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Clinic with Ben Harloff (Brass Technique Specialist @ Carolina Crown) and Jeff Ausdemore (Past Percussion Caption Head @ Blue Knights) on March 14-16


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Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps are proud to host Ben Harloff, Brass Technique Coordinator for Carolina Crown and consultant for the Guardians, as well as Jeff Ausdemore, past percussion caption head for the Blue Knights and Guardians percussion caption supervisor, at our March 14th-16th camp!


Thanks to the large turnout at this last camp, the Guardians are able to increase our membership total for the season!

It is NOT too late to join one of the fastest growing drum corps! The Guardians have the following spots open for audition at our March 14-16 camp:

3 Trumpets
3 Mellophones
7 Baritones
2 Tubas

2 Snares

* Guard

* Guard auditions are on April 11-13.

for information, please visit guardiansdbc.org

 

Here is a video of our last camp!



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Ben attended college at Indiana University where he received a trumpet
performance degree (1999) and a music education degree (2003). While at
IU he studied trumpet with Ed Cord, Stephen Burns, John Rommel and
Dominic Spera. He spent 3 years playing in Ray Cramer’s Wind Ensemble
and performed in Dominic Spera’s last Indiana University Jazz Band.


Ben’s drum corps performing experience includes Phantom Regiment, The
Cadets from 1988-1989 and Star of Indiana from 1990-1993. Ben then
continued performing with the Star of Indiana organization during the
Brass Theater years from 1994-1997. While the Canadian Brass toured
with Brass Theater, Ben studied with the trumpet players Ron Romm and
Fred Mills. Also during those years, Ben worked under many amazing
conductors, including Ray Cramer, Scott Stewart, Kenneth Skimmerhorn and
Egie Oue.

Ben’s drum corps teaching experience includes
Carolina Crown-1999, Cadets of Bergen County-1999, Magic of Orlando-2002
and Carolina Crown 2004-Present. Ben has also consulted at many other
Junior and Senior Drum and Bugle Corps.

While living in
Indiana, Ben worked with many successful marching bands, including Avon
High School, Carmel High School and Center Grove High School. He taught
private trumpet lessons and master classes at many of those schools as
well.

Ben has been arranging for bands across the Mid-West for the past 5 years.

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Jeff Ausdemore is currently serving in his sixth year as Associate
Director of Bands at Colleyville Heritage High School. In this role, Mr.
Ausdemore serves as the percussion coordinator, head of jazz studies,
and co-director/arranger of the CHHS marching band.

Under
Ausdemore’s direction, the Colleyville Heritage High School percussion
program has flourished, gaining national notoriety through chamber
music, guest artist concerts of all genres, recitals, and ensemble
competitions. The percussion program has enjoyed competitive success at
many levels, most recently capturing the 2008 Percussive Arts Society
Marching Percussion title. Other recent accolades include the Percussive
Arts Society’s “Call for Tapes” winners, the Percussive Arts Society’s
Small Ensemble Champions, the Plano Drum Line Competition marching
percussion champions, the Lone Star drum line competition champions, and
the North Texas Color Guard Association gold medalist.

In Mr.
Ausdemore’s first year at CHHS, he launched the GCISD Percussion Club,
expanding the students’ musical education and enriching the lives of
over 80 GCISD middle and high school percussion students throughout the
district. The GCISD Percussion Club presents master classes, clinics,
solo and ensemble performances by local and regional professionals
throughout the north Texas area. The GCISD Percussion Club has produced a
record amount of students selected for the GCISD “Select Band”, the
Region 24 “All-region Band”, the Region 24 “All Region Jazz Band”, and
the Texas “All-State Band”. Currently, two CHHS students hold the
national title for the Percussive Arts Society’s solo champion.


Ausdemore featured this unique pedagogical model at the 2009 Texas
Music Educators Association Convention, in a clinic supported by Marimba
Warehouse and Pro Mark sticks and mallets.

In addition to his
teaching duties at Colleyville Heritage High School, Jeff Ausdemore
currently serves as the percussion arranger and caption head for the
Blue Knights drum and bugle corps, a position he has held since 2006.
During Ausdemore’s tenure at the Blue Knights, the percussion program
has produced several individual solo championships, ensemble
championships, and a strong reputation for excellence, placing in the
elite “top 12” in the Drum Corps International Championships
consistently.

Prior to his appointment to CHHS, Mr. Ausdemore
taught at the University of Texas Arlington, as adjunct professor of
percussion. In this role, Ausdemore served as the percussion
arranger/assistant director of the UTA Marching Band, taught percussion
pedagogy/techniques classes, assisted the UTA percussion ensemble, and
maintained a full private studio as well.

Mr. Ausdemore's
performance background includes section and solo performances with
several orchestras, wind ensembles, and percussion ensembles throughout
the mid west and southwest United States, most recently including the
principal percussionist with the Texas Wind Symphony, and principal
percussionist/assistant principal timpanist with the Las Cruces
Symphony.

In 1995, Ausdemore recorded/toured with Benson
Records recording artists Nouveaux, compiling three #1 singles on the
CCM music charts between 1995 and 1999. While living in Nashville,
Ausdemore participated in many recording sessions, both commercially and
proprietary albums.

As a clinician, Mr. Ausdemore has given
performances, clinics and workshops throughout the U.S. at several
Percussive Arts Society’s “Days of Percussion”, the Percussive Arts
Society International Convention (Columbus, Ohio 2002), and the
International Horn Society Convention (Beijing, China 2000). Ausdemore
will be a featured clinician at the 2009 Texas Music Educator’s
Association Conference as well.

In addition to
teaching/performing, Mr. Ausdemore has composed/arranged, instructed and
consulted with numerous Drum Corps International drum and bugle corps,
college marching bands, and high school marching bands throughout the
United States, including the Blue Knights, Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment,
Limited Edition, Northern Aurora, and Southwind.

Ausdemore has
served as music director/composer for the Insignia Percussion Ensemble.
The Insignia Percussion Ensemble participated in the Winter Guard
International circuit locally and regionally, winning the 2004 NTCA gold
medal in their inaugural season.

Jeff Ausdemore is a clinician
for Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drum heads,
and Pro Mark sticks and mallets. The Pro Mark corporation will be
released the Jeff Ausdemore “signature series” snare drum sticks in
early fall of 2009.

Mr. Ausdemore's professional affiliations
include the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educator's
Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the American Society
of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He holds a Master of Music
degree with distinction from New Mexico State University (2002), as well
as Bachelor of Music degree with high honors from Belmont University
(1999).

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