Devan L. Moore

Devan L. Moore is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Florida State University, where she assists with all aspects of the athletic bands (Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound), conducts the University Concert Band, and teaches various courses in music education. Prior to her appointment in the College of Music, Moore was the Assistant Director of Bands at Oklahoma State University.

Moore, a native of Tallahassee, FL, attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) where she earned the Bachelor of Science in Music Education. She also earned the Master of Music Education and holds the Ph.D. in Music Education with an emphasis in Wind Band Conducting from Florida State University. Moore’s dissertation is titled “The Chocolate Maestra: A Narrative Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Black Female Band Directors.” Her conducting teachers and mentors include Prof. Richard Clary, Dr. Patrick Dunnigan, Dr. Alex Jiménez, Dr. Michael Hanawalt, Dr. Julian White, and Dr. Shelby Chipman.

Moore has previously held positions as Director of Bands and Orchestra at Fairview Middle School (FL), Assistant Band Director at James S. Rickards High School (FL), Band Director at R. Frank Nims Middle School (FL), and Assistant Band Director at Mundy’s Mill High School (GA).

Moore holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Educators, Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, a founding member of the Association of Black Women Band Directors, Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority, and Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity. She is active as an adjudicator and clinician, serving as a solo/ensemble adjudicator, concert band adjudicator, and clinician for district and state honor bands, as well as school ensembles.