David Robinson

David Robinson is Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Appointed in 2018, he guides the instrumental music program, teaches courses in conducting and the music education sequence, and serves as conductor of the Tarleton State Wind Ensemble and musical theater pit orchestra.

As conductor of Tarleton State Wind Ensemble, the group earned the university’s first major convention performance with its invitation to perform at the 2022 Texas Music Educators Association state convention. In 2025, the Wind Ensemble released its first commercial album entitled Deep Reverberations, featuring the music of John Mackey, Scott McAllister, Florence Price, and others. Previously, Dr. Robinson served as Director of Bands at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he ensembles performed at Carnegie Hall and the London New Year’s Day Parade.

Dr. Robinson holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting from the University of North Texas, where he was the conducting student of Eugene Migliaro Corporon and a teaching fellow in the world-renowned Wind Studies program. While at UNT, he served as assistant conductor of the Dallas-based Lone Star Wind Orchestra. He also holds the Master of Music degree in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Missouri, where he was a member of the MTNA national chamber music finalist Contreras Saxophone Quartet.

He holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Arkansas State University. His secondary teaching experience includes positions with the Jonesboro and Wynne public school systems of that state. During his tenure in Arkansas, he served as region chair and board member with the Arkansas State Band and Orchestra Association, and his ensembles in both school systems received sweepstakes designations.

Dr. Robinson is a regular contributing author to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. His professional affiliations include memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, as well as honorary memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Additionally, Dr. Robinson is a self-taught organist and served as a church musician in a number of locations for over thirty years.