Drum Major Academy

The Drum Major Academy was founded in 1978 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Since its inception, nearly 70,000 high school and college students have attended its summer programs and received instruction on how to be more effective drum majors and student leaders. Founded by George N. Parks, the former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band, the Drum Major Academy has long been recognized by most marching band professionals and band teachers/directors as one of the top locations to send drum majors for training and instruction.

Drum Major Academy Curriculum:

1. Conducting Instruction/Evaluation
2. Teaching Techniques
3. Leadership and Communication Techniques

Additional instruction is available for Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, and Colorguard at select locations.

Common Drum Major Academy Locations each summer:

University of Louisiana/Monroe

Arizona State University/Tempe

University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa

Eastern Kentucky University/Richmond

Beacon College/Leesburg, Florida

University of Arkansas/Fayetteville

Music For All/Bands of America Summer Symposium

University of North Carolina/Charlotte

Kutztown University

Texas Woman's University/Denton, Texas

Liberty Christian Academy/Lynchburg, VA

Ohio Wesleyan University/Delaware, OH

UC/Riverside, California

University of Northern Colorado/Greeley

West Chester University, PA

University of Massachusetts/Amherst

MACE WORKSHOP @ UMASS/Amherst

Drum Major Academy website: http://www.drummajor.org

Graduates of the Drum Major Academy have gone on to be drum majors at the following schools and with the following units:

78th Division Army Reserve Band

Auburn University

Bluegrass Brass Drum and Bugle Corps

Brigham Young University

Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps

Bucknell University

Cadets of Bergen County

Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps

Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps

Colgate University

Colorado State University

Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps

Dartmouth College

East Tennessee State University

Georgetown University

Georgia Tech

Iowa State University

James Madison University

Lebanon Valley College

Lehigh University

Matadors Drum and Bugle Corps

Miami University (Ohio)

Millersville University

Morehead State University

Northwestern University

Notre Dame University

Otterbein College

Penn State University

Phantom Regiment

Pride of Cincinnati Drum and Bugle Corps

Purdue University

Rutgers University

Shippensburg University

Southwest Missouri State University

Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps

Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps

Steel City Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps

Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps

Syracuse University

Temple University

Tennessee Tech University

Texas Christian University

The College of Wooster

Towson State University

University of Alabama/Birmingham

University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa

University of Arkansas

University of Cincinnati

University of Connecticut

University of Delaware

University of Houston

University of Illinois

University of Kentucky

University of Louisiana-Monroe

University of Louisville

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska-Kearney

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina

University of South Carolina

University of Tennessee

Valley Forge Military Academy

Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corps

Washington State University

West Chester University

West Virginia University