guardiansdbc Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 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 Trumpets3 Mellophones7 Baritones2 Tubas2 Snares* Guard* Guard auditions are on April 11-13.for information, please visit guardiansdbc.org Here is a video of our last camp! --Ben attended college at Indiana University where he received a trumpetperformance degree (1999) and a music education degree (2003). While atIU he studied trumpet with Ed Cord, Stephen Burns, John Rommel andDominic Spera. He spent 3 years playing in Ray Cramer’s Wind Ensembleand performed in Dominic Spera’s last Indiana University Jazz Band.Ben’s drum corps performing experience includes Phantom Regiment, TheCadets from 1988-1989 and Star of Indiana from 1990-1993. Ben thencontinued performing with the Star of Indiana organization during theBrass Theater years from 1994-1997. While the Canadian Brass touredwith Brass Theater, Ben studied with the trumpet players Ron Romm andFred Mills. Also during those years, Ben worked under many amazingconductors, including Ray Cramer, Scott Stewart, Kenneth Skimmerhorn andEgie Oue.Ben’s drum corps teaching experience includesCarolina Crown-1999, Cadets of Bergen County-1999, Magic of Orlando-2002and Carolina Crown 2004-Present. Ben has also consulted at many otherJunior and Senior Drum and Bugle Corps.While living inIndiana, Ben worked with many successful marching bands, including AvonHigh School, Carmel High School and Center Grove High School. He taughtprivate trumpet lessons and master classes at many of those schools aswell.Ben has been arranging for bands across the Mid-West for the past 5 years.--Jeff Ausdemore is currently serving in his sixth year as AssociateDirector 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.UnderAusdemore’s direction, the Colleyville Heritage High School percussionprogram has flourished, gaining national notoriety through chambermusic, guest artist concerts of all genres, recitals, and ensemblecompetitions. The percussion program has enjoyed competitive success atmany levels, most recently capturing the 2008 Percussive Arts SocietyMarching Percussion title. Other recent accolades include the PercussiveArts Society’s “Call for Tapes” winners, the Percussive Arts Society’sSmall Ensemble Champions, the Plano Drum Line Competition marchingpercussion champions, the Lone Star drum line competition champions, andthe 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 ofover 80 GCISD middle and high school percussion students throughout thedistrict. The GCISD Percussion Club presents master classes, clinics,solo and ensemble performances by local and regional professionalsthroughout the north Texas area. The GCISD Percussion Club has produced arecord amount of students selected for the GCISD “Select Band”, theRegion 24 “All-region Band”, the Region 24 “All Region Jazz Band”, andthe Texas “All-State Band”. Currently, two CHHS students hold thenational title for the Percussive Arts Society’s solo champion.Ausdemore featured this unique pedagogical model at the 2009 TexasMusic Educators Association Convention, in a clinic supported by MarimbaWarehouse and Pro Mark sticks and mallets.In addition to histeaching duties at Colleyville Heritage High School, Jeff Ausdemorecurrently serves as the percussion arranger and caption head for theBlue Knights drum and bugle corps, a position he has held since 2006.During Ausdemore’s tenure at the Blue Knights, the percussion programhas produced several individual solo championships, ensemblechampionships, and a strong reputation for excellence, placing in theelite “top 12” in the Drum Corps International Championshipsconsistently.Prior to his appointment to CHHS, Mr. Ausdemoretaught at the University of Texas Arlington, as adjunct professor ofpercussion. In this role, Ausdemore served as the percussionarranger/assistant director of the UTA Marching Band, taught percussionpedagogy/techniques classes, assisted the UTA percussion ensemble, andmaintained a full private studio as well.Mr. Ausdemore'sperformance background includes section and solo performances withseveral orchestras, wind ensembles, and percussion ensembles throughoutthe mid west and southwest United States, most recently including theprincipal percussionist with the Texas Wind Symphony, and principalpercussionist/assistant principal timpanist with the Las CrucesSymphony.In 1995, Ausdemore recorded/toured with BensonRecords recording artists Nouveaux, compiling three #1 singles on theCCM music charts between 1995 and 1999. While living in Nashville,Ausdemore participated in many recording sessions, both commercially andproprietary albums.As a clinician, Mr. Ausdemore has givenperformances, clinics and workshops throughout the U.S. at severalPercussive Arts Society’s “Days of Percussion”, the Percussive ArtsSociety International Convention (Columbus, Ohio 2002), and theInternational Horn Society Convention (Beijing, China 2000). Ausdemorewill be a featured clinician at the 2009 Texas Music Educator’sAssociation Conference as well.In addition toteaching/performing, Mr. Ausdemore has composed/arranged, instructed andconsulted with numerous Drum Corps International drum and bugle corps,college marching bands, and high school marching bands throughout theUnited States, including the Blue Knights, Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment,Limited Edition, Northern Aurora, and Southwind.Ausdemore hasserved as music director/composer for the Insignia Percussion Ensemble.The Insignia Percussion Ensemble participated in the Winter GuardInternational circuit locally and regionally, winning the 2004 NTCA goldmedal in their inaugural season.Jeff Ausdemore is a clinicianfor Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drum heads,and Pro Mark sticks and mallets. The Pro Mark corporation will bereleased the Jeff Ausdemore “signature series” snare drum sticks inearly fall of 2009.Mr. Ausdemore's professional affiliationsinclude the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educator'sAssociation, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the American Societyof Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He holds a Master of Musicdegree with distinction from New Mexico State University (2002), as wellas Bachelor of Music degree with high honors from Belmont University(1999).-- guardiansdbc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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