Small Division Up to 20 members in the ensemble Medium Division 21-29 members in the ensemble Large Division 30 members or more in the ensemble |
Forney ISD will be hosting the 6th annual North Texas Drumline Contest on September 20th, 2025 at City Bank Stadium. We look forward to providing another percussion opportunity to the students and staff of the DFW area. Groups will have a chance to be evaluated by judges and receive a mini clinic to help the progress of their contest show.
Performance slots of 20 minutes will allow the judges to provide feedback to the performers after their performance. Each school will also receive written comments and an audio recording. Forney HS is located ten minutes east of Mesquite and twenty five minutes east from downtown Dallas. We hope to see you this fall for the beginning of another great contest serving the DFW percussion community. The contest will be divided into size classifications. Awards for Best snare line, Best tenor line, Best bass line, and Best front ensemble in each category. Each ensemble is $325. Checks are made out to Forney ISD and mailed to: Forney ISD c/o Mario Luna 600 S. Bois d'Arc Forney, Texas 75126 If you are in need of a W9, please email Mrs. Rosillo at [email protected]. |
Contest Information
2025 Clinicians
Lauren Teel
Lauren Teel is the Visiting Professor of Percussion for Jacksonville State University and Percussion Caption Head for the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps, a position she has held since the 2013 season, being inducted into the Troopers Hall of Fame in 2023.
She is actively involved in the percussive arts community as a performer, educator, and composer. Notable engagements include conducting the Texas A&M Commerces’s Percussion Ensemble performance of Aggression, by Yo Goto, as part of their 2023 IPEC performance and serving as a marching panelist for the 2023 and 2025 PASIC events. Lauren is a member of the PAS marching committee and has served as a PAS chamber ensemble judges for several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. She has also served as a judge for the 2019, 2020, & 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Solo Marimba Competition. Lauren frequently composes for the percussion medium, with notable works including her marimba solo ..Just the Light We See (2020 ) and percussion ensemble, embedded siGnals ( 2023 ), both of which are included on the Texas PML list. Her newest work, She Took a Wrong Turn, premiered April 15th 2024, at Texas A&M Commerce University.
Lauren joined the official roster of adjudicators for Winter Guard International for the 2024 season. She has also served as a yearly clinician and judge for the HEB Drum Line Invitational since 2021. In 2022, Lauren was invited to serve as a judge for the Texas UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest. She routinely appears at days of percussion across the country as a guest clinician.
Prior appointments include Director of Marching Percussion, Acting Assistant Director of Bands and Assistant Director of Percussion at East Texas University ( formally Texas A&M Commerce). Lauren served the 2018/2019 academic year as the Interim Instructor of Percussion for The University of Alabama, and Adjunct Instructor for the Million Dollar Band Front Ensemble. Prior to this appointment, she was an Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at several universities, including The University of North Alabama, University of Alabama- Birmingham, and The University of Montevallo
Between 2016 - 2019, Lauren was a member of the percussion educational team “Double Stop Percussion” based out of Birmingham, AL. This position allowed her to work with several high school percussion programs including Thompson HS, Spain Park HS, and Mountain Brook HS. Lauren also served as traveling instructor of percussion for Center Grove HS in Greenwood, IN and Mililani HS in Mililani, HI. Prior to graduate school, she held the position of Director of Percussion at Allatoona High School in Cobb County, Georgia.
In 2012, Lauren had the privilege of traveling to Chennai, India to perform for an audience of over 75,000 people with Oscar winning composer, A. R. Rahman. Lauren also appeared in the 2013 blockbuster, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as a timpanist. While living in Atlanta, Lauren performed as a member of the NFL Atlanta Falcons Drum Line.
Lauren earned her M.M. in Percussion Performance at Indiana University in the spring of 2016. She earned a B.M. in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas in the spring of 2012. Her studies have allowed her to train with renowned percussionists including Kevin Bobo, Steve Houghton, Michael Spiro, Paul Rennick, John Tafoya, Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Robert Schietroma, and Ed Smith.
Lauren proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Zildjian, Marimba One, and Remo.
She is actively involved in the percussive arts community as a performer, educator, and composer. Notable engagements include conducting the Texas A&M Commerces’s Percussion Ensemble performance of Aggression, by Yo Goto, as part of their 2023 IPEC performance and serving as a marching panelist for the 2023 and 2025 PASIC events. Lauren is a member of the PAS marching committee and has served as a PAS chamber ensemble judges for several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. She has also served as a judge for the 2019, 2020, & 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Solo Marimba Competition. Lauren frequently composes for the percussion medium, with notable works including her marimba solo ..Just the Light We See (2020 ) and percussion ensemble, embedded siGnals ( 2023 ), both of which are included on the Texas PML list. Her newest work, She Took a Wrong Turn, premiered April 15th 2024, at Texas A&M Commerce University.
