Andrea Frost is in her 24th year of teaching band. She is one of the band directors and cooking teachers at Timnath Middle High School.  Andrea earned a Master’s of Music in Education degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and her undergraduate degree in Music Education at the University of Alabama. 

Andrea continually works on optimizing happiness, being the best mom, surrounding herself with people who make her a better person, keeping her body and mind sharp, and taking risks. Andrea spends her time writing poetry, comedy/improv, hiking, and yoga. Andrea resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her passion lies in teaching life skills to students through the vehicles of band and cooking. 

Under Ms. Frost’s direction, her bands have earned Superior ratings at band festivals, including Nordic Festival and Colorado Bandmasters Association Festivals. Preston Symphonic Band performed at Colorado Music Educator’s State Conference in 2020, 2017, and 2013 and was a clinician in 2012 and 2019.  She proudly plays clarinet in the Fort Collins Wind Symphony. Andrea is currently serving as the Northern Representative for Northern Colorado and loves helping CBA. Ms. Frost was a clinician in 2019 and 2008 at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference. She was featured in the 2019 edition of SBO magazine. Andrea’s article on “Composition in the Classroom” was published in The Instrumentalist 2009 October edition. She earned a trip to Calgary, Canada, for a week of SMART professional development in 2014. She was the Rotary Club Teacher of the Month in 2013. Her professional affiliations include CBA and NAfME. She has conducted several different honor bands throughout Colorado. Andrea previously taught elementary, middle, and high school in the Chicago area as well as Alabama. She currently coaches MS track and has coached MS football in the past.