Brad Foust

Dr. Bradley Foust is the District Fine Arts Supervisor for Bartlett City Schools in Bartlett, Tennessee and is an online instructor of music history and appreciation for Southern New Hampshire University. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of North Alabama, a Master of Music Performance degree from Eastern Kentucky University, an Educational Leadership certificate from Christian Brothers University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education degree from Boston University.

Dr. Foust has worked as a music teacher and fine arts administrator for over 25 years in Kentucky, Oregon, and Tennessee. From 2009-2013, he was the Project Director for the Shelby County Schools Arts Infusion Project, a U.S. Department of Education grant program. Dr. Foust’s writing has been published in The Journal of Learning through the Arts, Principal Magazine, The Kansas Music Review, and The Tennessee Musician. He served as a presenter at the 2012 Arts Education Partnership Fall Convening in San Francisco, CA, The 2nd International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education at The University of Florida, and the 2011 National Art Education Association National Convention in Seattle, WA. In 2018, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Within the Profession award from the Tennessee Art Education Association. He has worked as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Education, Tennessee Department of Education, and several school systems in Tennessee and Illinois.

Dr. Foust lives in Olive Branch, MS with his wife and two children.