Daryl Ling

Daryl Ling began teaching in the Harrisburg School District the fall of 2001. He was the 9-12 Band Director and currently is the 5th Grade Band Director at Explorer and Journey Elementary Schools. Prior to joining the faculty at Harrisburg, Mr. Ling taught 5-8 Instrumental Music at Mission, SD, 7-12 Vocal and Instrumental Music at Morton, MN, K-12 Music at Henry, SD, K-12 Music at Florence, SD, and K-6 vocal and Instrumental at Clark, SD.

Mr. Ling received his Bachelors of Music Education from Dakota State University in 1981. Mr. Ling’s professional affiliations are South Dakota Band Masters and South Dakota Music Educators Association. He has received the Meritorious Music Educator Award for 25 years teaching music from the South Dakota Music Educators Association.

He resides near Harrisburg with his wife Joanne and son Alex. They have two older children Danae Hoyt from Colorado Springs, CO and Andrew Ling (Graduate of Harrisburg 2004) from Tucson, AZ.