician and has presented sessions at numerous Midwest Clinics, American String Teacher Association (ASTA) National Conferences, and state conferences across America. He is also in demand as a conductor of Regional and All-State Orchestras around the United States. Dr. Selby currently directs the high school orchestras at the School of the Arts in Charleston, SC. His orchestras have performed at multiple Midwest Clinics and have twice won the top award of Grand Champion at ASTA’s National Orchestra Festival.

A recipient of ASTA’s Elizabeth A. H. Green Award, Dr. Selby has also received awards and commendations from two city mayors, the Governor, and the House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina. He has served as the President of the South Carolina Music Educators Association, and twice served as President of the state’s Orchestra Division. He earned a music education degree from the Hartt School, and a Masters and Doctoral degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of South Carolina. He is proudly married to Margaret Selby, who is herself a published and nationally recognized string teacher, conductor and clinician. 

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