Mr. Tony Wise - Band Director
Tony Wise, in his 21st year teaching, has been teaching at Oldham County Middle School since 2005. During this time he has served many leadership roles at OCMS including student teacher supervisor, KTIP Mentor, Site Based Decision Making Council member, and Schools to Watch Committee Chair. Currently, Mr. Wise serves as a New Teacher Mentor, the Related Arts Academic Team Leader, and is the District Instrumental PLC Lead . Prior to coming to OCMS, he was the Director of Bands at Stuart Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mr. Wise received a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Morehead State University in 2003. He attended Indiana University Southeast where he received a Master of Science in Education Degree in 2006, and a Rank I in Educational Leadership in 2008. His primary instrument is the euphonium where he studied with Dr. Stacy Baker, Dr. Earl Louder, Dr. Susan Creasap, and Dr. Richard Miles. In 2002, Mr. Wise was invited to perform at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference with the World’s Honor Tuba/Euphonium ensemble in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Wise has performed with many prestigious brass bands including the Lexington Brass Band, Commonwealth Brass Band, and Cincinnati Brass Band.
Mr. Wise has served KMEA as the District Five President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Instrumental and Choral Assessment Manager. He also has served as a Competition Suite manager for numerous marching band competitions. Mr. Wise was named as the KMEA District 5 Middle School Teacher of the Year in 2012 and 2019. Additionally, as an active clinician and adjudicator around the Commonwealth, Mr. Wise is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Kentucky Music Educators Association, the National Band Association, the American School Band Directors Association, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda.
Outside of the classroom, Mr. Wise has been a middle school golf coach and assistant football coach. Most recently, he served as the Assistant Athletic Director at Oldham County High School and was the head coach of the OCHS Bass Fishing Team.
In his spare time, Mr. Wise enjoys spending time volunteering at the Oldham County YMCA, singing karaoke, and fishing. He resides in Smithfield with his wife Meredith, their children Jacob, Alexis, Sean, and dog Luger. They are proud members of Northeast Christian Church.