I love teaching, coffee, traveling, and the natural world.
Matt Barnes
Matt Barnes is currently in his first year as an assistant band director at Union Public Schools in Tulsa, OK. Previously, he served as head band director at Morris High School in Oklahoma for 10 years. Since graduating college from Oklahoma State University in 2013, he has been actively involved in the marching arts educational community in Oklahoma.
Matt marched with the Troopers in 2011 playing euphonium and has written visual programs for guards, marching bands, and indoor drumline groups since then. His ensembles at Morris received numerous OSSAA awards, and his band was crowned OBA Grand Champions in 2013 and Class Champions in 2019, among other significant accolades.
Matt is a clarinet and bass clarinet player by trade. He loves tall cups of black coffee, his wife Beth, their four dogs and two cats, and exploring the natural beauty the world has to offer when he isn't teaching seven days a week. Overall, Matt believes that the musical arts have incredible power to communicate in ways beyond words and that arts education has the potential to transform lives.
Resistance Indoor Percussion
I currently serve as the staff coordinator and visual caption head at Resistance Indoor Percussion. I have enjoyed working on the visual program at Resistance for the past decade. Resistance Indoor Percussion is a 3-time WGI Finalist ensemble based out of Collinsville, OK. They are 11-time consecutive WGPO State Champions, and 5-time WGI Regional Champions. Click the logo above to visit our website.
Union PUblic schools
I currently work as an assistant band director at Union Public Schools. I teach beginning clarinet, 8th grade band, and assist with the high school ensembles. Union has a proud tradition of excellence at the highest level. I am fortunate to play a small role in the program and to work with such a dedicated staff. Click the logo to check out what our students are working on.
Seattle Cascades
I am excited to be working on the visual team at the Seattle Cascades in the summer of 2024 as an assistant caption head. For more information on the corps or how to get involved click the logo here.