Mr. Rylon Guidry, Director of Bands
Rylon Guidry is joining the Wakeland Band team as Director of Bands for the 2023-2024 school year. He previously served as the Director of Bands at Timber Creek High School in Keller ISD. During his time in Keller ISD, The Timber Creek Falcon Marching Band was a Bands of America Regional Finalist and advanced to the 2022 UIL 6A State Marching Band Championships.
Previously, Mr. Guidry was the Director of Instrumental Music for the Highland Park ISD and Director of Bands for Highland Park High School, where he served as Director of the “Highlander” Marching Band, conducted the Wind Symphony, and guided all aspects of the Highland Park Bands, grades 5-12. In addition to all HPISD Bands receiving unanimous first division ratings at UIL Contest during his time, The Highland Park Wind Symphony was named a National Winner in the 2021 National Wind Band Honors Project and the Highlander Marching Band was the 5A Area C Champion, McKinney Marching Invitational Grand Champion, and finished 5th overall in the 2021 UIL 5A State Marching Band Championships.
Prior to arriving at HPHS, Mr. Guidry was the head director at Arbor Creek Middle School in the Hebron Cluster of Lewisville ISD. Mr. Guidry's bands at Arbor Creek Middle School had been selected by the Foundation for Music Education as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Project (2013-2019), and were official performers at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL in 2017 and 2019, featuring the Honors Band and Saxophone Ensemble respectively. Additionally, the Honors Band was a finalist in the Texas CC Honor Band Contest on multiple occasions, finishing 4th in 2015, 2nd in 2017 and 3rd in 2019. The band was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Cup and the National Band Association's Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award in 2019.
Mr. Guidry also served as head director at Lake Highlands Junior High School in Richardson ISD and associate director at McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney ISD. He has served as the TMEA Region 2 Middle School Band Coordinator, the Region 2 Representative for the Texas Bandmasters Association, on the UIL Music Advisory Committee and UIL Sight-Reading Committee, and has been honored with the Texas PTA Lifetime Membership Award. He is currently serving on the UIL Prescribed Music List (PML) Committee.
Mr. Guidry is an active adjudicator and guest clinician, and has professional affiliations with Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and was inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Houston.
Mr. Guidry lives in Frisco with his wife Katie (a former flute player) and SPCA-adopted doggie daughter Bella. Mr. Guidry is excited and honored to lead the Wakeland Band!
Rylon Guidry is joining the Wakeland Band team as Director of Bands for the 2023-2024 school year. He previously served as the Director of Bands at Timber Creek High School in Keller ISD. During his time in Keller ISD, The Timber Creek Falcon Marching Band was a Bands of America Regional Finalist and advanced to the 2022 UIL 6A State Marching Band Championships.
Previously, Mr. Guidry was the Director of Instrumental Music for the Highland Park ISD and Director of Bands for Highland Park High School, where he served as Director of the “Highlander” Marching Band, conducted the Wind Symphony, and guided all aspects of the Highland Park Bands, grades 5-12. In addition to all HPISD Bands receiving unanimous first division ratings at UIL Contest during his time, The Highland Park Wind Symphony was named a National Winner in the 2021 National Wind Band Honors Project and the Highlander Marching Band was the 5A Area C Champion, McKinney Marching Invitational Grand Champion, and finished 5th overall in the 2021 UIL 5A State Marching Band Championships.
Prior to arriving at HPHS, Mr. Guidry was the head director at Arbor Creek Middle School in the Hebron Cluster of Lewisville ISD. Mr. Guidry's bands at Arbor Creek Middle School had been selected by the Foundation for Music Education as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Project (2013-2019), and were official performers at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL in 2017 and 2019, featuring the Honors Band and Saxophone Ensemble respectively. Additionally, the Honors Band was a finalist in the Texas CC Honor Band Contest on multiple occasions, finishing 4th in 2015, 2nd in 2017 and 3rd in 2019. The band was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Cup and the National Band Association's Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award in 2019.
Mr. Guidry also served as head director at Lake Highlands Junior High School in Richardson ISD and associate director at McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney ISD. He has served as the TMEA Region 2 Middle School Band Coordinator, the Region 2 Representative for the Texas Bandmasters Association, on the UIL Music Advisory Committee and UIL Sight-Reading Committee, and has been honored with the Texas PTA Lifetime Membership Award. He is currently serving on the UIL Prescribed Music List (PML) Committee.
