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Scott Brown
Scott Brown is currently the Assistant Band Director at Dickerson Middle School in Marietta, GA and Assistant Percussion Director and co-arranger for the percussion section of the 1998 & 2002 Bands of America Grand National Champion Lassiter High School Band. In addition, Mr. Brown is co-founder of Percussion Workshop, a percussion consulting company, and co-founder and director of the North Georgia Middle School Percussion Camp.
Mr. Brown is co-author of “Field Level – The Ultimate Band Director’s Guide to fielding the Ultimate Marching Percussion Section” published by Row-Loff Productions and his articles on percussion pedagogy have been selected for publication in the Georgia Percussive Arts Society Newsletter, Percussive Notes Magazine, and on the Vic Firth Inc. website. His first published composition for percussion ensemble, Kumi-Daiko, is set to be released by JW3 Publications in the spring of 2008. Mr. Brown is active as a clinician, presenting clinics for WAMSB attendees in Roeselare, Belgium in 2008 and for the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in 2008, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2006, and the Georgia Music Educator’s Association Conference (GMEA) in 2005. He has presented numerous clinics for high school and middle school percussion programs including in-service clinics for the Floyd County, Houston County, and Memphis City School Districts.
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Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Western Carolina University where he was a recipient of the prestigious North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship. He was a three-year member of the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps and has worked with concert and marching percussion ensembles throughout the southeast including the Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps, the Kennesaw Mountain High School Band, and Enterprise High School Winter Percussion. He is active as an adjudicator for marching and concert percussion programs including Drum Corps Associates, World Association of Marching Show Bands, and USSBA.
The percussion ensemble at Dickerson Middle School has earned a reputation for excellence with performances for the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Georgia Music Educator’s Association Conference (3x’s), the National Band Association Southern Division Conference, and the National Middle School Association Conference. In 2006, Mr. Brown and the Dickerson Percussion Ensemble received a Commendation from the Governor of Georgia for "set[ting] the standard nationwide for excellence in school music programs."
In addition to the National Championships, the Lassiter Band has won several BOA Regional Championships, and participated in both the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. The Lassiter Percussion Ensemble has performed for the Bands of America National Percussion Festival, PASIC, and the Midwest Clinic. In 2003, the ensemble presented a clinic, “Developing Technique and Musicianship with the High School Marching Percussion Section”, for the Georgia Music Educator’s Association Conference.
Mr. Brown received a citation for “Significant Contributions to Bands in the State of Georgia” from the Georgia Music Educator’s Association, the “Citation of Excellence” from the National Band Association, and is included in the 2006 National Honor Roll listing of “Outstanding American Teachers”. Mr. Brown is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and is an educational artist for Evans Drumheads, Mapex Drums, Majestic Concert Percussion, and ROSS Mallet Percussion.