About the Session Percussion is for Every Body: Expanding Diversity Through Drumming In this session, our expert panelists will discuss their experiences as minorities in the percussion community and ways that we can create a more inclusive environment for all...
Marching and Rudimental Committee Panel Jeff Ausdemore Jeff Ausdemore serves as President and Co-Founder of Stryvemind.com, a revolutionary online music education platform that impacts students and educators around the world. This venture serves student musicians,...
Drum Set Committee Panel Eric C. Hughes Eric C. Hughes is the Drum Set Committee Chair for the Percussive Arts Society and a freelance musician in Houston, Texas. Eric attended the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami (FL) where he received his Masters in...
World Percussion Committee Panel Rubén P. Alvarez Rubén P. Alvarez is a Latin percussionist, drum set artist, composer, and educator. His recording and performance credits include musical theatre-The Lion King, blues-John Mayall, rock-Dennis De...
University Pedagogy Committee Panel Michael Sammons Michael Sammons, D.M.A. serves as the Percussion Area Head at the University of Utah. Sammons is recognized as a versatile performer in solo, chamber, symphonic, marching percussion and non-western musical...
