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Thom Hannum has long been regarded as one of the nation’s
foremost percussion arrangers, instructors, and clinicians
having presented numerous seminars and workshops throughout
the United States, Canada, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He
is best known for his work with the DCI World Champion Cadets
of Bergen County and Star of Indiana. Thom is a member of
the design team for the Tony Award Winning show Blast! In
the summer of 2001, Mr. Hannum was selected for induction
into the DCI Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into
the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
Thom teaches at the University of Massachusetts where he
serves as the Associate Director of the Minuteman Marching
Band, and the Director of the Marimba Ensemble program. He
is a product consultant and clinician for the Avedis Zildjian
Cymbal Company, Evans Drum Heads, the Pearl Corporation,
and Vic Firth Sticks & Mallets where he has developed
several Signature Series drumsticks and keyboard mallets.
Thom is an active member of the Percussive Arts Society where
he serves on the Marching Percussion Committee.
Through the Hal Leonard Corporation, Mr. Hannum has published
a Textbook and corresponding Student Workbook, Championship
Concepts For Marching Percussion, which provide
many band programs with a comprehensive foundation for percussion
education. His instructional video produced by Warner Brothers/Chappell, Fundamental
Techniques For Marching Percussion, demonstrates
many of the concepts outlined in the books. Thom has published
percussion arrangements and solos with Warner Brothers, Rowloff
Productions, and Drop6 Media, Inc.
Thom’s next book, A Percussionist’s Guide
to CHECK PATTERNS, will be published
by Alfred Publications, and is due out in January of 2009,
Mr. Hannum is the founder and director of his MOBILE
PERCUSSION SEMINAR which offers clinic and workshop
programs for high schools and colleges of all ability levels.
For more information call 1-800-292-3758, or visit the website
at www.percussion.org. |
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