# Anne McGinty

Anne McGinty is a common personal name. It may refer to:

## People

Anne McGinty (born June 29, 1945, in Findlay, Ohio) is an American flutist, composer and music publisher.
Anne McGinty (born 1981) is the American podcast host of How I Built My Small Business.

## Biography

McGinty (born June 29, 1945) writes for bands of all levels, including elementary and middle school bands. She has written compositions and arrangements for concert band, string orchestra, flute, and flute ensembles. In 1987 McGinty and her husband John Edmondson formed Queenwood Publications. They managed the creation, production, promotion, and international sales and distribution of the catalog. In March 2002 they sold their company to the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. She later opened her own publishing company, McGinty Music. McGinty is a member of the American Society of Composers and a member of the National Flute Association, where she served for two years on the board of directors.
Anne McGinty (born April 1, 1981) is an American podcast founder and host. After releasing her first episodes on January 25, 2024, her show gained traction with a repost by Jason Calacanis on LinkedIn, was listed as "One of the Best Business Podcasts" by Ramsey, and a U.S. News and World Report feature. 'How I Built My Small Business' peaked at number 1 on the Apple Podcast charts in Entrepreneurship in Great Britain and Ireland, and peaked within the top ten of multiple Entrepreneurship charts worldwide.
She has interviewed high profile guests including New Zealand's Olympic Surfing Coach, Matt Scorringe, the marketing mastermind behind the highest grossing ad in YouTube history, Jacques Spitzer, International Bestseller of The Creator's Code, Amy Wilkinson, and quintuple-platinum singer-songwriter Rachel Platten.

## Education

Anne McGinty (born June 29, 1945) started her education at Ohio State University. At OSU Donald McGinnis was her mentor, band director, and flute teacher. She left OSU to pursue her career in flute performance. During her time off she played the flute with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. She later returned to Duquesne University to receive her Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music. At Duquesne she focused on flute performance, music theory and her compositions. There she also studied flute and chamber music with Bernard Goldberg, and composition with Joseph Willcox Jenkins.

## Compositions
### Pieces for Orchestra

* Dances In The Wind
* Choral Prelude
* Emerald Point Overture
* Painted Desert
* Japanese Folk Trilogy

### Pieces for Band

* Bandtasia
* Athenian Festival
* Atlantica
* Discovery Overture
* Pinnacle Overture
* Prometheus Overture
* Somerset Overture
* Actium
* Testimonium
* Sea Song Trilogy
* The Red Balloon
* Debussy: sarabande
* Painted Desert
* Arlington Overture
* Queenwood Overture
* Atlantis
* Emily (The Ghost)
* Chorale and Canon
* Prelude to Festival
* Legend of the Eagle
* Prelude and Dance
* Clouds
* Windsor Overture
* African Folk Trilogy
* Triton
* African Folk Trilogy #2
* Echoes
* Flute Loops

## Achievements

* Received the Outstanding Service to Music Award from Tau Beta Sigma (national band sorority).
* Received the Golden Rose Award from the Women Band Directors National Association.
* McGinty was the first female composer to be authorized to write for the United States Army Band.