Jacob Reeves

Mr. Reeves is currently a Band Director at Mercer Middle School in Loudoun County, VA. He has previously taught at J. Michael Lunsford Middle School and Fluvanna Middle School. Mr. Reeves earned his Bachelors of Music from James Madison University in 2021 with an emphasis PreK-12 Instrumental Education and has since added Pre-k-12 Vocal Music Education. Mr. Reeves has taught percussion at Falls Church HS, Herndon HS, Dominion HS, Potomac Falls HS, River Bend Middle School, Freedom HS, and is the former Music Director of the Eta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. He has directed and conducted 2 major POPs benefit concerts including over 200 musicians, and 7 different musical ensembles, raising over 18k for non-profit organizations. the pandemic Mr. Reeves has directed more than 50 virtual pieces for Langley HS Bands, Herndon HS Orchestras, George Mason HS Bands, Centerville HS Bands, and his own 2020 Virtual Christmas Concert featuring 150+ musicians from coast to coast in 30+ pieces.

Mr. Reeves has been privileged to perform internationally with American Music Abroad Blue Tour and the JMU Brass Band. Some of his most memorable performances include his three performances at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference where, at the 2013 conference performance, he was featured as a soloist performing with the Herndon High School Wind Ensemble; marched in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Day Parade in Honolulu, the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington D.C, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, and in the final Disney World Electric Light Parade in Orlando. Lastly, he performed twice at the Kennedy Center in the Cappies Orchestra. He is a member of the Brass Band of Northern Virginia and looks forward to taking the Freedom HS Percussion ensemble to compete in the Percussive Arts Society International Convention Chamber Ensemble Competition.

In his free time, he supports his local church and school systems adding music to their programs. He looks forward to all of the new music making opportunities presented each day. His vision is to give back what others have done for him by creating an innovative environment for students to discover the beauty, passion, and stories in music through self exploration!