Brock Chart is a composer, piano studio owner, and founder of My-Melodies Publishing in Lawrence, Kansas. Brock composes in a variety of genres and mediums including jazz, pop, contemporary choral music, educational piano literature, and film music. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Kansas, was named the 2022 Composer of the Year by the Kansas Federation of Music Clubs, and had 15 original compositions selected for the 2024-2028 National Federation of Music Clubs Bulletin.

Brock has been awarded two Student Music Awards in DownBeat magazine for composition in jazz-writing categories in both large-ensemble writing and small-group writing. He was named an Honorable Mention in the 2017 New York Youth Symphony First Music Commissions for his piece “Down to the Wire.”

In 2019, Brock composed an original music score for the Museum of Modern Art’s short film series How to See, which was listed in the British Film Institute’s list of the “Best Video Essays of 2019.” His music was also used in Brandon Daley’s short films Savasana, which was premiered at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival in Utah; Chicken Tuesdays; and Technology Lake, which was one of twelve films selected to compete at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea and the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

Over the past three years, through My-Melodies Publishing, Brock composed and published six books in his educational Five-Finger piano series: Five-Finger Jazz! Book 1 and Book 2, Five- Finger Pop! Book 1 and Book 2, and Five-Finger Rock! Book 1 and Book 2. The books have received great reviews from pedagogues and leaders in the educational community in publications like American Music Teacher and the Francis Clark’s Center’s Piano Magazine as well as in educator blogs, websites, and podcasts (like Vibrant Music Teaching and All Keyed Up)—all devoted to teaching popular music.

Brock enjoys cooking, eating tacos, and spending time with his wife, Dominique; and their two dogs Howard and Martinelli.