 | Shawn Glyde
"Intelligent and dynamic. Constructed with pin-point accuracy."
These are words often used to describe a drum book arranged by Shawn Glyde. His approach to modern percussion writing for both indoor and outdoor competition (USA and Europe) has led to 100+ jr. high, high school, independent, university and drum corps drumlines performing his arrangements and compositions every year since 2002.
His arranging career began while he was in high school and extended through his years as a snare drummer (3 years), multi-percussionist (1 year), and an instructor for the Concord Blue Devils.
He has authored six drum method books, judges for WBA, CVGPC, PCJA and SCPA. Shawn is the percussion/music coordinator for the Clovis West HS marching band and is the marching percussion arranger for Fresno State University (1997-present).
In 2005 he founded Drum School. Drum School is a non-competitive, educational, summer activity designed to help students of all ages and levels improve their drumline drumming and marching skills.
Recently, Shawn has introduced his originally composed Indoor Marching Percussion shows for local, regional and nationally competitive drumlines.
In 2007, Shawn teamed up with Xtreme Percussion and Vic Firth Inc. to design his original line of marching snare and tenor sticks. In April Shawn announced his affiliation with the Dynasty USA family.
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