Lauren joined the official roster of adjudicators for Winter Guard International for the 2024 season. She has also served as a yearly clinician and judge for the HEB Drum Line Invitational since 2021. In 2022, Lauren was invited to serve as a judge for the Texas UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest. She routinely appears at days of percussion across the country as a guest clinician.
Prior appointments include Director of Marching Percussion, Acting Assistant Director of Bands and Assistant Director of Percussion at East Texas University ( formally Texas A&M Commerce). Lauren served the 2018/2019 academic year as the Interim Instructor of Percussion for The University of Alabama, and Adjunct Instructor for the Million Dollar Band Front Ensemble. Prior to this appointment, she was an Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at several universities, including The University of North Alabama, University of Alabama- Birmingham, and The University of Montevallo
Between 2016 - 2019, Lauren was a member of the percussion educational team “Double Stop Percussion” based out of Birmingham, AL. This position allowed her to work with several high school percussion programs including Thompson HS, Spain Park HS, and Mountain Brook HS. Lauren also served as traveling instructor of percussion for Center Grove HS in Greenwood, IN and Mililani HS in Mililani, HI. Prior to graduate school, she held the position of Director of Percussion at Allatoona High School in Cobb County, Georgia.
In 2012, Lauren had the privilege of traveling to Chennai, India to perform for an audience of over 75,000 people with Oscar winning composer, A. R. Rahman. Lauren also appeared in the 2013 blockbuster, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as a timpanist. While living in Atlanta, Lauren performed as a member of the NFL Atlanta Falcons Drum Line.
Lauren earned her M.M. in Percussion Performance at Indiana University in the spring of 2016. She earned a B.M. in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas in the spring of 2012. Her studies have allowed her to train with renowned percussionists including Kevin Bobo, Steve Houghton, Michael Spiro, Paul Rennick, John Tafoya, Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Robert Schietroma, and Ed Smith.
Lauren proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Zildjian, Marimba One, and Remo.
Jeff Ausdemore
Jeff Ausdemore serves as President and Co-Founder of Stryvemind.com, a revolutionary online educational platform that impacts students and educators around the world. Prior, Mr. Ausdemore was the Director of Music at Grapevine-Colleyville’s iUniversity Prep. In this expanded role, Mr. Ausdemore oversaw all music curricula, including music theory, music history, music composition/arranging, as well as applied music for all primary and secondary level students. In addition, Mr. Ausdemore created the iMusic Club, a club dedicated to enriching the lives of all students enrolled at iUniversity Prep.
Prior to this post, Mr. Ausdemore served eleven years as the Director of Percussion Studies at Colleyville Heritage High School. In this role, Mr. Ausdemore served as the percussion coordinator, head of jazz studies, and co-director/composer/arranger of the Colleyville Heritage marching band. Under Ausdemore’s direction, the Colleyville Heritage High School percussion program 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, including the 2013 and 2014 gold medal for the North Texas Color Guard Association, as well as capturing the 2008 Percussive Arts Society Marching Percussion title. Other 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, as well as the Lone Star Drum Line Competition champions.
In Mr. Ausdemore’s first year at CHHS, he launched the GCISD Percussion Club, expanding the students’ musical education and enriching the lives of GCISD middle and high school percussion students throughout the district. The GCISD Percussion Club presented 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”. CHHS is proud to have produced several percussion students who have earned the national title for the Percussive Arts Society’s solo champion on several different percussion instruments as well.
Mr. Ausdemore has featured this unique pedagogical model at many state music conventions throughout the United States, including the 2009 and 2011 Texas Music Educators Association Conventions.
In addition to his teaching duties at Colleyville Heritage High School, Mr. Ausdemore served as the percussion arranger and caption head for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 2006 through 2010. During Ausdemore’s tenure at the Blue Knights, the percussion program 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 midwest and southwest United States, 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 commercial 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”, including Arizona, Tennessee, New Mexico, California, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Columbus, Ohio 2002, Indianapolis Indiana 2009, 2011) and the International Horn Society Convention (Beijing, China 2000). Ausdemore has served as a featured clinician at the 2009 and 2011 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 Independent Percussion Ensemble. The Insignia Independent 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 proud to endorse and serve as a clinician for Dynasty/Bergerault Musical Instruments, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, and Pro Mark sticks and mallets. The D’Addario/Pro Mark corporation released the Jeff Ausdemore “signature series” snare drum sticks in early fall of 2009. Mr. Ausdemore's professional affiliations include adjudication roles for Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International, Bands of America, a percussion committee member for the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educator's Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, and currently serves as the current Vice President of Percussion and Winds on the executive board of the North Texas Color Guard Association.
