Tates Creek Middle School Band

Congratulations to the TCMS band students that participated in the 2026 FCPS Honor Band!

2026 KMEA Middle School All-State Bands were fantastic! Congrats to the Tates Creek Middle kids that participated!!!

Congratulations to the 25 students from TCMS selected to the 2026 EKU Middle School Honor Band!

Congratulations to each and every one of our students for their hard work and commitment throughout this process! We are extremely proud of your hard work and dedication! 🎉🎉🎉

We’re honored to announce that the Tates Creek Middle School Symphonic Band has been invited to perform at the 2026 Phi Beta Mu Concert Band Festival in Louisville on March 14!
Even more exciting — our students will learn from festival clinician Col. Lowell Graham, retired director of the United States Air Force Band.

We had an amazing day at Eckert’s Orchard and Pumpkin Patch!

Middle School Band Night fun with the Tates Creek High School Band!!!

Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Brittany Froedge to the Tates Creek Band family where she will be serving alongside Mr. Reams as co-director for the TCMS Bands! Mrs. Froedge has taught public school for 11 years and is a highly sought after clinician and honor band conductor. We are incredibly lucky to have her join our staff!

Mrs. Froedge previously served as Director of Bands at North Middle School and Assistant Director at North Hardin High School in Radcliff, KY for 11 years. She had over 180 students from grades six through eight enrolled in the North Middle School program, over 30% of the student population. Under Mrs. Froedge’s direction, the North Middle School Band consistently received distinguished ratings at KMEA Concert Band Festival. Her students earned distinguished ratings at KMEA Solo and Ensemble Festival and actively participated in honor bands. The North Middle Symphonic band was an invited performance ensemble at the KMEA State Convention in 2014. The ensemble was selected as one of five middle school bands to perform at Music for All’s National Middle School Festival in 2015. During her tenure as assistant director, the North Hardin Band performed at the Music for All Festival 2011 & 2019, KMEA In-Service conference in 2012 and 2017, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in 2015 and 2021. Mrs. Froedge received a bachelor in Music Education from the University of Kentucky.

Mrs. Froedge’s professional affiliations have included MENC, KMEA, KEA and NEA. In 2013, Mrs. Froedge was awarded the Middle School Director of the Year from the Fourth District. At the 2015 KMEA Conference, she was awarded the Outstanding Young Band Director Award by Phi Beta Mu. Mrs. Froedge has been invited as a clinician in Kentucky, Ohio,Tennessee, and Arizona for middle school honor bands. She also has been an invited clinician to work with high school band programs in Indiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma. She has served on
the board of directors for the Heartland Winds Community Band, and as a district officer for KMEA. She is currently serving as the executive director for the Kentucky Band Organization. Mrs. Froedge resides in Lexington, KY with her husband, Brian Froedge, and their sons, Fitzgerald and Theodore.

The band had a great day at Kings Island today! Check out some of the photos from the day!

Help us reach our goal - we are so close! The TCMS band is raising funds for new instruments and equipment. We are 96% to our goal. Even $1 will help!

TCMS Band Spring Fundraiser Tates Creek Middle School Band, friends, and families - Thank you so much for viewing our 2025 fundraiser page! Our students are already working on our next concert, to proudly represent our school this spring. Your support is greatly appreciated! Your donation is tax-deductible and you will receive...

Congratulations to the TCMS 7th grade band! They received distinguished ratings from all four judges today! 🎉