Mr. Rylon Guidry, Director of Bands
Rylon Guidry has been the Director of Bands at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD since 2023 and currently serves as the Fine Arts Department Chair. SInce his arrival, the Wakeland Marching Band has been a Bands of America Regional Champion, a San Antonio Super Regional Finalist, two-time UIL Area B Marching Band Champion, and is a consistent finalist at the UIL 5A State Marching Band Contest, having been awarded the bronze medal in 2023.
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 BOA Regional Finalist and advanced to the 2022 UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest. From 2020-2022 Mr. Guidry was the Director of Instrumental Music for the Highland Park ISD and guided all aspects of the Highland Park Bands, grades 5-12. The Highland Park Wind Symphony was named a National Winner in the 2021 National Wind Band Honors Project and the 2021 Highlander Marching Band was the Area C Champion, McKinney Marching Invitational Grand Champion, and finished 5th overall in the 2021 UIL 5A State Marching Band Contest.
Prior to returning to high school, Mr. Guidry spent ten years as a middle school band director, most recently as the head director at Arbor Creek Middle School in the Hebron Cluster of Lewisville ISD. Mr. Guidry's bands at ACMS had been selected as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Project (2013-2019) and were 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 taught in Richardson ISD and McKinney ISD. He has served as the TMEA Region 2 Middle School Band Coordinator, the Region 2 Representative for TBA, 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 PML Committee and is the TMEA Region 24 Band Division Chair and TMAA Concert Band Vice President.
Mr. Guidry has professional affiliations with the 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 and has been teaching since 2007.
Mr. Guidry lives in Frisco with his wife Katie (a former flute player) and SPCA-adopted doggie daughter Bella. Mr. Guidry is honored to lead the Wakeland Band!
Rylon Guidry has been the Director of Bands at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD since 2023 and currently serves as the Fine Arts Department Chair. SInce his arrival, the Wakeland Marching Band has been a Bands of America Regional Champion, a San Antonio Super Regional Finalist, two-time UIL Area B Marching Band Champion, and is a consistent finalist at the UIL 5A State Marching Band Contest, having been awarded the bronze medal in 2023.
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 BOA Regional Finalist and advanced to the 2022 UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest. From 2020-2022 Mr. Guidry was the Director of Instrumental Music for the Highland Park ISD and guided all aspects of the Highland Park Bands, grades 5-12. The Highland Park Wind Symphony was named a National Winner in the 2021 National Wind Band Honors Project and the 2021 Highlander Marching Band was the Area C Champion, McKinney Marching Invitational Grand Champion, and finished 5th overall in the 2021 UIL 5A State Marching Band Contest.
Prior to returning to high school, Mr. Guidry spent ten years as a middle school band director, most recently as the head director at Arbor Creek Middle School in the Hebron Cluster of Lewisville ISD. Mr. Guidry's bands at ACMS had been selected as a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors Project (2013-2019) and were 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 taught in Richardson ISD and McKinney ISD. He has served as the TMEA Region 2 Middle School Band Coordinator, the Region 2 Representative for TBA, 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 PML Committee and is the TMEA Region 24 Band Division Chair and TMAA Concert Band Vice President.
Mr. Guidry has professional affiliations with the 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 and has been teaching since 2007.
Mr. Guidry lives in Frisco with his wife Katie (a former flute player) and SPCA-adopted doggie daughter Bella. Mr. Guidry is honored to lead the Wakeland Band!
Mr. Kyle Ayoub, Associate Band Director
Kyle Ayoub is the Associate Band Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD, joining the staff in 2023. He previously taught at Flower Mound High School and Creek Valley Middle School, both in Lewisville ISD.
His concert bands are have consistently received superior ratings at UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation and his marching bands have been consistent UIL State & BOA San Antonio Finalists. While at Flower Mound, the band performed in BOA Grand Nationals Finals, the Tournament of Roses Parade, received an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received both 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, TX and has been in the DFW metroplex since attending UNT. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. While in college, 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 their European tour in 2015. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Ayoub's wife, Sarah, is a Band Director at Arbor Creek Middle School in Lewisville ISD. They live in Flower Mound with their rescue dog Moka.
Kyle Ayoub is the Associate Band Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD, joining the staff in 2023. He previously taught at Flower Mound High School and Creek Valley Middle School, both in Lewisville ISD.
His concert bands are have consistently received superior ratings at UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation and his marching bands have been consistent UIL State & BOA San Antonio Finalists. While at Flower Mound, the band performed in BOA Grand Nationals Finals, the Tournament of Roses Parade, received an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received both 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, TX and has been in the DFW metroplex since attending UNT. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. While in college, 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 their European tour in 2015. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Ayoub's wife, Sarah, is a Band Director at Arbor Creek Middle School in Lewisville ISD. They live in Flower Mound with their rescue dog Moka.