Mr. Ausdemore 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). Jeff was recently inducted into the North Texas Colorguard Association’s Hall of Fame in 2016 for his role as VP of Percussion and Winds, and his work and contributions to the circuit at large.
Jeff Ausdemore lives in Bedford, TX with his wife, Pam Ausdemore. In addition to Pam's pageantry background with the Bluecoats, Phantom Regiment, Blue Knights, Glassmen, and Southwind drum and bugle corps, she has also performed with the Pride of Cincinnati and instructed Cypress Independent winterguard. Pam is a gifted artist and teacher at Sendera Ranch Elementary School in Northwest ISD. They have been married since May of 2012.
Prior to this post, Mr. Ausdemore served eleven years as the Director of Percussion Studies at Colleyville Heritage High School. In this role, Mr. Ausdemore served as the percussion coordinator, head of jazz studies, and co-director/composer/arranger of the Colleyville Heritage marching band. Under Ausdemore’s direction, the Colleyville Heritage High School percussion program 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, including the 2013 and 2014 gold medal for the North Texas Color Guard Association, as well as capturing the 2008 Percussive Arts Society Marching Percussion title. Other 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, as well as the Lone Star Drum Line Competition champions.
In Mr. Ausdemore’s first year at CHHS, he launched the GCISD Percussion Club, expanding the students’ musical education and enriching the lives of GCISD middle and high school percussion students throughout the district. The GCISD Percussion Club presented 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”. CHHS is proud to have produced several percussion students who have earned the national title for the Percussive Arts Society’s solo champion on several different percussion instruments as well.
Mr. Ausdemore has featured this unique pedagogical model at many state music conventions throughout the United States, including the 2009 and 2011 Texas Music Educators Association Conventions.
In addition to his teaching duties at Colleyville Heritage High School, Mr. Ausdemore served as the percussion arranger and caption head for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 2006 through 2010. During Ausdemore’s tenure at the Blue Knights, the percussion program 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 midwest and southwest United States, 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 commercial 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”, including Arizona, Tennessee, New Mexico, California, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Columbus, Ohio 2002, Indianapolis Indiana 2009, 2011) and the International Horn Society Convention (Beijing, China 2000). Ausdemore has served as a featured clinician at the 2009 and 2011 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 Independent Percussion Ensemble. The Insignia Independent 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 proud to endorse and serve as a clinician for Dynasty/Bergerault Musical Instruments, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, and Pro Mark sticks and mallets. The D’Addario/Pro Mark corporation released the Jeff Ausdemore “signature series” snare drum sticks in early fall of 2009. Mr. Ausdemore's professional affiliations include adjudication roles for Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International, Bands of America, a percussion committee member for the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educator's Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, and currently serves as the current Vice President of Percussion and Winds on the executive board of the North Texas Color Guard Association.
Mr. Ausdemore 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). Jeff was recently inducted into the North Texas Colorguard Association’s Hall of Fame in 2016 for his role as VP of Percussion and Winds, and his work and contributions to the circuit at large.
Jeff Ausdemore lives in Bedford, TX with his wife, Pam Ausdemore. In addition to Pam's pageantry background with the Bluecoats, Phantom Regiment, Blue Knights, Glassmen, and Southwind drum and bugle corps, she has also performed with the Pride of Cincinnati and instructed Cypress Independent winterguard. Pam is a gifted artist and teacher at Sendera Ranch Elementary School in Northwest ISD. They have been married since May of 2012.
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Contact InformationMario Luna Director of Fine Arts - Contest Host [email protected] 469.762.4100 - office 469.762.4101 - fax Jim Gist NFHS Head Band Director - Warm-up/Parking coordinator [email protected] Riley Warren FHS Percussion Instructor - Stadium coordinator [email protected] Colin Crouch NFHS Percussion Instructor - Stadium coordinator Shannon Jacobs FHS Drumline Instructor - Logistics Kohei Sakai Rhea Percussion Instructor - Logistics Kevin Feldser Rhodes Percussion Instructor - Logistics PLEASE NOTE: REFUNDS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONTEST DUE TO PLANNED LOGISTICS. |
