Phyllis Glass was born and raised in Fort Smith,
Arkansas and graduated from Little Rock High School.
While in high school Phyllis attended the Midwestern
Music and Art Camp and later became a staff member;
she continues to support the camp with bassoon
scholarships. Ms. Glass holds the Bachelor of Music
Education and Master of Music Education degrees from
the University of Kansas. Phyllis taught band in Valley
Falls, Kansas for one year and spent thirty-nine years in
Shawnee Mission Public School District teaching band,
developing a centralized music library and supervising
music teachers. Phyllis plays bassoon in the Kansas
City Civic Orchestra and the Overland Park Band. She
is active as an officer of the Kansas City Double Reed
Society and a member of Alpha Delta Kappa and Mu
Phi Epsilon. Ms. Glass has served as President of
KMEA District I, and on national MENC committees.