Ms. Kaitlyn Norwood, Assistant Band Director
Ms. Kaitlyn Norwood joined the Wakleand High School Band Staff as the Assistant Band Director in 2025. She is joining us from Prosper ISD, where she was previously an Assistant Band Director at Rushing Middle School. During her time at Rushing Middle School, she taught beginner saxophone, trombone, euphonium, and tuba, as well as jazz band, and led the Concert Band. Under her direction, the Concert Band received unanimous Superior ratings and was named 3rd runner-up at the North Texas Festival of Distinction in 2025. Most notably, she assisted the Wind Symphony during their performance at the 77th Annual Midwest Clinic and Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Before her appointment at Rushing Middle School, she student-taught in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD at Colleyville Heritage High School with Gary Barnard and Colleyville Middle School with Lauren Jones. During her time at CHHS, she led the Concert Band to the South Coast Music Festival in Corpus Christi, where they received unanimous superior ratings.
Ms. Norwood hails from Georgetown, Texas, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Christian University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Now, she is completing her Master's in Music. During her four years at TCU, she served as Drum Major of the TCU Horned Frog Marching Band, Trombone section leader, TCU School of Music Ambassador, and Young Band Directors of Texas TCU Representative. She was a marching technician for two years at Aledo High School and taught private lessons in Fort Worth ISD throughout college. Ms. Norwood performed in the Wind Symphony under Mr. Bobby Francis, the Symphonic Band under Mr. Brian Youngblood, the Jazz Ensemble under Mr. Joseph Carter, and the TCU Trombone Choir under Dr. David Begnoche. Her notable performances with the TCU Wind Symphony include the TMEA Clinic and Convention in 2020 and the American Trombone Workshop in 2020 with the TCU Trombone Choir.
Ms. Norwood has served on the staff of the TCU Band and Leadership Experience Summer Band Camp and SASi The Leadership People. Before joining SASi, Ms. Norwood was a three-year drum major at Georgetown High School and led the band to state in 2017.
Ms. Norwood’s professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Educators, Young Band Directors of Texas, Tau Beta Sigma, Alpha Delta Pi, and Order of Omega. Outside of the classroom, Ms. Norwood enjoys traveling, eating queso, and shopping!
Ms. Kaitlyn Norwood joined the Wakleand High School Band Staff as the Assistant Band Director in 2025. She is joining us from Prosper ISD, where she was previously an Assistant Band Director at Rushing Middle School. During her time at Rushing Middle School, she taught beginner saxophone, trombone, euphonium, and tuba, as well as jazz band, and led the Concert Band. Under her direction, the Concert Band received unanimous Superior ratings and was named 3rd runner-up at the North Texas Festival of Distinction in 2025. Most notably, she assisted the Wind Symphony during their performance at the 77th Annual Midwest Clinic and Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Before her appointment at Rushing Middle School, she student-taught in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD at Colleyville Heritage High School with Gary Barnard and Colleyville Middle School with Lauren Jones. During her time at CHHS, she led the Concert Band to the South Coast Music Festival in Corpus Christi, where they received unanimous superior ratings.
Ms. Norwood hails from Georgetown, Texas, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Christian University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Now, she is completing her Master's in Music. During her four years at TCU, she served as Drum Major of the TCU Horned Frog Marching Band, Trombone section leader, TCU School of Music Ambassador, and Young Band Directors of Texas TCU Representative. She was a marching technician for two years at Aledo High School and taught private lessons in Fort Worth ISD throughout college. Ms. Norwood performed in the Wind Symphony under Mr. Bobby Francis, the Symphonic Band under Mr. Brian Youngblood, the Jazz Ensemble under Mr. Joseph Carter, and the TCU Trombone Choir under Dr. David Begnoche. Her notable performances with the TCU Wind Symphony include the TMEA Clinic and Convention in 2020 and the American Trombone Workshop in 2020 with the TCU Trombone Choir.
Ms. Norwood has served on the staff of the TCU Band and Leadership Experience Summer Band Camp and SASi The Leadership People. Before joining SASi, Ms. Norwood was a three-year drum major at Georgetown High School and led the band to state in 2017.
Ms. Norwood’s professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Educators, Young Band Directors of Texas, Tau Beta Sigma, Alpha Delta Pi, and Order of Omega. Outside of the classroom, Ms. Norwood enjoys traveling, eating queso, and shopping!
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 & 2023 Bands of America North Texas Regional Champion, placing Bronze at the 2019 & 2023 5A UIL State Marching Competition, being named 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 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 served as the Texas Music Educators Association Region 24 Band Division Chair from 2022-2024. 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 & 2023 Bands of America North Texas Regional Champion, placing Bronze at the 2019 & 2023 5A UIL State Marching Competition, being named 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 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 served as the Texas Music Educators Association Region 24 Band Division Chair from 2022-2024. 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.
Mrs. Alyson Baker, Color Guard Director
Aly Baker is the Color Guard Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD, a position she has held since 2022. Mrs. Baker 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, Mrs. Baker 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 Baker is the Color Guard Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD, a position she has held since 2022. Mrs. Baker 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, Mrs. Baker 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 the Assistant Percussion Director for the Wakeland HIgh School cluster in Frisco ISD, joining the staff in 2023. He teaches percussion at Wakeland High School, Cobb MIddle School & Griffin Middle School.
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 the Assistant Percussion Director for the Wakeland HIgh School cluster in Frisco ISD, joining the staff in 2023. He teaches percussion at Wakeland High School, Cobb MIddle School & Griffin Middle School.
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.