Homewood Patriot Band

Christopher D. Cooper has been teaching since 1993 and has been the Director of Bands at Homewood High School since 2019. While at Homewood, Mr. Cooper has gone with the band to four Macy’s Parades and four Rose Parades, as well as many other big trips all over the United States. Before taking over the high school band, Mr. Cooper directed the Homewood Middle School Band for twenty years.

In 2014, Mr. Cooper was chosen as the Homewood Grown Impact Teacher of the year by the Homewood City Schools Foundation of Education.

In 2009, Mr. Cooper was chosen to be the guest clinician for the Association of China and Mongolia International schools Honor Band held in Tianjin, China. During his 10 day stay in China, Mr. Cooper rehearsed the honor band and worked with several International Schools while in Tianjin.

In 2004, Mr. Cooper was chosen as the Teacher of the Year at Homewood Middle School, Homewood City Schools, and 1 of 8 finalists for the State of Alabama Secondary Teacher of the Year. 

In 1993, Mr. Cooper completed his Bachelors of Music Education from Auburn University. While at Auburn, Mr. Cooper was the percussion section leader for three years, undergraduate assistant for one year, and President of Phi Mu Alpha. Mr. Cooper then completed his Masters of Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1996.  

Mr. Cooper is an active band and percussion adjudicator throughout the Southeast United States and has conducted over thirty Middle School and Junior High Honor Bands throughout the Southeast United States. His Wife Karen, is a 2nd grade teacher at Shades Cahaba Elementary School in Homewood.