A bit about the name:

In my first years of teaching, I was teaching 5-12 band and found myself infront of our marching band at a football game. We had an incredibly dedicated and supportive parent who was not a "band kid" but was our biggest cheerleader. Every time we finished a tune, he would shout "Goooooooo Band!", and even got the crowd involved over his years with us. Although his student graduated from our program many years ago, his saying is still a part of our everyday vernacular.

Official Bio (the boring stuff)

Dylan Scaringelli has been the Director of Bands at Lake Norman Charter Middle School in Huntersville, NC since 2017. Under his direction, the program has grown to over 390 students, and his bands consistently receive Superior ratings. Prior to his appointment at LNCMS, he was also the director of bands at Lake Norman Charter High School from 2017-2022. Prior to this, he was the director of bands at Thomasville Middle School, where he grew the program exponentially and led the band to achieve their highest ratings in over 20 years. He was the runner up to the 2022 North Carolina Charter Schools Teacher of the Year. His compositions have been played extensively throughout the US and in several countries around the world. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music and serves as a clinician throughout NC.

Dylan currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife Lauren. They enjoy running, attending Charlotte FC games cooking, and being outdoors with their 2 dogs.