Mr. Guidry is an active adjudicator and guest clinician, and has professional affiliations with Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and was inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Houston.
Mr. Guidry lives in Frisco with his wife Katie (a former flute player) and SPCA-adopted doggie daughter Bella. Mr. Guidry is excited and honored to lead the Wakeland Band!
Mr. Kyle Ayoub, Associate Band Director
Kyle Ayoub is joining the staff at Wakeland in 2023. He comes to Wakeland from Flower Mound High School, where he taught from 2017 – 2023. Prior to working at Flower Mound, he taught at Creek Valley Middle School in Lewisville ISD.
While at Flower Mound, his concert bands have received consistent superior ratings from the University Interscholastic League. The marching band received recognition in the regional, state, and national level, competing in the BOA and UIL circuits, performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received the Sudler Shield and Flag of Honor. In addition to his work with concert ensembles and the marching band, he also directed the JV marching band and was active in the school’s chamber music program, most notably starting the “Heavy Metal Club” Tuba & Euphonium Choir. As a first-year teacher, Mr. Ayoub was named "New Teacher of the Year" at Creek Valley Middle School.
Mr. Ayoub grew up in Austin and has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. He performed as a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps in 2013 and 2014 and was a staff member/performer with Blue Devils International for a summer tour of Europe in 2015.
His wife, Sarah, is a Band Director at Arbor Creek Middle School in Lewisville ISD. They live in Flower Mound with their two rescue dogs, Kona and Moka.
Kyle Ayoub is joining the staff at Wakeland in 2023. He comes to Wakeland from Flower Mound High School, where he taught from 2017 – 2023. Prior to working at Flower Mound, he taught at Creek Valley Middle School in Lewisville ISD.
While at Flower Mound, his concert bands have received consistent superior ratings from the University Interscholastic League. The marching band received recognition in the regional, state, and national level, competing in the BOA and UIL circuits, performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received the Sudler Shield and Flag of Honor. In addition to his work with concert ensembles and the marching band, he also directed the JV marching band and was active in the school’s chamber music program, most notably starting the “Heavy Metal Club” Tuba & Euphonium Choir. As a first-year teacher, Mr. Ayoub was named "New Teacher of the Year" at Creek Valley Middle School.
Mr. Ayoub grew up in Austin and has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. He performed as a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps in 2013 and 2014 and was a staff member/performer with Blue Devils International for a summer tour of Europe in 2015.
His wife, Sarah, is a Band Director at Arbor Creek Middle School in Lewisville ISD. They live in Flower Mound with their two rescue dogs, Kona and Moka.
Mr. Ryan Dutton, Assistant Band Director
Mr. Ryan Dutton is excited to join the Wakeland High School Band Team as Assistant Director!
Prior to coming to Wakeland High School, Mr. Dutton has been the Assistant Band Director at Dowell Middle School in McKinney ISD where he taught all beginning brass classes and the non-varsity band. Before working in McKinney, Mr. Dutton started his career as the Assistant Band Director at Highland Park Middle School & McCulloch Intermediate School. During his time in HPISD Mr. Dutton taught beginning Tuba, Euphonium, Trumpet, 5th grade general music, team-taught the Symphonic Band, and assisted with the Highland Park High School Marching Band in the 2021 season.
Mr. Dutton received a Bachelor of Music in Education graduating Summa Cum Laude from Stephen F. Austin State University. During his time at SFASU Mr. Dutton was the Undergraduate Assistant for The Lumberjack Marching Band and the Roarin’ Buzzsaws Basketball Pep Band. Mr. Dutton received a Master of Music at Youngstown State University where he studied Wind Conducting and graduated Summa Cum Laude. While at YSU, Mr. Dutton served as the Graduate Assistant for the YSU Marching Pride and Basketball Band. He also worked extensively with and conducted the YSU Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Orchestra. Mr. Dutton student taught in Lewisville ISD at The Colony High School and Griffin Middle School.
Mr. Dutton’s professional associations include Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Texas Music Educators Association. When he is not teaching, Mr. Dutton spends his time cooking, enjoying the outdoors, and working on construction projects!
