Meet the Directors
Mr. Carter Frederick Head Band Director cfrederick@conroeisd.net |
Mr. Andrew Salmon Band Director/Percussion asalmon@conroeisd.net |
Mr. Aaron Stickley Assistant Band Director astickley@conroeisd.net |
Ms. Cynthia Robbins Color Guard Director twcg.robbins@gmail.com |
I am so thrilled to be joining The Woodlands High School Band family! I know this is an amazing group of people, and I am really looking forward to getting to know all of you. Growing up in Houston, I have been able to watch this program grow and develop for years, and what the students have achieved here is remarkable! The Woodlands HS Band has a long and established tradition of excellence, and I am so honored to have the opportunity to work in this community.
I am originally from the Houston area and grew up in Missouri City, TX. I am a very proud graduate of the University of Houston where I studied Music Education with a focus in Trumpet Performance. I have been teaching at Jersey Village High School in Cy Fair ISD for the last 9 years. Music and teaching are my real passions in life, and I am so excited to begin sharing that with all of you next year.
As you all know, there are some amazing things in store for us this fall, and I can’t wait to get things started!
Go Highlanders!
Carter Frederick
I am originally from the Houston area and grew up in Missouri City, TX. I am a very proud graduate of the University of Houston where I studied Music Education with a focus in Trumpet Performance. I have been teaching at Jersey Village High School in Cy Fair ISD for the last 9 years. Music and teaching are my real passions in life, and I am so excited to begin sharing that with all of you next year.
As you all know, there are some amazing things in store for us this fall, and I can’t wait to get things started!
Go Highlanders!
Carter Frederick
Proudly born and raised in Kingsport, TN, Mr. Aaron Stickley is excited to continue teaching and advocating for music education as well as the marching arts as he enters his 8th year in the band hall. He is currently the Assistant Director of Bands at The Woodlands High School. His primary responsibilities at The Woodlands are to co-direct the marching band and direct Symphonic 1 and Symphonic 2.
Before his time at The Woodlands High School, Mr. Stickley held band director positions at Dickinson High School (TX), Lamar High School (TX), and Paragould High School (AR). During his time at Paragould, the band program received the 2016 Arkansas Class AAAA State Marching Championship, the 2017 All-State Honor Band, and the 2017 National Band Association Blue Ribbon Award presented at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.
Mr. Stickley graduated Magna cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Instrumental Music Education from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. While at MTSU, he marched drum corps with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (2012) and Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (2014) on baritone and trumpet. He currently is a brass instructor at the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Stickley is an active visual designer/choreographer and has designed for band programs in Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Texas. He is an active member of the Texas Bandmasters Association and the Texas Music Educators Association.
Before his time at The Woodlands High School, Mr. Stickley held band director positions at Dickinson High School (TX), Lamar High School (TX), and Paragould High School (AR). During his time at Paragould, the band program received the 2016 Arkansas Class AAAA State Marching Championship, the 2017 All-State Honor Band, and the 2017 National Band Association Blue Ribbon Award presented at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.
Mr. Stickley graduated Magna cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Instrumental Music Education from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. While at MTSU, he marched drum corps with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (2012) and Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (2014) on baritone and trumpet. He currently is a brass instructor at the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Stickley is an active visual designer/choreographer and has designed for band programs in Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Texas. He is an active member of the Texas Bandmasters Association and the Texas Music Educators Association.
Andy Salmon is a 1998 graduate of the University of Kentucky where he received his bachelor’s degree in music education while studying with James Campbell. Mr. Salmon is in his 24th year as Percussion Director at the Woodlands High School and McCullough Junior High School.
During his tenure at the Woodlands High School, the marching band has been a consistent Bands of America Grand National Finalist and was named the 2013 BOA Grand National Champion. The Woodlands High School Percussion Ensemble was selected as the 2014 Percussive Arts Society “Call for Tapes” high school champion and performed at the 2014 PAS convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The
Woodlands High School Wind Ensemble has performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra clinic in 2003 and 2012, where he was featured as a performer on the xylophone and drum set. Mr. Salmon was a member of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps and the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
Mr. Salmon has music published by Tapspace Publications and is an educational endorser for Innovative Percussion, Zildjian cymbals, Evans drum heads and the Yamaha Corporation. Mr. Salmon has two children, Caden (age 10) and Ava (age 6). Mr. Salmons's wife, Claire teaches AP US History and AP World History at the Woodlands High School. The Woodlands High School band continues to be the vehicle he uses to teach life lessons and skills to help students become good people.
During his tenure at the Woodlands High School, the marching band has been a consistent Bands of America Grand National Finalist and was named the 2013 BOA Grand National Champion. The Woodlands High School Percussion Ensemble was selected as the 2014 Percussive Arts Society “Call for Tapes” high school champion and performed at the 2014 PAS convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The
Woodlands High School Wind Ensemble has performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra clinic in 2003 and 2012, where he was featured as a performer on the xylophone and drum set. Mr. Salmon was a member of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps and the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.
Mr. Salmon has music published by Tapspace Publications and is an educational endorser for Innovative Percussion, Zildjian cymbals, Evans drum heads and the Yamaha Corporation. Mr. Salmon has two children, Caden (age 10) and Ava (age 6). Mr. Salmons's wife, Claire teaches AP US History and AP World History at the Woodlands High School. The Woodlands High School band continues to be the vehicle he uses to teach life lessons and skills to help students become good people.