I love music; however, most importantly to me is the sharing of my love for music with others. I understand that many of my students may not go on to be professional musicians, but hopefully I can help guide them towards the enjoyment music can bring into their lives.
A very special thanks to my mentors: Bob Thorne, Dick Demers, Steve Grover, Mark Adams, Bill Moseley, David Dempsey, Charles Winfield, John Neal, M. Stanley Buchanan, The drum-god Mike Haskell, and the World famous Ken Labrecque.
Performance Background and Professional Development
- U.S. Army Bandsman, Ft. Knox, KY - 195th Army National Guard Band Bangor, ME
Performed for 18 years as a percussionist, trombone player, and audio engineer.
Feb 1981 thru Jan 2000
- U.M.A. , Augusta, ME Baccalaureate of Music Jazz and Contemporary Music
- Studio Band drummer (3 years), Big Band drummer (1 year), and 4th Trombone Big Band (1 year)
- Power Station, Cheshire, CT (studio drummer) Jan 1999
- Megaphone, Portland, ME (studio drummer) April 1987
Performances ranging from a patriotic Bicentennial re-enactment on July 4th 1976 (at Bunker Hill in Charleston, Mass) to performing for President
Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Skills:
Experience teaching K-12 chorus/band beginner and advanced, drum and bugle corps, music history, theory, ear training, improvisation, audio engineering, and composition/arranging using Finale and Sibelius for music.
Professional Affiliations
U.S. Army Band system, UMA Audio Engineering Department, and the
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers A.S.C.A.P.
