Brent Rose

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Written By Elisa Janson Jones
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Brent Rose is in his 24th year as a public school music director. Currently, he is the instrumental music instructor at Kelly Walsh High School. At Kelly Walsh HS he teaches Symphonic Band, “Trojan Marching Band”, Jazz Band I, Pep Band, and Adv. Percussion Ensemble. Outside of his duties at KW, Brent is also the Managing Director of the Wyoming All-State Marching Band. The Wyoming All-State Marching Band has performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Rose Bowl Parade, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C. Brent is also the director of Fine & Performing Arts for the Wyoming High School Activities Association.

In 2006 Brent received the “40 Under 40” award from the Casper Star Tribune and was selected as Educator of the Year for Johnson County School District #1 in 2007. In 2017, Brent was honored to receive the Ellbogen Meritorious Teaching Award from the Natrona County School District as well as the Wyoming Chapter of Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster of the Year Award. In 2019 Mr. Rose was selected as the Wyoming Music Educators Association “Music Educator of the Year” as well as the Natrona County School District “Educator of the Year”. In 2020 Mr. Rose was selected a a Quarter-Finalist for the Grammy Educator of the Year Award by the Grammy Foundation.

Mr. Rose is currently the Executive Director of the Wyoming Music Educator Association as well as the Section 8 representative to the National Federation of High Schools Music Committee. Brent graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Wyoming in 2001, a Masters Degree in Teaching from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.

 
 
 

  • In the band world it is all about fundamentals and repetition. In our band we call it "Rep City". We believe that once we have established how something is to be played that we do it over and over until you can't play it wrong. In the band world rhythm and articulation are so important. We often speak our rhythms or count them out loud. We will also have them sing their parts. You can't play it if you can't speak it.

  • I have had a student (pre-service) teacher 10 times and I have been a mentor to many people in my career.

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Elisa Janson Jones

Elisa is an entrepreneurial, accomplished, and results-driven educational executive, program creator, and developer with a strong education, leadership & management background. With a proven track record in the professional development sector as a digital education creation specialist, director, strategist, public speaker, and educator, and a product marketing specialization in passion industries.

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