Mr. Duck is in his second year as the Director of Bands at Wilson Middle School, and his sixteenth year of teaching overall. Prior to Wilson, Mr. Duck spent five years in Kobe, Japan, where he taught band and elementary music classes at Marist Brothers International School. He and his wife Ali, loved life abroad as it brought about many life defining experiences like learning a new language, traveling to many new and different countries, and most importantly the birth of their daughter, Julia. Before moving to Japan, Mr. Duck taught 9 years in middle school and high school bands in Texas. He spent five years teaching in Plano ISD at Robinson Middle School. While at Robinson, he led the Symphonic and Concert Band, the Jazz Band, and taught the beginning brass classes. He also co-directed the Robinson Philharmonic Orchestra, which was named the Middle School Honor Full Orchestra of Texas two different times. Mr. Duck holds a Masters and Bachelor of Music Education both from Texas Tech University. Outside of school, Mr. Duck enjoys making memories with his beautiful family as well as playing in, arranging for, and conducting trombone ensembles in the DFW area.  His family just welcomed the birth of their son, Jamie in July of 2023.