Thom Hannum
University of Massachusetts / DCI Hall of Fame / Carolina Crown - United States

Overview

Thom teaches at the University of Massachusetts where he serves as the Associate Director of the Minutemen Marching Band and is the Director of the Marimba Ensemble program. He is a product consultant and clinician for the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company, Evans Drumheads, 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.

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