Staff
Jay hagy
Director of Bands
Jay Hagy is a dedicated educator with a decade of teaching experience, currently in his fourth year at Canyon Vista Middle School. Under his guidance, the Canyon Vista Band has consistently achieved excellence, earning sweepstakes at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Assessment. In 2023, the Canyon Vista Honors Band reached the finals of the TMEA Honor Band competition and was honored as a two-time National Winner in the prestigious Foundation for Music Education's Mark of Excellence competition.
Before joining Canyon Vista, Mr. Hagy served as an Assistant Band Director at Grisham Middle School, which was invited to perform at the 2019 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference. Mr. Hagy's extensive teaching experience also includes roles in both high school and middle school band programs at Grain Valley South Middle School in Kansas City, MO, and Klein Oak High School in Spring, TX. Additionally, he was a member of the brass staff for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps from 2009 to 2016.
Mr. Hagy's educational background includes a Master's degree in Tuba Performance from the University of Alabama, where he had the privilege of studying under the tutelage of esteemed instructors Demondrae Thurman and Mike Dunn. During his time at the university, Jay served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the renowned Million Dollar Band and took on the role of Director for the University of Alabama Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble. Notably, he was part of the Alabama Tuba Quartet, which won the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference Tuba Quartet competition in 2008.
Mr. Hagy resides in Cedar Park, TX, with his loving wife, Samantha, and their son, Jack.
Becky Click
Assistant Director
Mrs. Click is thrilled to be joining the Canyon Vista band family! Her responsibilities include directing Select Band, co-teaching Symphonic Band, teaching beginner flute, clarinet, saxophone, as well as assisting the Honors Band and low brass beginner classes
Prior to Canyon Vista, Mrs. Click served as Director of Bands at Dawson Middle School in Carroll ISD, Assistant Director at Carroll High School, Assistant Band Director at Cain Middle School in Rockwall ISD, Director of Music at Orchard School in San Jose, CA, and most recently as Assistant Director at Wiley Middle School in Leander ISD.
Bands under Mrs. Click’s direction have consistently received UIL Sweepstakes and superior ratings at festivals. Mrs. Click’s bands have been recognized at both the state and national levels. The Dawson Middle School Wind Ensemble was selected by the Foundation for Music Education as a National Winner in the 2016 National Wind Band Honors Project. The ensemble was a finalist in the TMEA Honor Band Contest, placing 5th in 2017. During her time at Wiley Middle School, the Wind Ensemble was selected as the 2023 TMEA Honor Band.
Originally from Alpharetta, Georgia, Mrs. Click came to Texas to pursue her Bachelors of Music Education from Southern Methodist University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2010. In 2018, she was recognized by her alma mater, receiving the “Young Music Educator of the Year” award. She is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association. Mrs. Click lives in Cedar Park, and loves spending time with her husband Austin, sons Oliver (4) and Henry (1), and the “Greatest” Pyrenees, Murphy.
Dr. Shi-Min Tang
Double Reed Specialist
Shih-Min Tang received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Bassoon Performance at The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. As a solo bassoonist and chamber musician, Shih-Min has received second prize in the 2017 “Golden Classical Music Award” International Competition and performed in Carnegie Hall. She also received accolades at the Young Texas Artist Competition and the Asia Double Reed Association Competition. Shih-Min has performed in the United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, China, Thailand, and Hong Kong. She has been invited to perform with professional orchestras and ensembles in Taiwan and the United States.
As an orchestral musician, Shih-Min currently is the principal bassoonist for the Richardson Symphony Orchestra (Dallas, TX) for their 2017-2018 season. She has performed with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. She has traveled as principal bassoonist with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players for their “Pirates of Penzance” Tour and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble for their 2014 World Tour. She also has traveled with Taipei National University of Art as principal bassoonist for the International Choral Kathaumixw. She is a member of the Austin-based new music ensemble Tetractys, which regularly commissions new works from young composers. She was invited several times to be the judge for the region band competitions. Dr. Tang also maintains a large private studio in the Austin area. She hopes to continue to perform, teach, and enrich people’s lives through her music.
Dr. Tang teaches the Beginner Double Reed class and Bassoon lessons at Canyon Vista.