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DRHS Lessons Contract

DRHS Lessons Contract

WARDELL KING, PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR

Mr. King is currently in his 29th year as an independent music educator, arranger, consultant and performer with a specialization in marching percussion. Mr. King is currently the percussion caption head/arranger for Desert Ridge, Red Mountain, Campo Verde, Mountain View and Millennium High Schools in Arizona. Mr. King also serves as the Executive Director / Caption Head of Vision Percussion Indoor Drumline (PIO). Mr. King has previously served as caption head/arranger/clinician for various other highschools in the state of Arizona.

Mr. King also has served as the marching percussion specialist at Northern Arizona University and The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps .

As the owner of King Percussion LLC, “Championship Concepts For Percussion,” Mr. King has worked with groups in Arizona, California, New Hampshire, Nevada, and Kentucky in both the marching and indoor percussion arenas. In his twenty nine years as an adjudicator and percussion designer/instructor, he has worked with more than 25 different percussion programs at the high school, college and drum corp levels. As a creative percussion arranger, Wardell’s percussion writing is designed to closely integrate concert and marching percussion techniques to enhance all components of the musical score. Wardell has a strong teaching philosophy guided to offer life lessons through music and dedicated practice.

Excelling educationally and competitively in both the local and national circuit, Mr. King is in high demand as an educator and clinician. He provides both rudimental and drum set lessons to students of all ages and educational backgrounds.

With extensive studies in the jazz arts, Mr. King is part of the W Quartet, who continue to play for audiences around the Phoenix Area.

Wardell proudly endorses Vic Firth Sticks, Zildjian Cymbals, Pearl Drums, Remo Drumheads and Presonus Audio.

ROBERT DAVIS, PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR

Robert Davis is a percussion educator from Arizona. He currently works with Desert Ridge and Highland Highschool as a bass drum and marching tech. Over his twenty seven years of teaching he has worked with top rated drumline programs all over the valley. Including, Trevor G. Browne, Desert Edge (2008 gold  wgaz champions) and Marcos DeNiza. He has studied with Steve Hemphill at Northern Arizona University and worked along side some of the top names from DCI and WGI, including Ralph Hardimon  and Tom Float.

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