Band
Northeastern Band Vision
The Northeastern Band Program is designed to help young people develop life skills while learning about music. It is our goal to help each person to become the best they can be. Besides learning about music, we also focus on teaching students about responsibility, respect and commitment. They also learn about teamwork and self-discipline. We hope that each student will experience life transformation, looking back on their experience in band as an important part of their life which helped them to develop character, integrity and moral values.
Staff and Stuff
Cassidy Turner
My name is Cassidy Turner. I graduated from Northeastern and the Damsel program in 2019. Since graduating I have worked with both Richmon Devilettes and the Northeastern Damsels before taking a permanent position as the Damsel Color Guard Director at Northeastern. I am excited to be able to share my passion with these students as they grow into their own individuals. I have a very exciting vision for the future of the Northeastern Damsel Organization.Thom Crist
Thom Crist has been educating musicians for over 10 years. His passion is helping young people to learn about life skills while teaching them about music. This is his seventh year at Northeastern. He has alsotaught at Test Intermediate School in Richmond. Thom earned his BS (Music Education) and BM (Percussion Performance) from Ball State University, and his MMEd from Anderson University. Thom has been happily married to Aubrey for almost ten years and has three children: Trystin, August, and Emily. He is happy to be teaching at Northeastern and enjoys helping students develop a passion for music in and out of the classroom.