Zachary Hilligoss is currently in his Tenth year as Director of Instrumental Music at Metamora Township High School in Metamora, Illinois. He received his Bachelor’s of Music Education from Illinois State University with a second bachelor’s in Music Composition (2014). While at ISU he played saxophone and trumpet for the Jazz Ensembles, and saxophones for Chamber Ensembles and the Illinois State University Wind Symphony. He recently received his Master of Music Education degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2019).
Mr. Hilligoss has been with Metamora Township High School since 2015, where he teaches/has taught World Drumming, Concert Percussion, Piano 1 and 2, Dual Credit Music Theory 1 and 2, Dual Credit Aural Skills 1 and 2, Music Technology, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Transitional Math. He is also in charge of the Marching Band, Recorder Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and the Math Team.
Outside of Metamora, Mr. Hilligoss plays saxophones for the Prairie Wind Ensemble and the “Aftershock duo. He also serves as the District 3 Senior Jazz Representative for the Illinois Music Educator's Association. He manages a boarding and training facility, Rhapsody Ranch, for horses, as well as enjoys spending time with his own 2 horses, 3 dogs, 8 cats, 2 nieces, and 1 nephew. Mr. Hilligoss also owns and operates his own drill design and choreography business, Rhapsody Creations.
Education
Bachelor of Music Education (BME) – Illinois State University – December 2014
Bachelor of Music Composition (BMC) – Illinois State University – December 2014
Master of Music Education (MME) – University of Illinois – August 2019
Illinois Mathematics Certification - Illinois Central College/Illinois State University - 2024
zhilligoss@mths.us
101 West Madison
Metamora, IL 61548
(309)-367-4151 (ext: 570)
Concert/Marching Percussion
Dual Credit Aural Skills I
Dual Credit Aural Skills II
Dual Credit Music Theory I
Dual Credit Music Theory II
Music Technology
Piano I
Piano II
Symphonic Band Assistant
Wind Ensemble
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Geometry
Transitional Math
