Mr. Austin Wood currently teaches at Russell Primary School in Russell, KY. He has been a music educator for the last 6 years and holds a Bachelor’s of Music Education degree from Morehead State University and a Master’s in Music Education degree from Anderson University in Indiana. As a Music Educator, he has studied the benefits of kinesthetics in the music class room and inclusivity strategies in the music room. His research has culminated in receiving an invitation to present at Posters at the Capital in Frankfort, Kentucky. He has helped with the Russell High School band for the last 3 years. Mr. Wood has been involved in several ensembles as a professional musician. He regularly performs as a percussionist at the Paramount Arts Center with the Paramount Players and also with Shawnee University in Portsmouth, OH. Mr. Wood spends his free time raising his wonderful two daughters with his wife, Kaitlyn Wood.