Chris Hardesty

Visual Instructor

Chris Hardesty is in his 16th year as a music educator and is currently the Band Director at Mooresville Middle School (Mooresville) where he has assisted with the Mooresville High School Marching Band for the past two seasons.  Prior to this appointment, Chris taught for 9 years at Northwest Cabarrus High School (Concord) as well as 5 years at Marvin Ridge Middle School/High School (Waxhaw).

Chris graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) from East Carolina University.  Expanding his instructional opportunities, Chris has worked as a technician/consultant with several notable bands through North Carolina including:  Croatan High School (Newport), East Carteret High School (Beaufort), Green Hope High School (Cary), Northwest Cabarrus High School (Concord), and Butler High School (Matthews).

During his drum corps career, Chris marched with the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (2005) and the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2007).  Chris has taught as a visual technician with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps in 2010-2011 and since 2016, he is excited to start another year with the organization.