Ben Carroll Horn Studio

Ben Carroll 

Hello Everyone. My name is Ben Carroll, and I play the horn! What do you even do with one of those? Sometimes, I'm unsure, but I've spent most of my life trying to figure it out. I hope that my experiences can be used to connect people to and build a relationship with music that lasts a lifetime.
Well, let me tell you about myself. I am a brass musician and educator living in Grapevine, Texas. I grew up in Lewisville and was ordained into the Texas band culture through my time at Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas. After High school, I hopped on our dear I35 and traveled south to UT Austin to learn how to play horn from Patrick Hughes. During my undergrad at the Butler School of Music, I was fortunate to gain experience in the top ensembles and was a part of the University of Texas Wind Ensemble world tour in 2014. I now have a Bachelors and a Masters of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

During college, I fueled another passion that Texas high school band ignited in me: the marching arts. I auditioned for and performed on three summer tours with the Santa Clara Vanguard ‘A’ Drum Corps and one tour with the Santa Clara Vanguard International Corps, all as their mellophone soloist.  Since aging out from DCI, I have stayed involved by teaching brass at the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, California. 

 Music has given me a lot over my lifetime. Learning the horn has taught me discipline, self-reflection, time management, critical thinking, the power of human connection, and the importance of being goal-oriented. Learning horn is not only about communication through music; it can be your passport to the world. I am a music educator because I believe the experience of learning music is invaluable to living a fulfilling life. I have been fortunate to teach horn students in Texas for ten years. I am the horn instructor at Byron Nelson High and the Northwest High School Clusters. I currently serve as 2nd horn in the Plano Symphony Orchestra and Principal horn of the McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra.