Trevor Ousey

Director of Bands

Trevor Ousey is the Director of Bands at Killian Middle School in Lewisville, Texas. Before he arrived at Killian in 2021, Mr. Ousey taught at Cain Middle School in Rockwall ISD, where he also served as Fine Arts Department Chair. A graduate of Indiana University, Mr. Ousey has a Bachelor’s Degree in music education from the Jacobs School of Music with instrumental emphasis and a double minor in Business and Conducting.

Bands under Mr. Ousey have received multiple UIL Sweepstakes and Best in Class awards. In 2024 and 2023, the Killian Honors Band was named sixth and seventh respectively in the Texas Music Educators Association CC and CCC State Honor Band contest. In 2024, the Killian Band program was award the Blue Ribbon Award from the National Band Association. In 2022 and 2023, the Killian Honors Band was named a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors contest. In 2020 and 2021, the Cain Honors Band was named a Commended Winner in the same competition. Bands under his direction consistently place more than 40 students in the TMEA All-Region band.

Beyond teaching, Mr. Ousey is also an active clarinet player. He has performed with the McKinney and Plano Community Bands, the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra, and served on the executive board of the Heart of Texas Concert Band in San Antonio.

Mr. Ousey is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the National Band Association, the Young Band Directors of Texas, and is an active adjudicator and clinician. He was also nominated for the 2018 Life Changer of the Year award sponsored by the National Life Group and is a Conn-Selmer VIP.

Mr. Ousey lives in McKinney with his girlfriend Loren, his Australian shepherd Archer, and his two cats, Thomas and Ellie.

Matthew Davis

Assistant Director of Bands

Matthew Davis serves as Assistant Director of Bands for Killian Middle School. His responsibilities include teaching the beginning brass classes, conducting the Symphonic Band, and assisting with the Honors and Concert Bands. Mr. Davis joined the Killian Band program in 2025.

Matthew Davis is a graduate of Baylor University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with a minor in Business Administration, graduating magna cum laude.

A Euphonium player by trade, Mr. Davis studied under the talented Dr. Kent Eshelman at Baylor and is passionate about brass performance. In addition to euphonium, he also plays Jazz trombone and French Horn. While at Baylor, he was an active member of several award-winning ensembles, including the Baylor Wind Ensemble, Baylor Jazz Ensemble, Baylor Golden Wave Band, and the Baylor University Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.

Outside of music, Mr. Davis enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors, playing sports like sand volleyball and pickleball. He currently resides in McKinney, TX, with his cat, Milo.

Ben Koch

Hebron Cluster Percussion Director

Ben Koch joined the team in 2022 as Director of Percussion at Hebron High School and its cluster Middle Schools in Carrollton, TX. In this role, he oversees all percussion activities in grades 6-12. Before this position, he served as the Percussion Director for the Weiss High School cluster in Pflugerville, TX, and as Assistant Percussion Director for the Hebron cluster.

Mr. Koch holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas. As a student, he participated in many of the University’s flagship ensembles and taught the Green Brigade Marching Band drumline. While at UNT, he worked with various percussion programs in the DFW metroplex including Marcus High School and Prosper High School.

Mr. Koch has been involved in the Drum Corps International activity for several years. He marched with Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps (2015-2016) and Santa Clara Vanguard (2017-2019), contributing to three consecutive Fred Sanford Awards for Best Percussion Performance, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal, and served as section leader for his age-out year. Since aging out, he has worked with Music City Drum and Bugle Corps (2020-present) as a battery tech.

His professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society.