Founders & Directors
Erin Keeton-HowardErin Keeton-Howard is a Seattle-based music educator, conductor, author, and composer currently serving as Director of Bands at The Northwest School and as a composer for Randall Standridge Music Publications, Inc. Erin has been teaching secondary instrumental music since 2009 in Missouri and Washington. In addition to teaching young musicians, Erin maintains an active role in community music. Previously Erin served on the artistic staff of Rainbow City Performing Arts and founded the Give Back Brass Band (a Seattle-based community outreach project committed to bringing people together through music and making music accessible for all populations) before founding FORMATION Wind Band with the lovely Anne Kreider-Hughes.
Erin holds a B.S. in Music Education from the University of Missouri and a M.A. in Music Education with emphasis in conducting from the University of Washington. Erin resides in Mountlake Terrace, WA with her wife Felicia and two lovable pups, Tucker and Edna Boone. When not doing music, she enjoys traveling, family, sudoku, large bodies of water, and pour painting. Learn more at www.ekhmusic.com. Band Manager
Christy TaylorChristy Taylor is a Tacoma-based musician and music educator, with a Bachelors of Music Education from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. Born and raised a Kansan, Christy moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2022 after 10 years as a music educator in Twin Falls, Idaho. While in Idaho, Christy co-founded and served as President of the Idaho Bandmasters Association, as well as serving as IMEA's State Secretary and Band Chair. Christy has been teaching children the ways of the band world since 2009 and currently works for the Kent School District as a beginning band director and itinerant elementary music educator.
When Christy isn’t diving into the music scene of the PNW, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the outdoors, and doing her best to avoid adopting every adorable kitten she comes across. |
Anne Kreider-HughesAnne is a musician and educator based in Seattle, WA. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Anne received her Masters in Teaching from the University of Puget Sound, with an emphasis in secondary instrumental music.
For sixteen years, Anne has enjoyed teaching middle school band and orchestra and is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Voyager Middle School in the Mukilteo School District. As the former Artistic Director and Music Director of Seattle's Rainbow City Band, Anne has a passion for working with and empowering adult musicians within her community. She balances her time between her love for music and spending time with her wife, daughter and fur babies in the Lake City Neighborhood. Social Media manager |