About Mr. Rouster
With the first day of school in the 2018-2019 school year, I will begin my 27th year at Hanover-Horton, and my 34th year of teaching.
I am a graduate of Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. In 1984 I graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree (B.M.E.) with french horn as my main instrument.
In 1996 I graduated from the University of Michigan with a Masters of Music in Music Education degree (M.M.E.).
I had begun Ph.D. classes at Michigan State University in 2000, but realized that my family and I are happy at Hanover-Horton, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" So, I stopped taking classes after 11 hours of work.
I feel it is my duty to enable students to experience music personally. Sometimes I play the role of mentor-friend, and sometimes I am in the role of "dictator." Unlike most other teachers in our district, if a student participates in band from fifth through twelfth grade, we will have worked together for eight years! Over all these years, many students do become friends for life. I take great professional satisfaction in the friendships that have developed with former students who are now adults.
My teaching style is to "have fun, but get things done." If the having fun part ever gets in the way of getting things done, however, then the fun has to go! I think of myself as a congenial "smart-alec," but strive to never use my sense of humor to demean students. Students in my classes are rarely "called on the carpet" for musical errors. If they are causing trouble, however, they may see an unpleasant side of me. I am a bit of a control freak, but frankly, I don't know of any band director who isn't!!
I am a graduate of Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. In 1984 I graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree (B.M.E.) with french horn as my main instrument.
In 1996 I graduated from the University of Michigan with a Masters of Music in Music Education degree (M.M.E.).
I had begun Ph.D. classes at Michigan State University in 2000, but realized that my family and I are happy at Hanover-Horton, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" So, I stopped taking classes after 11 hours of work.
I feel it is my duty to enable students to experience music personally. Sometimes I play the role of mentor-friend, and sometimes I am in the role of "dictator." Unlike most other teachers in our district, if a student participates in band from fifth through twelfth grade, we will have worked together for eight years! Over all these years, many students do become friends for life. I take great professional satisfaction in the friendships that have developed with former students who are now adults.
My teaching style is to "have fun, but get things done." If the having fun part ever gets in the way of getting things done, however, then the fun has to go! I think of myself as a congenial "smart-alec," but strive to never use my sense of humor to demean students. Students in my classes are rarely "called on the carpet" for musical errors. If they are causing trouble, however, they may see an unpleasant side of me. I am a bit of a control freak, but frankly, I don't know of any band director who isn't!!