Keith McKeachie is currently a freelance adjudicator for marching bands, color guards and winter guards based in Austin, TX. He has enjoyed many years of designing and teaching successful and award-winning programs in various capacities. When not working on projects with bands and color guards, Keith works full-time as a Property Manager and Real Estate Agent for a boutique real estate office in Austin, employed as part of their growing Property Management business.
Keith designed for the 2009 UIL Texas State Marching Band champion, Dripping Springs HS as well as many other award-winning ensembles in Texas. As a Winter Guard International designer, he has served most recently as Designer/Program Coordinator for ATX Winterguard, the 2014, 2015 and 2016 WGI Independent A Class Finalist and 2013 WGI Independent A Class Semi-finalist. Previously he was involved with the 2009 WGI Independent A Class Winter Guard finalist and 2010 and 2011 WGI Independent Open Semi-finalist, Identity, where he served as designer and program coordinator. He was the Guard Designer/Instructor for the 2005 and 2007 UIL State Finalist Connally and Hendrickson Marching Bands in the Pflugerville ISD in Austin, TX. Both schools were also BOA Regional Finalists as 4A schools during this period, and Connally was a BOA Grand National Semi-finalist in 2007. In addition to these programs, he has been honored to work with many other award-winning programs in his twenty plus years in the activity.
In addition to serving as the Judges Coordinator for the Texas Color Guard Circuit since 2018, Keith is an active adjudicator for the Texas Color Guard Circuit, the North Texas Color Guard Association, the Mid Continent Color Guard Association, Atlantic Indoor Association, Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, Florida Federation of Colorguard Circuit, South Florida Winterguard Association, West Coast Winterguard Association and many other circuits around the country. He also judges Color Guard, Visual, and General Effect across the country at various state and regional marching band events including US Bands Regionals and the KMEA (Kentucky Music Educators Association) Arizona Marching Band Association State Championships events.
Keith designed for the 2009 UIL Texas State Marching Band champion, Dripping Springs HS as well as many other award-winning ensembles in Texas. As a Winter Guard International designer, he has served most recently as Designer/Program Coordinator for ATX Winterguard, the 2014, 2015 and 2016 WGI Independent A Class Finalist and 2013 WGI Independent A Class Semi-finalist. Previously he was involved with the 2009 WGI Independent A Class Winter Guard finalist and 2010 and 2011 WGI Independent Open Semi-finalist, Identity, where he served as designer and program coordinator. He was the Guard Designer/Instructor for the 2005 and 2007 UIL State Finalist Connally and Hendrickson Marching Bands in the Pflugerville ISD in Austin, TX. Both schools were also BOA Regional Finalists as 4A schools during this period, and Connally was a BOA Grand National Semi-finalist in 2007. In addition to these programs, he has been honored to work with many other award-winning programs in his twenty plus years in the activity.
In addition to serving as the Judges Coordinator for the Texas Color Guard Circuit since 2018, Keith is an active adjudicator for the Texas Color Guard Circuit, the North Texas Color Guard Association, the Mid Continent Color Guard Association, Atlantic Indoor Association, Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, Florida Federation of Colorguard Circuit, South Florida Winterguard Association, West Coast Winterguard Association and many other circuits around the country. He also judges Color Guard, Visual, and General Effect across the country at various state and regional marching band events including US Bands Regionals and the KMEA (Kentucky Music Educators Association) Arizona Marching Band Association State Championships events.