Mr. Ryan Dutton is excited to join the Wakeland High School Band Team as Assistant Director!
Prior to coming to Wakeland High School, Mr. Dutton has been the Assistant Band Director at Dowell Middle School in McKinney ISD where he taught all beginning brass classes and the non-varsity band. Before working in McKinney, Mr. Dutton started his career as the Assistant Band Director at Highland Park Middle School & McCulloch Intermediate School. During his time in HPISD Mr. Dutton taught beginning Tuba, Euphonium, Trumpet, 5th grade general music, team-taught the Symphonic Band, and assisted with the Highland Park High School Marching Band in the 2021 season.
Mr. Dutton received a Bachelor of Music in Education graduating Summa Cum Laude from Stephen F. Austin State University. During his time at SFASU Mr. Dutton was the Undergraduate Assistant for The Lumberjack Marching Band and the Roarin’ Buzzsaws Basketball Pep Band. Mr. Dutton received a Master of Music at Youngstown State University where he studied Wind Conducting and graduated Summa Cum Laude. While at YSU, Mr. Dutton served as the Graduate Assistant for the YSU Marching Pride and Basketball Band. He also worked extensively with and conducted the YSU Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Orchestra. Mr. Dutton student taught in Lewisville ISD at The Colony High School and Griffin Middle School.
Mr. Dutton’s professional associations include Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Texas Music Educators Association. When he is not teaching, Mr. Dutton spends his time cooking, enjoying the outdoors, and working on construction projects!
Mr. Brian Teed, Percussion Director
Brian Teed joined the Wakeland Band and Percussion Program as the Director of Percussion and Associate Director of Bands in the Summer of 2018. Since his arrival, the Wakeland Band and Percussion Program have thrived, earning the title of the 2022 Bands of America North Texas Regional Champion, placing Bronze at the 2019 5A UIL State Marching Competition, being named 2019, 2021, and 2022 Bands of America 3A Division Regional Champion, being awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield, winning the 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition, receiving an invitation to perform at the 74th Midwest Clinic and Convention and a reissued invitation due to COVID-19 to perform at the 75th Midwest Clinic and Convention in Chicago, IL in December 2020 and 2021, and being named as a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Competition and National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Percussion Ensemble Honors Competition.
Mr. Teed was recently awarded the Wakeland High School “Teacher of the Year” title for the 2022-2023 school year. He was also nominated and is currently serving as the Texas Music Educators Association Region 24 Band Division Chair. In the Spring of 2021, Mr. Teed was honored to be selected and named into the Inaugural Class of 40 Under 40 Music Educators in the Country by Yamaha Music.
Mr. Teed is originally from The Woodlands, Texas. He holds a master’s degree in Percussion Performance and a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma, where he was awarded the Ronald J. Dyer award for outstanding contributions to the OU Percussion Studio. During his graduate degree, Mr. Teed wrote for and taught the University of Oklahoma Drumline, was the Assistant Director of the OU Steel Drum Band, and was the Director of the “Sooner Showmen” Women’s Basketball Band. He is currently attending Texas A&M University College Station pursuing a Master of Education Administration.
Mr. Teed has performed and presented at numerous conventions and festivals, including the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria, The National Convention on Percussion Pedagogy in Norman, Oklahoma, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. At OU, he earned first place in the University of Oklahoma Concerto Competition in the Graduate Division (2013) and Undergraduate Division (2011). He was a founding member of the Norman Philharmonic Orchestra. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society. He is also an endorsed artist for Sabian, Innovative Percussion, Remo, and Yamaha Music.
Mr. Teed resides in Aubrey, TX, with his wife Jennifer, the Assistant Band Director at Pioneer Heritage Middle School in Frisco ISD, and their two twins, Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Oliver Vincent.
Brian Teed joined the Wakeland Band and Percussion Program as the Director of Percussion and Associate Director of Bands in the Summer of 2018. Since his arrival, the Wakeland Band and Percussion Program have thrived, earning the title of the 2022 Bands of America North Texas Regional Champion, placing Bronze at the 2019 5A UIL State Marching Competition, being named 2019, 2021, and 2022 Bands of America 3A Division Regional Champion, being awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield, winning the 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition, receiving an invitation to perform at the 74th Midwest Clinic and Convention and a reissued invitation due to COVID-19 to perform at the 75th Midwest Clinic and Convention in Chicago, IL in December 2020 and 2021, and being named as a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Competition and National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Percussion Ensemble Honors Competition.
