Deidre

Deidre Douglas has been a choral educator for over thirty years. She began her teaching career in middle school and recently retired as a high school choral director. While at Labay Middle School, her advanced girls were selected to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention. She received that same honor three additional times at Cypress Falls High School, along with being selected to perform at the national American Choral Directors Association Convention. During her time at Labay Middle School, Mrs. Douglas was named “Spotlight Teacher of the Year” and later received the same honor at Cypress Falls High School.

Deidre attended Stephen F. Austin State University, where she graduated with the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degrees and was also named the Presser Scholar and Lenvill Martin Outstanding Music Graduate. Mrs. Douglas received the honor of being named Outstanding Music Alumna and, in 2022, the Ron Anderson Distinguished Choral Alumni Award. In 2017, she was awarded the Choral Excellence Award from the Texas Choral Directors’ Association and, recently, was honored to receive the prestigious Texas Choral Master Award.

Mrs. Douglas’ choirs have received numerous sweepstakes ratings in UIL Contest and Sightreading, Best in Class, and Outstanding Performance at festivals. Her students consistently earned membership in District, Region, and All-State Choirs. She served on the Prescribed Music List committee and the choral textbook committee for Hal Leonard/Glenco as one of the contributing authors. Currently, Deidre is retired and serves as a Choral Consultant with Docentus.

Mrs. Douglas is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and soloist throughout Texas and the surrounding states. Her professional affiliations include TMEA, TCDA, TMAA, Alpha Chi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Mu Phi Epsilon.