About Mr. Haney

Ross M. Haney serves as the NCES Music Teacher and NCMHS Assistant Band Director of Nicholas County Schools in Carlisle, KY. His duties include planning and presenting general music lessons to his school's student body, directing students in various special musical events throughout the school year, and assisting the district's band program through the beginning band, marching band, and athletic bands.

He founded and directs the Bluejacket Singers, a completely extra curricular choir comprised of 44 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students which has rated Distinguished at the KMEA District 8 Choral Assessment and Superior at the Kings Island Trills and Thrills Music Festival for the past two years.

Mr. Haney holds a Bachelors of Music Education from Morehead State University (Morehead, KY), and additionally has completed training in Levels I and II of the Kodály concept and Level I of the Orff-Schulwerk approach. He prides himself on finding any way to promote and enhance music literacy among his students, engage them in active music making, and give them the tools and experiences to be lifelong lovers of music.

In addition to his work in Nicholas County Schools, Mr. Haney is the Director of the Gateway Community Youth Chorus (Mt. Sterling, KY) and serves as the Magistrate of Nicholas County's 5th District.

Education

Teaching Experience

Masters of Educational Technology
Morehead State University (in progress)

Bachelors of Music Education
Morehead State University

Kodály Levels I and II
The Kodály Institute of Kentucky

Orff-Schulwerk Level I
The University of Kentucky

2021 - Present
Elementary Music Teacher and Assistant Band Director
Nicholas County Schools - Carlisle, KY

2023 - Present
Director
Gateway Community Youth Chorus - Mt. Sterling, KY

2019-2021
Music Teacher
West Louisville Elementary School - Owensboro, KY

Leadership

Affiliations

President
Kentucky Association of Kodály Educators

K-5 General Music Chair
Kentucky Music Educators Association - District 8

Region B Representative
Kentucky Education Association - Central District

Magistrate
5th Magisterial District of Nicholas County

Professional Development Presentations

Professionalism for the Teacher: Tools for the Trade (with Dakota Burnette)
Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference (2023)
Kentucky Association of Kodály Educators Workshop (2021)
Kentucky Collegiate NAfME Conference (2021)

Building Your Program: It's Elementary!
Kentucky Association of Kodály Educators Elementary Music Summit (2022)
Kentucky Collegiate NAfME Conference (2022)

Available Presentations
Building Your Program: It's Elementary!
That Was So Fun I Forgot I Was Learning: Engaging Students Through Play
Let Me Google That: Digital Tools for Elementary Music

National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA)
National Education Association (NEA)
Kentucky Education Association (KEA)
Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE)
Kentucky Association of Kodály Educators (KAKE)
American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)
Kentucky Orff-Schulwerk Association (KOSA)
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity

Awards and Accolades