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Mr. Lacoff recieved his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in 1990, and completed his graduate degree at Queen's College of the City College of NY in 1995. He began his teaching career in Huntington, NY teaching at Huntington H.S., Findley J.H.S., and Southdown Elementary. After 8 successful years, in 1998, he moved to Las Vegas, where he took over the band directorship at Ed W. Clark H.S.. For the past fourteen years, Mr. Lacoff has been working to improve the bands at Clark, increasing the level of performance, as well as the enrollment, over his time there. Mr. Lacoff is also very involved in Music Education in Clark County, as well as the state of Nevada. Mr. Lacoff is a member of NAFME, SNBA, SNWGPA, the Texas Bandmaster's Association. He is a past president of SNBA, the Southern Nevada Band Director's Association. He is a chairman of the Clark County Honor Bands, a past exhibits chair for the Nevada Music Educator's Association convention, as well as the chairman for the Southern Region Solo & Ensemble festival. In April of 2011, Mr. Lacoff was awarded the Music Educator of the Year award, by the Nevada Music Educator's Association.
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