VanderCook College of Music
Faculty & Staff
Corey Ames
Technology in the Classroom
Dr. Corey Ames received his Doctor of Education in Leadership degree from American College of Education. He received his Bachelors of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music (’07) and his Masters of Music in Music Education from Boston University.
Dr. Ames currently teaches 5–8 band at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest, IL. Prior to Deer Path, Dr. Ames was Director of Bands and Music Theory at Loyola Academy High School and a Private Clarinet Instructor in Lake County, IL. Dr. Ames is a national board certified music teacher and served as a virtual instruction coach for the Illinois School Board of Education.
In 2010, Dr. Ames was selected to be the assistant music director for the Illinois All-State Theatre production of Urinetown. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Dr. Ames directed the Village of Libertyville Band and is a music adjudicator and clinician in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Ames has performed on clarinet as a member of the Northshore Concert Band, Waukegan Municipal Band, Saginaw Eddy Concert Band, and the former Honsinger Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Dr. Ames is an 8-time quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Grammy and a recipient of the NAMM Support Music Merit Award and Best Communities for Music Education Recognition.
His research interests lie in intrinstic motivation and group flow. In 2024 Dr. Ames presented at the Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University “Conducting Flow: Connections Among Musicians, Leaders, and Millennials.”