Lisa Doss has been Instructor of Flute at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock since the Spring Semester of 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Music Performance from Arkansas Tech University studying flute with Philip
Sample and Mary Kay Adams and voice with Penny Rice, Nita Herrick, and
Roland Shaw. Ms. Doss also received a Masters of Secondary Education from
the University of Arkansas at Little Rock concentrating her music study on
strategies for teaching the reading of music, performance anxiety,
conducting and Schenkerian Analysis.
Ms. Doss taught in the North Little Rock School District for 27 years
conducting the Concert Band and the Marching Band at North Little Rock
High School. In addition, she conducted and arranged for the North Little
Rock High School Jazz Band and taught beginning woodwinds. Most recently
she worked with students in the International Baccalaureate Program
teaching research and writing, Theory of Knowledge, and a history of Wars
and US Foreign Policy during the 20th Century. Her students consistently
scored above the worldwide average in all three areas, and many of these
students continue to excel in research and academics today. Ms. Doss was
recognized by the North Little Rock School District on multiple occasions for
excellence in teaching, has been honored by the Pulaski Heights Lions Club
for the same, and was acknowledged by Channel 7 as a “Spirit of Arkansas”
for her work with the North Little Rock High School Marching Band. She has
also received educator recognition through Arkansas’ Governor’s School and
the Mayor’s Youth Council in North Little Rock and has been designated an
Eagle Scout Mentor for the encouragement she provided a student on his
quest to become an Eagle Scout. Ms. Doss has presented professional clinics
on academic writing, the jazz band rhythm section, and recruiting strategies
for beginning band. A great number of Ms. Doss’ former music students are
now teaching and performing locally and nationally.
Ms. Doss’ performance credits include touring nationally with a Las Vegas
based show band, traveling regionally with a progressive rock ensemble co-
writing the music, and performing locally in the singer/songwriter tradition.
She has also sung with the Pro Musica vocal ensemble and worked with
orchestras in the musical theater genre. She most recently served as
Creative Consultant for Virgo, a jazz project composed by Rex Bell and
recorded by the Rex Bell Trio. Ms. Doss conceptualized the project,
supervised the artwork, wrote the extended liner notes, and played flute for
this project that was featured on WKRB Radio in Brooklyn. Dr. Bell and Ms.
Doss also collaborated on an original piece for flute ensemble called Three
Days Ascending. The work premiered in April of 2024 at Arkansas Tech
University and was performed by the Alchēmia Flute Ensemble, a group for
which Ms. Doss serves as co-conductor. She played both the Irish whistle and Alto Flute for the premiere. She currently writes and records music with the folk rock duo Finding Butterflies where she sings, plays keyboards, and
plays both the flute and Irish whistles. The duo’s entire discography was
selected by the Genome Project for inclusion on Pandora Radio. Ms. Doss has
been a member of Tau Beta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Beta Mu, and
at present is a member of the National Flute Association, ASBOA, and
ASCAP. She has volunteered with Hearts and Hooves, the Argenta
Contemporary Theater, and currently serves on the fundraising committee
for the preservation of the North Little Rock High School Fine Arts
Auditorium.
