Hannum, Thom

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Biography

Born: 14/06/1957

Country: West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Studies: West Chester University of Pennsylvania; University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Website: https://percussion.org/

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Thom Hannum has long been regarded as one of the nation¹s 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!" In the summer of 2001, Mr. Hannum was selected for induction into the DCI Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame. In 2016, Thom was awarded the George N. Parks Leadership in Music Education Award by the National Association for Music Education.

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 book, A Percussionist's Guide to CHECK PATTERNS, is currently available by Alfred Publications. Mr. Hannum is the founder and director of his MOBILE PERCUSSION SEMINAR which offers clinic and workshop programs for high schools and colleges of all ability levels.

Books for Percussion

A Percussionist's Guide to Check Patterns
Fundamental Techniques for Marching Percussion