E. Daniel Long is a retired public school teacher after a forty-year career directing bands and orchestras in Nebraska and Michigan.  For 35 years, he was affiliated with the Ann Arbor Public Schools.  He is the Founding Director of the School for Performing Arts-Ann Arbor Youth Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Long has appeared as a conductor and clinician at the Midwest Clinic and at Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and American String Teachers Association (ASTA) national, state, and regional conferences. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University and served as president of the Michigan American String Teachers Association. Mr. Long is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor and the ASTA Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award. He was awarded the Michigan Band and Orchestra Association’s Teacher of the Year and the Michigan ASTA Teacher of the Year. He holds degrees from Chadron State College (Nebraska) and the University of Colorado.  He received Chadron State College’s Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the Chadron State College Music Hall of Fame.  He has been a member of the editorial board for the Music Educator Journal and the American String Journal and has authored articles for The Instrumentalist, Music Educator Journal and American String Journal.