Liz Stafford Pace is currently a Band Director at Pattonville Heights Middle School in the St. Louis area. In her 12th year of teaching, she was previously the Assistant Director of Bands and Choirs at Central High School in Springfield, MO, and the 6-12 Band Director in the Cabool School District. Her students receive consistent top ratings at Large Ensemble Contests, Solo and Ensemble Festivals, and are frequently selected for Honor Bands at all levels. Two different ensembles from Central were also selected to perform at the MMEA State Music Educators Conference. Ms. Pace is an active woodwind and band clinician and adjudicator for honor bands and festivals, including the Missouri All-State Band. She received both her Bachelor’s in Music Education (2011) and Master of Music – Wind Conducting (2014) from Missouri State University. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and a member of MMEA, MBA, ASBDA, and NEA. In addition to teaching band, Ms. Pace is an accomplished instrumentalist and vocalist. Her primary instrument is flute, but she also plays clarinet and saxophone. You can also find her humbly accompanying students on piano. She and her band director husband, Danny, have a performing duo called Pair of Paces.