Ms. Amanda Stevenson, Director of Bands
Amanda Stevenson is excited to join Frisco ISD as Director of Bands at Wakeland High School. Throughout her career she has instructed various students in music ranging from beginners to collegiate members. Most recently, Ms Stevenson was the Director of Bands at Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and spent time as Director of Bands at Taft High School and the Associate Band Director at Georgetown High School.
Amanda has a strong affiliation with Drum Corps International (DCI). She has also served as a consultant and on Brass Staff for the Mandarins, Blue Knights, Troopers, Crossmen, Phantom Regiment, Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps and was a Visual Staff Instructor with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps. Though her primary instrument is Saxophone, Ms. Stevenson played Euphonium with Capital Regiment and started her corps career on Baritone with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps.
Ms. Stevenson received her Bachelor’s Degree in All-Level Music Education from Texas State University. Since her time at Texas State, Ms. Stevenson has had continued success with Superior Ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert, Sightreading and Marching Contests. Her programs have had top performances at Bands of America, Jazz Festivals throughout the state of Texas, TMEA and TBA clinics, and The Midwest Clinic. Her ensembles have been selected as the TMEA Invited Program Spotlight, the Commended Winner for the Foundation for Music Education National Wind Band Honors Program and Jazz Program, The Maestro Award from the Medal of Distinction in Jazz and Wind Ensemble, Mark of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Award and was named the Featured Band for the Music For All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has been a Clinician for the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association and Louisiana Music Educators Association in addition to serving on committees for TMEA and held multiple Region Jazz Coordinator positions. She has also been the recipient of numerous grants for her programs.
Ms. Stevenson is an active clinician, performer and adjudicator in the United States and the Latin Americas. Her professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Music Fraternity, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota.
Amanda Stevenson is excited to join Frisco ISD as Director of Bands at Wakeland High School. Throughout her career she has instructed various students in music ranging from beginners to collegiate members. Most recently, Ms Stevenson was the Director of Bands at Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and spent time as Director of Bands at Taft High School and the Associate Band Director at Georgetown High School.
Amanda has a strong affiliation with Drum Corps International (DCI). She has also served as a consultant and on Brass Staff for the Mandarins, Blue Knights, Troopers, Crossmen, Phantom Regiment, Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps and was a Visual Staff Instructor with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps. Though her primary instrument is Saxophone, Ms. Stevenson played Euphonium with Capital Regiment and started her corps career on Baritone with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps.
Ms. Stevenson received her Bachelor’s Degree in All-Level Music Education from Texas State University. Since her time at Texas State, Ms. Stevenson has had continued success with Superior Ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert, Sightreading and Marching Contests. Her programs have had top performances at Bands of America, Jazz Festivals throughout the state of Texas, TMEA and TBA clinics, and The Midwest Clinic. Her ensembles have been selected as the TMEA Invited Program Spotlight, the Commended Winner for the Foundation for Music Education National Wind Band Honors Program and Jazz Program, The Maestro Award from the Medal of Distinction in Jazz and Wind Ensemble, Mark of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Award and was named the Featured Band for the Music For All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has been a Clinician for the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association and Louisiana Music Educators Association in addition to serving on committees for TMEA and held multiple Region Jazz Coordinator positions. She has also been the recipient of numerous grants for her programs.
Ms. Stevenson is an active clinician, performer and adjudicator in the United States and the Latin Americas. Her professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter Music Fraternity, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota.
Mr. Kyle Ayoub, Associate Band Director
Kyle Ayoub has been the Associate Band Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD since 2023. He previously taught at Flower Mound High School and Creek Valley Middle School, both in Lewisville ISD.
Bands under Mr. Ayoub’s direction have consistently received superior ratings at UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation. His band has been a recipient of the Citation of Excellence from The Foundation for Music Education and he has been a clinician at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention. His marching bands have consistently advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest Finals, earning the 6A silver medal in 2018, 6A bronze medal in 2020, and 5A bronze medal in 2023 and 2025. While he was at Flower Mound, the band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, received an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received the Sudler Shield and Flag of Honor. At Creek Valley Middle School, he helped prepare the Honor Winds to perform at The Midwest Clinic and was honored as “New Teacher of the Year” for the campus.
