Staff

Director of Bands - Matthew Kinney

Matthew Kinney started playing and performing at a young age as a member of several vocal and instrumental groups. He earned his Bachelor’s of Music degree from Weber State University specializing in percussion performance and his Masters of Music degree at the University of Utah specializing in music education.

As a performer, Matthew has performed in Nevada, Wyoming and throughout Utah. His skills have been used for local business commercials and albums of local bands.

Matthew has shared his love of music education with others for many years. He worked as a percussion instructor at Morgan and Roy High schools and done clinics in Weber, Davis, Ogden, and Morgan school districts. He was also the director of bands at Roy Junior High.

Before his time as a full time music educator, he was a dance musician. He worked with dancers and choreographers from around the country. He also was able to write, arrange and perform his music through the dance medium. His dance music has made it to film and been heard at several independent film festivals around the country.

When he is not busy with his love of music education, Matthew writes and arranges music and performs with a variety of groups ranging from classical to folk.

Outside of music, Matthew loves spending time with his wife and cat and visiting family around the country.

Colorguard Director - Aurora Wall

Aurora Wall has been the Color Guard Director at Roy since 2015. Under her direction the winterguard took 3rd place at state in 2018, medaling for the first time since 2014. The color guard has seen continued growth with more students and greater talent since her time here. Before Roy, Aurora participated in the color guards at Davis High, Utah State, and Weber State. She served in leadership positions with all three organizations, helping both the Utah State and Weber State color guards grow immensely. Aurora is very excited to continue developing the amazing talent of the students at Roy!

Aurora is an English major at Weber State, and loves literature and everything about the performing arts!

Front Ensemble Instructor - Chris Gwilliam