Dr. William J. Earvin

Conn Selmer Educational Clinician

Dr. William J. Earvin is currently the Educational Support Manager (SE) at Conn-Selmer, Inc. He also coordinates the HBCU Collective Community that engages music educators and arts supporters associated with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Dr. Earvin graduated from Mississippi Valley State University, earning a Master of Arts Degree in Education. His Doctor of Education degree from Northcentral University specializes in Higher Education Leadership and he is currently completing a Doctor of Arts in Music Education degree at William Carey University. Instrumental ensembles under his leadership have consistently earned Superior and Excellent ratings and have performed at regional and national festivals. Dr. Earvin has been honored as an “Outstanding Music Educator” by the Berklee College of Music (2009) and a “Distinguished Music Educator” by the Yale University School of Music (2013).