Melissa J. Livings, Head Orchestra Director
Pearce High School, 2000-Present

Pearce Area Orchestra Coordinator, 2000-Present
Region 3 Orchestra Chair, 2010-Present
Bachelor of Music Education, UT-Arlington, cum laude, 2000
Master of Music Education, UT-Arlington, 2009
Certified in Gordon's Music Learning Theory: Level One, 2008
Sponsor, Pearce Chapter: Texas Future Music Educators (TFME), 2004-Present
Retired Armed Forces, Texas Air National Guard Band, 1996-2002
Former Principal Flute, UT-Arlington Symphony, 1996-2000
Active Member, Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA)
Active Member, Texas Orchestra Director's Association (TODA)
Active Member, Texas Music Adjudicator's Association (TMAA)

Matt Cross, Associate Orchestra Director
Pearce High School, 2010-Present

Bachelor of Music Education, Baylor University, 2007
U.S. Marine Corps, 2002-2010, Weapons Co. 1/23
Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Former Bassist, Baylor Symphony Orchestra
Former Bassist, Temple Symphony Orchestra
Active Member, Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA)
Active Member, Texas Orchestra Director's Association (TODA)
Active Member, Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
Active Member, American String Teachers Association (ASTA)