Robert Beavers is currently in his 8th year with Clear Brook High School and is excited to be starting his 5th year serving the Brook Band program as the Head Director. His responsibilities include directing the Wind Ensemble, assisting the Concert Band and Symphonic bands, and running marching band.

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Robert was born and raised in San Antonio, TX and graduated from W.H. Taft high school, playing bass trombone in the Taft Raider Marching Band, Concert Band and Jazz Band. He started his undergrad at UT Arlington and finished his B.A. in Music Education at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. While at Moores School he played bass trombone in the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and the Spirit of Houston Marching Band. 

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His DCI performance experiences include playing baritone for Revolution Drum and Bugle corps from San Antonio, TX (2001-2002) and seven-time DCI World Champion The Cavaliers from Rosemont, IL (2002-2006), acting as Horn Sgt. in 2006. 

Robert’s summer teaching experiences include a season on visual staff with The Cavaliers (2009) and spent 11 years on the visual staff with the 2018 DCI World Champion Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps (2010-2021).

Dusty Norris has served as the Percussion Director at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood Texas since the fall of 2007. During his time at Clear Brook, the percussion program has won numerous awards including six TCGC Championships, four WGI World Championship silver medals, and the 2018 WGI World Championship gold medal. In 2017, Clear Brook drumlines production of “The Descent” was awarded WGI’s Open Class “Fan Favorite” award. In 2016, Mr. Norris earned the honor of being the first percussionist inducted into the Texas Color Guard Circuit “Hall of Fame”.

Prior to his appointment at Clear Brook, Mr. Norris taught in the Pearland, Alvin, and Fort  end Independent School Districts. Mr. Norris has also been a clinician for the Tyler Junior College Apache Punch Drumline since 2001. Mr. Norris has helped develop the summer technique program at TJC as well as consulted throughout the school years during both their fall and winter drumline seasons.

Originally from Indianapolis Indiana, Mr. Norris holds a master’s degree in music performance from the University of Akron, as well as a bachelor’s degree in music performance from Eastern Illinois University. While pursuing his music degrees, Mr. Norris was a member of the 1996 Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corp and served as the director of the University of Akron Marching Zips Drumline.

Mr. Norris resides in Houston Texas with his wife Terri, and two sons Andrew and Ryan.

Mr. Norris is proudly endorsed by Pearl/Adams, Promark Drumsticks and Mallets, and Remo Drumheads.

Mr. Phillips joins the Clear Brook High School Band this Fall as Assistant Band Director! He previously served for three years as an Assistant Director with the Clear Falls High School Band.

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Mr. Phillips attended Texas Tech University beginning in the fall of 2015, where he began pursuing his career as a music educator. He graduated in the spring of 2020 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. While at Texas Tech, he was a member of the TTU Horn Studio under the instruction of Professor Christopher Smith and performed with various university wind ensembles and orchestras. During his summers, Mr. Phillips marched with several world-class drum and bugle corps, including the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in 2015, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in 2016 and 2017, and Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps in 2018, where he completed his age-out season.

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Before graduating from Texas Tech, Mr. Phillips spent four years as a technician for the Plainview High School "Powerhouse of the Plains" marching band in Plainview, Texas. He also served on the brass staff for the Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps during the summer of 2019.

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Mr. Phillips began his teaching career at Santa Fe High School in 2020, where he taught for three years before joining the Clear Falls High School Band in 2023. At Clear Falls, his responsibilities included teaching the Knight's Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Full Orchestra, and AP Music Theory.

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Mr. Phillips is passionate about music education because of the meaningful experiences he had as a student in high school band, college ensembles, and drum corps. He is committed to providing his students with the same level of excellence, growth, and memorable experiences that inspired him to pursue teaching.​​

Mason Barnes, originally from Jackson, MS, currently resides in Houston, TX. He joins us from William B. Travis High School in Richmond, TX, where he served as the Color Guard Director. Presently, Mr. Barnes serves as the Color Guard Caption Head and Choreographer for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in Denver, CO. He has had the privilege of collaborating with various local and national groups, including Seven Lakes High School (Katy, TX), Collage Winter Guard (Akron, OH), Horizon High School (Orlando, FL), and Eklipse Winter Guard (Nashville, TN).

Mr. Barnes' previous teaching and performance experiences include William B. Travis High School (Richmond, TX), Paramount Winter Guard (Atlanta, GA), Edge Independent (Suwanee, GA), Ola High School (McDonough, GA), Mill Creek High School (Hoschton, GA), Munford High School (Munford, TN), Kennesaw Mountain High School (Kennesaw, GA), Music City Drum and Bugle Corps (Nashville, TN), Troopers Drum Corps (Casper, WY), and Madison Scouts (Madison, Wl). In his leisure time, Mason enjoys spending time with friends and his dog, Bristol.