The Centerville Band program involves over 250 students including three concert bands, three jazz ensembles, marching band, and Winter Guard and Percussion. They have received consistent superior ratings and awards. The Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensembles, and Marching Band have performed at OMEA state conventions. The marching band, known as "The Centerville Jazz Band," is a unique and entertaining ensemble of 200 members that performs an all-jazz format on the field. They have been finalists in Bands of America Regionals and Grand Nationals 55 times, with six regional championships and the 1992 Grand Nationals Championship.

     Wayne has been a consultant, arranger, and instructor for many bands and drum corps. His articles have appeared in several national music publications. He also performed for four years as principal trumpet with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and studied trumpet with Vincent Cichowicz of the Chicago Symphony. 

     Wayne received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Indiana University and a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University. In 1992, he received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Dayton-Montgomery County Public Education Foundation and in 2000 received the Centerville Education Foundation Teacher of the Year Award. Wayne is an active clinician, adjudicator, arranger and trumpet performer.
 

         An interview with Wayne Markworth, published in the March 2002 issue of The Instrumentalist.