Kenneth B. Tebow was raised in Maryville, Missouri. He
received a baccalaureate degree from Northwest
Missouri State University, and master's from the
University of Kansas, and did additional graduate work
at UMKC, ESU, PSU, San Diego State, and UCLA.
Tebow served in the military during WWII, conducting
and playing in bands. His teaching began in Skidmore,
Missouri, followed by ten years at Chanute. His
teaching in the Shawnee Mission Schools included 15
years as orchestra director at Shawnee Mission East
High School, where his orchestra grew from five players
to two orchestras. Tebow's orchestras have performed
at KMEA conventions and at MENC division
conventions. Tebow held several offices in KMEA and
was on the KC Youth Symphony Board. He directed
festivals in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.