Music
Phil Rumbley
Title: Adjunct Lecturer, Strings
Department: Music
Email: prumbley@uttyler.edu
Degrees
- Masters - Tarleton State University
- Bachelors - The University of Texas at Dallas
Biography
PHIL RUMBLEY formerly served as a music educator at the Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy
in Tyler where he taught orchestra, mariachi and percussion. Rumbley previously taught
orchestra and band at Dogan Middle School and was director of bands at Grace Community
School, where the jazz ensemble won state recognition in TAPS (Texas Association of
Private Schools) for eight straight years. Rumbley serves as adjunct faculty member
at Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas a Tyler as the strings methods
professor, and has recently had his music published by the Texas Jazz Educators Association
for all state audition material for TMEA. As a member of the Green Acres Celebration
Orchestra, Longview Symphonic Band and the Jazz Connection, Rumbley has appeared on
several recordings with the East Texas Jazz Orchestra, Tom Houston Orchestra, performed
with comedian Rich Little, with vocalist The Texas Tenors and has served as music
coordinator for the Tyler Rose Festival.
Phil has been active with several music camps and clinics throughout the area and
also received the Noted Circle award from the Tyler Youth Orchestra. With over twenty-five
years of teaching experience, and performances with the Tyler Civic Theater and Texas
Shakespeare Festival, Rumbley received his undergraduate degree from The University
of Texas at Dallas, his masters degree in music education from Tarelton State University,
and was recently accepted in the doctoral program at Liberty University. Phil resides
in Tyler with his awesome wife Karen and loving son Scotty.