About Dr. Warren

Hello! My name is Tim Warren, and this will be my eighth years teaching and in Polk School District.  I started at Youngs Grove Elementary School in Cedartown, GA in 2017 and moved to Rockmart High School/Middle school in 2021. In 2024, I moved to Cedartown Middle to begin my tenure as the band director!

 I received my Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Shorter University in 2017, my Master of Education in Instruction and Gifted Endorsement from Augusta University in 2023, and my Education Specialist in Advanced Educational Studies in 2024. I completed my Doctor of Music Education through Liberty University in 2026.

 I live in Cartersville, GA with my wife, Allison, son, Asher, and daughter, Sophie. Allison and I have been married since March of 2021 and we are the lead pastors of New Life Church in Rome, GA.

Music has been important to me since I was a child.  I grew up in an old country church and was enamored by the person playing piano, hoping one day that I could do just that.  I also had an elementary music teacher, Ms. Jan Phillips, who instilled a love of learning music in not only me, but every student who walked into her classroom.  As I got older, my love for music pushed me into piano lessons and the band room.  I continued taking music classes throughout my high school career and on into college, where I decided that I wanted to become a music teacher.

In college, I took every opportunity to make music that I could.  I spent time in chorus and band and performed in two collegiate musicals. I performed as 'Dario' in the musical, "Death Takes a Holiday," and played accordion in the pit orchestra for the show, "Spitfire Grill."  

Music has always been important to me, and my goal is to share my love of music with every student who walks through the door.  In my classroom, students are given the tools to become the most professional musicians they can be which includes rehearsing and presenting music, evaluating performances, and studying the theory and history of music.

Every student is important and should feel that way.  Even though I know the students walking into my classroom, I never fully understand their potential.  For all I know, the next Beethoven, Sam Hunt, Bill Gaither, or John Legend could be walking through my classroom door.  This requires me to make sure that each student receives the most enriching music education experiences and opportunities possible each time they enter my classroom.