BIOGRAPHY

Rontrell Callahan is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Callahan served as the Band Director at Harris Middle School in Shelbyville, TN, at LaVergne High School in LaVergne, TN and James Lawson High School in Nashville, TN. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Tennessee State University, where he also served as a graduate assistant for the Music Department and the world-renowned Aristocrat of Bands.

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Mr. Callahan began his teaching career at Harris Middle School. During his tenure there, he increased the retention rate of the band program, started a middle school jazz band, and earned numerous superior ratings at concert festivals. Following Harris Middle School, he served as the Band Director at LaVergne High School. His responsibilities included directing the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble. In addition, he taught Basic Music Theory, Dual Enrollment General Music, Digital Music, and oversaw extra-curricular band activities such as the pep band, marching band, and battle band. Mr. Callahan has earned numerous awards with LaVergne High School band program and received consecutive superior ratings at concert festivals. He has written marching band drill designs for high schools marching band in Georgia and Tennessee. He has also written marching band show drills for Mississippi Valley State University Mean Green Marching Machine from 2018 to 2021. Mr.Callahan is the current band director at James Lawson High School. 

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Mr.Callahan professional affiliations include the Middle Tennessee State Band and Orchestra Association (MTSBOA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA), and the Tennessee Bandmasters Association (TBA). He is also an alumni member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc. and serves as a Board Member and Conductor of the Nashville African American Wind Symphony (NAAWS). Mr. Callahan has made many appearances as a wind band conductor and adjudicator in Georgia and Tennessee.

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Mr. Callahan is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in Nashville, TN, with his wife, Kanetha Callahan, daughter, Kiznie Callahan, their cockerpoo, Onyx and Cavapoo Chai.