▁his ▁" Double ▁Py ram id ▁Bal ance ▁System " ▁was ▁a ▁widely ▁used ▁ped agog ical ▁tool ▁in ▁the ▁concert ▁band ▁world . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Mc B eth ▁taught ▁at ▁O u ach ita ▁Bapt ist ▁University ▁in ▁Ark adel phia , ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Mc B eth ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R op es ville , ▁Texas ▁( near ▁Lub bo ck ). ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Joseph ▁Ph in is ▁Mc B eth , ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁minister , ▁and ▁L ill ie ▁May ▁Car p enter ▁Mc B eth . ▁Mc B eth ▁had ▁a ▁brother , ▁Harold , ▁and ▁a ▁sister , ▁Laura ▁F ay . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁start ▁to ▁his ▁musical ▁training , ▁studying ▁piano ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁taking ▁up ▁the ▁tr ump et ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁grade . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ir ving ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Ir ving , ▁Texas ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁I HS ▁Senior ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Future ▁Farm ers ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁letter ed ▁in ▁football ▁and ▁track ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁t iger ▁band ▁and ▁cho ir . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Sue ▁White ▁Mc B eth , ▁wife ▁of ▁Francis , ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁High ▁T iger ▁Band ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Hard in - S imm