Mr. Harry Pardee, M.M. serves as the District Coordinator of Fine Arts for the
Collier County Public Schools in Collier County, FL (Naples, Marco Island,
Everglades City and Immokalee), overseeing all aspects of Curriculum &
Instruction for Music, Visual Arts and Dance grades K-12. Specifically, Mr.
Pardee provides direction on the Florida Standards, professional development
opportunities for teachers, facilities and equipment standards and performance
standards for all fine and performing arts programs county-wide. He also serves
as the community liaison for all arts organizations and their involvement with
the public schools and their faculties.
Prior to his appointment as Coordinator of Fine Arts, Mr. Pardee served as the
Director of Bands at Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, Florida, where he directed the Wind Ensemble,
Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Percussion Choir and advised the Color Guard and Dance Teams. Most
prominently, Mr. Pardee served as the Director of the 250 member “Marching Pride” of Palmetto Ridge - a
nationally recognized corps-style marching band. His marching, concert and jazz bands were consistently
rated Superior at the Florida Bandmasters Association State and District festivals.
Mr. Pardee is a graduate of the University of Florida School of Music, with his Master of Music in Music
Education degree (2009) and his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree (2007) from the same
institution. His Masters project is titled The Use of Reference Recordings and Recorded Models in the
Secondary Instrumental Music Classroom, which explored the history and current trends of recorded music
technology and its use in schools. Mr. Pardee is a graduate of the New England Conservatory Preparatory
School (2003) and performed as Principal Trumpet with the New England Conservatory Youth Symphony,
Youth Repertory Orchestra and has been a featured trumpet soloist in many venues nationally. In 2002, he
was cited by the Massachusetts State Senate as an “Outstanding Performing Artist” and was honored by
the International Jazz Education Association in 2001, 2002 and 2003 as the Northeast District (MA) “Most
Valuable Player.”
During his tenure at the University of Florida Graduate School, Mr. Pardee served as a research assistant in
music education under the tutelage of Dr. Timothy Brophy (UF), and as the Organizing Assistant for the
2nd International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, held in Gainesville, Florida in 2009. Also
at UF, Mr. Pardee served on staff with the 2008-2009 National Championship season University of Florida
Pride of the Sunshine “Fightinʼ Gator” Marching Band, and was Graduate Assistant conductor for the UF
Basketball Pep Bands.
After his graduation from the University of Florida, Mr. Pardee was appointed the Director of Music at
Estero High School in Lee County, Florida where he directed the band, orchestra and choir programs and
taught music appreciation courses. Under his direction, the Wildcat Marching Band placed 4th in the
FMBC State Finals in the Tropicana Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a member and past Chapter
President of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity (Eta Omega) and is active in the Florida Music Supervisors
Association, Florida Art Supervisors Association, Florida Bandmasters Association and Florida Orchestra
Association.
In addition to his duties within the Collier County Public Schools, Mr. Pardee serves as an adjunct faculty
member at the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL. Mr. Pardee is an
active freelance trumpet player throughout Southwest Florida, and serves the Music Ministry at North
Naples United Methodist Church. He resides in Naples, FL with his wife Lauren and son Harry W. Pardee V
(“Quinn”).