Male High Band

Director of Bands

Nan Moore has been the director of bands at Louisville Male High School  since 1978. She received a BME from Morehead State University, a MAE from  Western Kentucky University, and a Specialist Degree in Administration from  Spalding University. Ms. Moore is active as an adjudicator and guest  conductor, and has served as the State Band chairperson for KMEA.  Phi Beta  Mu Bandmasters Fraternity awarded Ms. Moore  the Outstanding Bandmaster  Award for the state of  Kentucky in 1995. Under her leadership at Male, the band program has become the largest in the Jefferson County Public School  District. The concert bands at Male have performed at the SDMENC In-Service  Conference,  numerous KMEA In-Service Conferences and consistently receive  superior ratings at concert festivals throughout Kentucky, Canada, and the  Eastern United States.

Middle School Director/Staff Member

Ashley T. Forrest has been the band director at Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Assistant Director at Louisville Male High School since 2000. The band at TJMS consists of over 150 sixth through eighth grade students. The concert bands and percussion ensembles at TJMS have consistently scored distinguished and proficient ratings at KMEA festivals. As an assistant director at Louisville Male High School, Mrs. Forrest works with all after-school activities, including co-directing the jazz band. Every other summer, she and her husband, David, have been staff members for the Kentucky Ambassadors of Music European Tour.

Mrs. Forrest is the arts and humanities department chair and a SBDM council member at TJMS and has been a KTIP mentor since 2004. She served as the KMEA District 12 Elementary/Middle School Instrumental Chair from 2004-2008 and the District Secretary/Treasurer from 2009-2011. In 2008, she presented a professional development session over middle school rehearsal strategies at the Jefferson County Music In-service.

Mrs. Forrest received her Bachelor’s in Music and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees from the University of Louisville in 1999 and 2000 respectively. She completed a Rank 1 in School Administration and an Educational Specialist Certificate from UofL in 2009. Her professional affiliations include MENC, KMEA, Delta Omicron, and she is a member of the University of Louisville School of Music Alumni Council.

Middle School Director/Percussion Director

Tim Gipson is a Percussion Instructor at Louisville Male High School. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Mr. Gipson graduated from North Bullitt High School and holds a BME from Morehead State University. Mr. Gipson also teaches elementary band and is the Assistant Band Director at Jefferson County Traditional Middle School in Louisville.  Mr. Gipson has worked with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps