Munford High School music educator Barry Trobaugh.

Music Educator Barry Trobaugh of Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee, will lead his students in their appearance in the Rose Parade on January 1, 2019. The 204-member group will perform a tribute to Memphis music especially selected for the parade.

This is the 25th year Barry has taught at Munford High School. During his tenure, the band was selected the US Band National Champion (2011), and has won numerous local and state awards. They have garnered the State Championship three times and the Southern Region Champions three times.  In 2015, the group performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Some of the freshmen who performed in 2015 are now seniors, and will be performing in the Rose Parade.

Barry said he’s elated that the Munford High School Cougars were selected for the parade on their first try. “As in any leadership position within education, our job is to accentuate current activities, but also strive to provide additional and unique opportunities from which students will learn and hopefully maintain as memories throughout their adulthood.”

Barry is a graduate of The University of Memphis, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1982 and his Master’s degree in 1993. He is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, on the Board Council of Tennessee Music Educators Association, President-Elect of the West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association, and a Program Resource for The Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps. Barry was also a semi-finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year in 2008. He is a native of Memphis.