Alysse Trusty is the Director of Orchestras at Liberty North High School and has been a professional music educator for a decade. A native to Kansas City, Ms. Trusty began piano at 4 and violin at 10. Ms. Trusty is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, earning both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education.
Additionally, she received her Specialist in K-12 Leadership from Northwest Missouri State. Prior to Liberty North, Ms. Trusty led successful orchestra programs in Kansas and Tennessee and remains an active clinician and adjudicator throughout the region. She has served as the KC Metro #3 High School Orchestra Vice President and was nominated for the Grammy Music Educator Award for her contributions to LNHS and her community.
Ms. Trusty continues to perform with area community orchestras and string ensembles. She is an active member of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA).