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We are a team of percussion educators based in Fairfax County, Virginia who specialize in High School marching percussion. We offer music arrangement services for both fall and winter percussion programs as well as show concept and visual design for winter percussion shows. We are also available for educational consulting and depending on your location, private instruction. The music we write has the advantage of two sets of eyes and ears whereas most people write solo leaving mistakes and personal ideosyncrasies that can be good or bad behind in the score that is passed on to you. Our combination of championship level Division I DCI/DCA and WGI/AIA experience provide a fresh perspective on the activity. One of us was an experienced member of the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the other a band teacher in the Fairfax County Public School system. Both of us have taught DCI Division I finalist drum corps percussion sections and understand not only what it takes to make a percussion score work but what it takes to make a percussion section great. We also understand that education is first and competition is second, something many have trouble remembering. Together we will provide as good a percussion score as you can get at the same price you probably already pay.   Who are we...?
Steve Ballard was a member of the 1996, 97, and 98 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps pit playing mallets, and later, the 2000 and 01 Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps pit as the timpanist. He was the runner-up in the 2001 DCI Marimba Solo (I & E) competition. Four of those five years he studied under the instruction of James Ancona. Steve spent 6 years at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. He recieved a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Music Performance (percussion) as well as a Master of Music in Music Education. He spent his time at Ithaca studying percussion performance as well as some composition technique with world renowned marimbist, percussionist and composer Gordon Stout. Steve has been an itinerant Elementary and High School Band Director for the Fairfax County Public School system in Fairfax, VA since 2003. He is also a Vic Firth Sponsored Percussion Educator. He was an instructor for the 2002, 03, and 04 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps Pit and was the pit instructor and assistant caption head for the 2006 Colts Drum and Bugle Corps percussion section. He was also a percussion consultant for the 2001 Rochester Crusaders Senior Corps and the 2001, 02, 03 Syracuse Brigadiers Senior Corps (DCA World Champions in 2001 and 02). Steve has spent the last 9 Years as a high school percussion arranger and instructor for schools in New York, Connecticut, California and Virginia. He is currently the percussion caption supervisor and music arranger for the Thomas Jefferson HSST drumline in Alexandria, VA - an AIA participant. Further references are available upon request. Brett Garrett was a member of the 1994, 96, 98 Jacksonville State University Indoor Drumline playing snare and tenor, 1995 Atlanta Rhythm Machine, (ARM was the 1995 WGI Independent Open Champion) playing snare, 1995 Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps playing snare, and the 1997 Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps playing tenors. Brett was an instructor in 1999 for the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps battery. He also performed in the snare line of the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps from 2000 through 2005 serving also as a battery arranger. He was the 2005 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps tenor tech and battery visual tech and then moved on to become the tenor tech for the 2006 Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. He has spent the last 10 years as a high school battery and visual arranger and instructor for schools in Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia. Brett is currently the battery tech and visual designer for the Thomas Jefferson HSST drumline in Alexandria, VA and a battery tech for the West Springfield HS drumline in Springfield, VA - both are AIA participants. Further references are available upon request. | Return Home | TJHSST Stuff | Events Schedule | Our Services and Rates | Contract and Payment | Great Links | FAQ Page | Contact Us | Download Page | |
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