Mr. Littich is currently in his 15th  year as an orchestra and strings teacher and in his third year as Director of Orchestras for Smoky Valley USD#400.  His duties include teaching orchestra at Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley Middle School, and Soderstrom and Marquette Elementary Schools.  He holds a Bachelors of Music Education from Kansas State University where he studied violin with Dr. Cora Cooper.

During his time at Smoky Valley USD #400, the Smoky Valley High School String and Symphony orchestras have consistently earned First Division Superior Ratings at the KSHSAA Large Ensemble Music Contest.  In addition to outstanding ensemble performances, his students earned individual accolades earning seats in both the State and District Honor Orchestras as well as high ratings at State and District Solo and Small Ensemble Music Contests.

Under Mr. Littich’s direction, the varsity orchestra at Hood JHS in Odessa, TX earned first division superior ratings on the concert stage as well as in the sight-reading room at UIL Concert & Sight-reading contests for four consecutive years.  His students also competed and earned chairs in the All-City orchestra as well as learned solos for solo contest.  Several ninth graders earned chairs in the All-Region Orchestra.

At Milam Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School Mr. Littich was one of two teachers assigned to teach private violin lessons to K-6 elementary school students.  Teaching duties also included a group violin class students would attend once a week.