Mr. Ayoub grew up in Austin, TX, attending Bailey Middle School and James Bowie High School. He has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas where he studied tuba with Don Little. He performed as a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps in 2013 - 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. Kyle and Sarah perform together in the Carrollton Wind Symphony and Fort Worth Winds. They live in Flower Mound with their rescue dog, Moka.
Kyle Ayoub has been the Associate Band Director at Wakeland High School in Frisco ISD since 2023. He previously taught at Flower Mound High School and Creek Valley Middle School, both in Lewisville ISD.
Bands under Mr. Ayoub’s direction have consistently received superior ratings at UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation. His band has been a recipient of the Citation of Excellence from The Foundation for Music Education and he has been a clinician at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention. His marching bands have consistently advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest Finals, earning the 6A silver medal in 2018, 6A bronze medal in 2020, and 5A bronze medal in 2023 and 2025. While he was at Flower Mound, the band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, received an invitation to the Macy’s Parade, and received the Sudler Shield and Flag of Honor. At Creek Valley Middle School, he helped prepare the Honor Winds to perform at The Midwest Clinic and was honored as “New Teacher of the Year” for the campus.
Mr. Ayoub grew up in Austin, TX, attending Bailey Middle School and James Bowie High School. He has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas where he studied tuba with Don Little. He performed as a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps in 2013 - 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. Kyle and Sarah perform together in the Carrollton Wind Symphony and Fort Worth Winds. They live in Flower Mound with their rescue dog, Moka.
Ms. Kaitlyn Norwood, Associate Band Director
Ms. Kaitlyn Norwood joined the Wakleand High School Band Staff as the Associate 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 Associate 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. Ryan Blankenship, Percussion Assistant
Ryan Blankenship is thrilled to join Frisco ISD and the Wakeland Band Cluster as the Assistant Percussion Director.
Mr. Blankenship most recently completed his student teaching at Birdville High School and Smithfield Middle School. During this time, he assisted with the Birdville High School Percussion Ensemble, where they were selected to perform at the 80th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference. Additionally, he co-conducted the Smithfield Sub Non-Varsity band as they competed at UIL for the first time in program history, receiving unanimous Superior ratings. Prior to student teaching, he served as a private lesson teacher and percussion technician in Denton ISD.
Mr. Blankenship is a recent graduate of the University of North Texas, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with a percussion concentration, graduating Summa Cum Laude. As a student at UNT, Mr. Blankenship appeared with the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra as Principal Percussionist, was a member of the UNT Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dave Hall, and has performed at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), and the International Percussion Ensemble Competition (IPEC) Finalist Concert. At PASIC, Ryan also performed with the UNT Snare ensemble, earning first place in the Individual and Ensemble Competition for consecutive years.
Mr. Blankenship has strong roots in Drum Corps International (DCI). He currently serves as the Battery Coordinator for the Memphis Blues Drum and Bugle Corps, where he has taught the last 2 seasons. Prior to this role, he marched as a snare drummer for the Casper Troopers in 2022 and 2023 before aging out with the Santa Clara Vanguard in 2024, where the percussion section earned the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award.
Ryan Blankenship is thrilled to join Frisco ISD and the Wakeland Band Cluster as the Assistant Percussion Director.
Mr. Blankenship most recently completed his student teaching at Birdville High School and Smithfield Middle School. During this time, he assisted with the Birdville High School Percussion Ensemble, where they were selected to perform at the 80th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference. Additionally, he co-conducted the Smithfield Sub Non-Varsity band as they competed at UIL for the first time in program history, receiving unanimous Superior ratings. Prior to student teaching, he served as a private lesson teacher and percussion technician in Denton ISD.
Mr. Blankenship is a recent graduate of the University of North Texas, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with a percussion concentration, graduating Summa Cum Laude. As a student at UNT, Mr. Blankenship appeared with the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra as Principal Percussionist, was a member of the UNT Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dave Hall, and has performed at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), and the International Percussion Ensemble Competition (IPEC) Finalist Concert. At PASIC, Ryan also performed with the UNT Snare ensemble, earning first place in the Individual and Ensemble Competition for consecutive years.
Mr. Blankenship has strong roots in Drum Corps International (DCI). He currently serves as the Battery Coordinator for the Memphis Blues Drum and Bugle Corps, where he has taught the last 2 seasons. Prior to this role, he marched as a snare drummer for the Casper Troopers in 2022 and 2023 before aging out with the Santa Clara Vanguard in 2024, where the percussion section earned the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award.