Mr. Teed was recently awarded the Wakeland High School “Teacher of the Year” title for the 2022-2023 school year. He was also nominated and is currently serving as the Texas Music Educators Association Region 24 Band Division Chair. In the Spring of 2021, Mr. Teed was honored to be selected and named into the Inaugural Class of 40 Under 40 Music Educators in the Country by Yamaha Music.
Mr. Teed is originally from The Woodlands, Texas. He holds a master’s degree in Percussion Performance and a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma, where he was awarded the Ronald J. Dyer award for outstanding contributions to the OU Percussion Studio. During his graduate degree, Mr. Teed wrote for and taught the University of Oklahoma Drumline, was the Assistant Director of the OU Steel Drum Band, and was the Director of the “Sooner Showmen” Women’s Basketball Band. He is currently attending Texas A&M University College Station pursuing a Master of Education Administration.
Mr. Teed has performed and presented at numerous conventions and festivals, including the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria, The National Convention on Percussion Pedagogy in Norman, Oklahoma, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. At OU, he earned first place in the University of Oklahoma Concerto Competition in the Graduate Division (2013) and Undergraduate Division (2011). He was a founding member of the Norman Philharmonic Orchestra. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society. He is also an endorsed artist for Sabian, Innovative Percussion, Remo, and Yamaha Music.
Mr. Teed resides in Aubrey, TX, with his wife Jennifer, the Assistant Band Director at Pioneer Heritage Middle School in Frisco ISD, and their two twins, Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Oliver Vincent.
Ms. Alyson Harris, Color Guard Director
Aly Harris has been involved in the pageantry arts for over a decade. She began her Colorguard career at Tarpon Springs High School in 2011 and has been following her passion for the activity ever since. Her experiences at Tarpon Springs led her to march with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and Bluecoats Indoor Winterguard in 2019.
During and after her time as a marching member, Aly began teaching and choreographing with a number of A, Open, and World class groups. Those schools include Tarpon Springs HS, Pendleton Heights HS, Lawrence Township HS, Choctaw HS, and most recently L.V Berkner HS.
Her mission is to always provide a safe environment that aids in the development of our activity from an educational standpoint while also encouraging artistic and personal growth.
Aly Harris has been involved in the pageantry arts for over a decade. She began her Colorguard career at Tarpon Springs High School in 2011 and has been following her passion for the activity ever since. Her experiences at Tarpon Springs led her to march with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and Bluecoats Indoor Winterguard in 2019.
During and after her time as a marching member, Aly began teaching and choreographing with a number of A, Open, and World class groups. Those schools include Tarpon Springs HS, Pendleton Heights HS, Lawrence Township HS, Choctaw HS, and most recently L.V Berkner HS.
Her mission is to always provide a safe environment that aids in the development of our activity from an educational standpoint while also encouraging artistic and personal growth.
Mr. Joshua Foust, Percussion Assistant
Josh Foust is excited to join the Wakeland High School Band cluster as the Assistant Percussion Director. Mr. Foust received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University and a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University. During his Master’s degree, Mr. Foust performed with TCU at the International Percussion Ensemble Competition at PASIC in 2022.
He has extensive experience in the marching arts as a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps and Music City Mystique Indoor Drumline. Furthermore, he served on the percussion staff with Spirit of Atlanta in 2018-19 and front ensemble coordinator with Q2 in 2019-20. Mr. Foust is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society and the Percussive Arts Society.
Josh Foust is excited to join the Wakeland High School Band cluster as the Assistant Percussion Director. Mr. Foust received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University and a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University. During his Master’s degree, Mr. Foust performed with TCU at the International Percussion Ensemble Competition at PASIC in 2022.
He has extensive experience in the marching arts as a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps and Music City Mystique Indoor Drumline. Furthermore, he served on the percussion staff with Spirit of Atlanta in 2018-19 and front ensemble coordinator with Q2 in 2019-20. Mr. Foust is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society and the Percussive Arts Society.