Perc Up attendees received personal instruction and coaching from some of the best drummers in the world, like Jeff Queen !

      Jeff Queen performed "Tribute" to an enthusiastic group of students in the clinic and again to the public in the Percussion Showcase.  Chins dropped while drum sticks flew!

     Jeff taught the students how to develop good practice habits, how to increase playing speed, how to get different sounds from the instrument, and other topics. Jeff also emphasized that if you will not master the basics, you will never move to into advanced playing.

    Percussionist Jeff Queen is the winner of multiple DCI and PAS Individual Percussion Awards.  He is an original cast member and soloist of the Tony and Emmy award winning hit Broadway smash Blast!  Jeff has been original cast member, solo performer and battery instructor since 1999.  

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    Thom Hannum masterfully played solos which displayed sophisticated, rudimental and extremely advanced snare drumming!  Thom also emphasized going back to basics to be able to improve advanced playing.  Thom taught from one of his articles on how to build your percussion vocabulary.

     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! as well as Cyber Jam.  In the summer of 2001, Mr. Hannum was selected for induction into the DCI Hall of Fame.  

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