Timberline High School Band Staff 2015

Mr. José Rodríguez - Timberline Band Director

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Mr. Rodriguez has served as the Band Director at Timberline High School since 2008, and he currently teaches Marching Band and Pep Band, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, AP Music Theory, Beginning Guitar, and Music Appreciation. Mr. Rodriguez has also served as adjunct faculty at Boise State University as a saxophone instructor, and has been actively involved in music in Idaho since 1998. Rodriguez earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Boise State University in 2006 and a Master of Education degree from the University of Idaho in 2015. He was a member of the 2005 Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps and went on to teach the group in 2006 and 2009. In his "spare time" Mr. Rodriguez enjoys training in Shotokan Karate, composing music, lifetime sports, and travel.
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Email Mr. Rodriguez 
jose.rodriguez@boiseschools.org


​​Mr. Bryan Johnson - Assistant Director/Percussion Caption Head

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Mr. Johnson is current Assistant Director and Percussion Caption Head at Timberline High School. He has been teaching in the Boise area in the field of marching percussion since 2007. Bryan was a member of the Seattle Cascades percussion section for both the 2009 and 2011 seasons and has been teaching with the Timberline High School Band program since 2016. He is former percussion instructor at Mountain View High School, and was previously the director of percussion for Armada Corps.

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​Email Mr. Johnson
cav125.bj@gmail.com


​​Mr. Evan Chivers - Assistant Director, Visual and Brass Instructor/Caption Head

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Mr. Chivers has been working in Idaho as a marching arts instructor, designer, and adjudicator for the past ten years. In that time, he has worked with thousands of students from high schools and college's across Idaho and neighboring states. In the indoor activity, Evan acted as the visual designer and instructor for Rhythm Armada for 5 seasons. In the 2023 drum corps season, Evan worked as a visual technician and choreographer for the Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps. The 2023 marching band season will be Evan's 6th with Timberline HS. In that time, he has acted as visual caption head, drill writer/choreographer, program designer, and assistant director for some of the Wolf Pack Marching Band's most successful seasons. Outside of the marching arts world, Evan is a career music educator. Mr. Chivers has been the general music teacher at Desert Sage Elementary since 2018.

Email Mr. Chivers
evanchiversmarchingarts@gmail.com


​Ms. Rachel Loyd - Color guard Caption Head

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Ms. Loyd has been involved in Color Guard as both a performer and educator for fifteen years, and has been on staff with Timberline since 2021. Her performance experience includes Troopers Drum and Bugle Corp, Fiero Winter Guard, Idaho State Color Guard, and ISU Dance. She began teaching color guard in 2011, and has worked with several high school programs in both Idaho and Texas. Ms. Loyd graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in Anthropology from Idaho State University where she was Captain of the ISU Color Guard for four years, a founding member of the Nu Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, and Program Coordinator for the Fiero Independent Winter Guard. She has training in ballet, jazz, and modern  dance, as well as aerial and acro yoga.


Email Ms. Loyd
rachel.loyd@boiseschools.org


​Mr. ​​ Pellegrino - Percussion Instructor, Sound Engineering

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Mr.  Pellegrino received a Bachelors in Music Composition form Boise State University.  Jared is a 2011 graduate of Timberline High School.  He has been heavily involved with the Timberline band program, serving as the section leader for the front ensemble for all three years of high school, along with leading and organizing an after-school Percussion Ensemble.  Jared has also been a member of the Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps front ensemble in 2010 and 2013, and was the principal percussionist and timpanist for the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra during their 2010-2011 season.  Jared won the District III Solo/Ensemble Festival on both marimba and timpani in 2011 and received a Superior Rating for percussion ensemble in 2010 and 2011.
 
Email Mr. Pellegrino
jared.pellegrino@gmail.com

Mr. Granados - Brass/Visual/Conducting Instructor

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Mr. Granados received his degree in Music Education from Boise State University.  During his time at Boise State, he has served as Principal French Horn in the University’s Symphonic Winds and Symphony Orchestra.  He was also a member of the Blue Thunder Marching band for three seasons of which he served as Drum Major during the 2020-2021 season.  In addition, he has performed with the Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, and Boise Baroque.  Outside of the marching arts, Mr. Grandos performs regularly with the Treasure Valley Concert Band, consults in high brass playing throughout the Treasure Valley, and teaches French Horn Privately.


​​Email Mr. Granados
justin.granados@boiseschools.org


​Mr. Davis - Music/Audio Instructor

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Mr. Davis earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Boise State University.  At BSU, he held leadership roles in the Blue Thunder Marching Band and Symphonic Winds, and he was a member of the Jazz Orchestra and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. TJ is primarily a euphonium player, but has also privately studied tuba and music production. Since graduating, TJ has interned with a leading music technology company, Ableton, and has started teaching private low brass lessons and music production lessons.


​Email Mr. Davis
tjdav30@gmail.com


​Mr. Cleven - Visual Instructor

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Mr. Cleven started his marching career in the Foothill High School Marching Band in Henderson, Nevada. He then went on to march Pacific Crest drum and bugle corps, and later aged out with the Blue Knights. He began teaching straight out of high school at Liberty High School and Silverado High School in Las Vegas. After moving to Boise he started teaching with Timberline High School in 2021. He now teaches with the World Class Drum and Bugle Corps, the Sacramento Mandarins as a part of their visual staff.


Email Mr. Cleven
kyle.cleven@boiseschools.org 


​Ms. Syvock - Guard Instructor

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Mr. Fischer - Percussion Instructor

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​Mr. Martínez - East Junior High Band Director, Program Consultant

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Mr. Martinez has been working with Timberline High School since 2008 and has served as the Director of Bands at East Jr. High School in Boise since 2009. Before coming to Timberline, Mr. Martinez worked as a percussion instructor with Capital High School while completing his college coursework. Mr. Martinez graduated with a B.M.E. in Music Education (percussion) from Boise State University in 2008. Mr. Martinez has also had the opportunity to preform with multiple performing groups, including Boise State's Symphonic Winds, (principal percussionist) the BSU "Big Band", The Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, and the funk/reggae band, The Afrosonics. Mr. Martinez is also a seasoned drum corps  veteran, marching bass drum for The Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps in 2005 and 2006 and he was on staff as the bass drum instructor with the Cascades since from 2009 - 2013. In 2012, Mr. Martinez' bass drum section won the DCI Individual and Ensemble World Championship!


​​Ms. Flory - Les Bois Junior High Band Director

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Mrs. Flory currently serves as Director of Bands at Les Bois Jr. High since, a position she has held since 2016. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Central Arkansas, and a Master of Music Education from the University of Kentucky. While completing her bachelor degree, Mrs. Flory served as the captain of the color guard at UCA, and also taught at Frontlines: Color Guard, Majorette, and Drum Major Camp for three years. Additionally, Mrs. Flory was the guard instructor at Maumelle HS and Arkansas Baptist Repertory School.