Meet the Directors

Mr. Ethan Gordon 

Mr. Gordon is the Director of Bands at Medlin Middle School in Trophy Club, Texas. Prior to his appointment as the Director of Bands, Mr. Gordon started his teaching career as the Assistant Band Director at Medlin Middle School in 2021. 

Under his direction, the bands at Medlin have received the highest possible ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading evaluation each year and many of his ensembles have been awarded the "Best in Class" distinction at competitions across DFW. Mr. Gordon’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Educators, Texas Bandmasters Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

Originally from Austin, Texas, Mr. Gordon graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University with a bachelor’s degree in music education. In his free time, Mr. Gordon enjoys trail running, reading, and anything that involves getting outdoors. Additionally, Mr. Gordon continues to play his tuba in various community bands in DFW including past membership in the Carrollton Wind Symphony and current membership in the Fort Worth Winds. 

Mrs. Laura Aguillon

Mrs. Aguillon is the Assistant Band Director at Medlin Middle School. 

Prior to joining Medlin, Mrs. Aguillon served as an Assistant Band Director at L.V. Berkner High School, where she assisted with the marching band program and worked with concert and jazz ensembles. During her time at Berkner, her concert bands earned exclusively superior ratings at UIL.

A proud graduate of Byron Nelson High School, Mrs. Aguillon is thrilled to give back to the district that played such an influencial role in her musical and personal development.

She earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, graduating magna cum laude and receiving the Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Music. While at SMU, she studied bassoon with Theodore Soluri, Principal Bassoon of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and performed with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra and Meadows Wind Ensemble. She was also an active member of the SMU Mustang Band, serving as the Drum Major for two years.

Outside of teaching, she enjoys working on needlepoint projects, watching college football, and spending time with her two cats, Echo and Sylveon, and her husband, who is also a band director. Mrs. Aguillon looks forward to sharing her love of music with students and the community.

Mr. John Bingaman 

John Bingaman also serves as Director of Percussion Studies at Medlin Middle School in Trophy Club, Texas. His drumlines have achieved high placements at the HEB, Plano, and Lonestar Drumline Contests. Prior to his appointment at Byron Nelson High School, John was the percussion director at John Horn High School where they placed third at the 2012 Percussive Arts Society Marching Percussion Festival in the standstill division. Mr. Bingaman’s students have made the Texas All-State band consistently with one as recently as 2025. 

Mr. Bingaman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. John performed with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra for five seasons and then played thirteen seasons as a percussionist with the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra. John was featured as a soloist with the orchestra by performing a marimba concerto in 2004. He is also an active percussionist, drumset player, adjudicator, and clinician in the DFW area serving on staffs such as the “Roll” Models Percussion Summer Camps and the North Texas Middle School Percussion Camp. Mr. Bingaman, an educational artist for Mapex/Majestic, has also presented percussion clinics at the 2019 TMEA convention, 2021 Art of Teaching Music Symposium, 2021 Stryvemind Director Symposium, and the 2021 Texas Bandmasters Association Convention.