Erik Stone is the Director of Bands and Vocal Music Teacher at Gordon Parks Academy in Wichita, KS. He teaches second grade through eighth grade students. While working in Wichita Public Schools he has taught audio engineering using DAWs (digital audio workstations), AVID (advancement via individual determination) elective, elementary music, digital media and marketing, and various levels of instrumental music classes including: beginning band, intermediate band, advanced band, jazz band, and marching band. Since graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Special-Instrumental Music Education and a Master's Degree in Music Education from Wichita State University, Mr. Stone has had tremendous success working with students at all ages across the state of Kansas.

Mr. Stone is an experienced music educator, guest conductor and clinician, marching band drill writer, choreographer, and author working with students from the beginning years of instruction to professional level ensembles. He has served as a clinician and guest director for the Dodge City Municipal Band, Kansas Lions State Band, the Kansas Lions International Marching Band, Youth for Music Honor Band, the Southern Plains Honor Bands, Holton Honor Band, the Wichita Public Schools All-City 7th Grade Honor Band and High School Marching Band, and most recently the Patriot League Middle Level Honor Band hosted in Clearwater, KS. He performs regularly with the Delano Wind Ensemble, has assisted with rehearsing the Wichita Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, and is the conductor for the newly formed, Wichita Symphony Youth Concert Band!

In 2017 Erik Stone was recognized by the Kansas Bandmasters Association as their Outstanding Young Bandmaster. He has also been recognized by Wichita Public Schools as the 2023 Distinguished Classroom Teacher of the Year at the Middle School level. Most recently Mr. Stone was named the secondary educator finalist for Region IV, Kansas Teacher of the Year for 2025. He has also worked with world renown music educator and clinicians such as Brian Balmages, Erin Cole, Dr. Paula Crider, Julie Giroux, Steve Graves, Dr. Tim Lautzenheisr, Charles Mangini, Mickey Smith Jr, Randall Standridge, and Darcy Vogt Williams. 

He is an active member of the Kansas Bandmasters Association and the Kansas Music Educators Association serving as their Social Media and Marketing Manager, advocating for music educators and students musicians across the state of Kansas. He is also an active member of Phi Beta Mu, Mu Phi Epsilon, and a published author with The Instrumentalist magazine. 

When he is not actively working on all things band or education, Erik can be found at home singing to his favorite musicals while cleaning or doing home projects while enjoying time with his partner, Eddie, and their miniature dachshund, Maleficent.