Richard Tengowski

Richard Tengowski recently retired after thirty-six years as a music teacher for the School District of Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin. He received his B.M. in Music Education from St. Norbert College and his M.M. from Northwestern University.  He taught middle and high school concert bands, jazz ensemble, pep band, drumline and secondary general music.

Currently, he is the Immediate Past-President for the NAfME North Central Division and serves as the NAfME Small School Initiative Task Force Chair. He is on the leadership team developing state music standards for Wisconsin on behalf of the Wisconsin Music Educators Association.

Tengowski is the Past-President of the Wisconsin Music Educators Association and a member of the Wisconsin Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance Project.

Tengowski is a Herb Kohl Educational Fellowship Award Recipient, a School District of Kohler Teacher of the Year and has been inducted into the Wisconsin Bandmaster Association.

Tengowski is an active clinician, conductor, master adjudicator, speaker and freelance performer. He has addressed numerous state, regional and national education groups including the Midwest Clinic and NAFME national conferences.

He is a member of NAfME, WMEA, AFM, and an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

He is married to wife Beth Ellen and has four sons, Ryan, John, Benjamin and Gregory – all musicians.

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