About Kiyoshi Carter

Kiyoshi Carter is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at Northern High School in Greensboro, NC. Most recently he was the Director of Bands and Orchestras at Western Guilford from the fall of 2011 until 2018. Previously he was Director of Bands and an AP Music Theory teacher at Southwest High School from 2004-2008, followed by graduate school at UNCG. Mr. Carter received his Masters Degree in Instrumental Conducting (2010) and Music Education (2011), summa cum laude. While at UNCG, he taught instrumental methods courses and marching band techniques, and was guest conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, University Band, and Casella Sinfonietta. Mr. Carter can be heard conducting the UNCG Wind Ensemble on their 2011 CD Finish Line. Mr. Carter was named the 2004 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, led the 2009 and 2017 Guilford County All-County Bands, in 2015 he was recognized by School Band and Orchestra Magazine as one of 50 band directors that Makes a Difference and in 2017 Mr. Carter was a Grammy Award quarter finalist.

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Since 2007, Mr. Carter has served on the faculty of the North Carolina Governor’s School East campus and now serves as lead teacher for Instrumental Music. Mr. Carter is the founder and conductor of the Guilford County Brass Ensemble and the founder and trombonist of the Gate City Brass, a professional brass quintet comprised entirely of music educators.