Alex Sears
Director of Bands Rockvale High School
Biographical Info
Alex Sears is entering his 14th year of teaching and his 5th year as the Director of Bands at Rockvale High School. Prior to his appointment at Rockvale, Mr. Sears taught at Blackman Middle School, Siegel High School, Eagleville School, Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School, and Marshall County High School. During his time at these schools, his concert, jazz, and marching bands regularly achieved superior ratings at local, regional, and national festivals and competitions.
In addition to teaching, Alex is on staff with SouthCoast Music & Design where he serves as a wind arranger and composer. Outside of the marching arts, he also has published a number of compositions and arrangements for jazz bands of all levels.
A graduate of Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN, Mr. Sears received his undergraduate degree in Instrumental Music Education. During his time at TTU, Mr. Sears was an active performer with the Symphony Band, the Bryan Symphony Orchestra, the Troubadours Jazz Band, the Trombones at Tech Trombone Choir, and the world renowned Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble. He spent two summers marching with the Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps from San Diego, CA, and won the 2006 DCI Individual & Ensemble gold medal for trombone. Mr Sears maintains an active performance schedule with many jazz and brass band ensembles around middle Tennessee.
Mr. Sears is a member of MTSBOA, the Tennessee Music Education Association, the Tennessee Bandmasters Association, the National Association for Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
Mr. Sears currently resides in Murfreesboro with his wife, Sara, his daughters, Lily and Daisy, and their dogs, Hazel and Tucker.