Meet the Central Valley Band Staff!

Kat Barrett

Director of Bands

Kat Barrett is the Head Director of Bands of the Central Valley High School Instrumental Program. She previously taught Middle School band, choir and orchestra, and has 8 years of Front Ensemble coaching experience in various high school Marching programs. She earned her Bachelors in Music Education from Western Washington University and her Masters in Developmental Psychology from Liberty University. Teaching High School Band has been her life-long dream and she is so excited to be at CV! Kat lives here in the Valley with her husband Kyle and her son Noah.

Alexandra Jones

Color Guard Captionhead and Program Director

Alexandra has been participating in Color Guard and marching activities for 9 years, not including the 2020 hiatus. She’s been coaching for 7 of those years. She is proficient in marching, dance, flag, and rifle. She specializes in teaching dance and rifle technique as well as writing and teaching choreography for all types of flag. Alexandra loves emphasizing fundamentals with her students to create strong foundations to build upon as they learn advanced skills. She believes every student has unique strengths they bring to this activity, and that it’s her job to help them grow into well-rounded performers.

Chris Price

Winds Coach

We are thrilled to have Chris as our Head Winds Coach!

Skylar Garvin

Percussion Captionhead

Skylar is intent on establishing an optimum learning environment for students complete with the necessary resources and an understanding that success is often won through adventure, hard work, and even failures along the way.

Nearing completion of a bachelor’s in music education, Skylar is focused on adding to his teaching experience by taking on more private students and assisting with Cheney High School’s marching band. Skylar has performed extensively in ensemble and large band contexts playing jazz, pop, and traditional music.

Dylan Oviatt

Volunteer Tech

Having graduated from Central Valley in 2013, Dylan is very excited to be back with the program. “Marching band meant so much to me when I was in school, I attribute a lot of who I am to the things I learned as a performing member.” Dylan has performed with Spokane Thunder, Oregon Crusaders, and Impact Percussion Utah. He is also a member of the educational staff for the Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps. Dylan holds a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Eastern Washington University and is currently pursuing another degree in Music Education.

Tim Zilar

Percussion Tech

Tim Zilar is a multi-instrumentalist from the Pacific Northwest. Originally from Spokane, Tim has studied, written, performed, and taught music of varying genres and styles for the past 15 years. After graduating from Hanford High School in Richland, Wa, he studied at both Eastern Washington and Western Washington University, earning a bachelor’s in Music Education in 2019. Tim is currently based in Spokane with his lovely wife, Victoria, and their two cats, Piper and Dingo.

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