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north texas percussion festival (NTPF)

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Registration Opens December 3, 2018 at noon.  

MARCH 1 & 2, 2019

The Forney ISD percussion programs will be hosting the 11th annual North Texas Percussion Festival on March 1st & 2nd, 2019.  This year’s clinicians are Dr. Brian Zator (TAMUC), Paul Rennick (UNT) and Emily Patterson Tannert (PASIC Middle School Call for Tapes educator).  Each group has the choice of performing one or two selections with judge’s critique after their performances. 

Large instruments will be provided for your convenience but each school will be asked to provide their own accessories.  Each school will receive written comments and an audio recording.  Forney HS is located ten minutes east of Mesquite and twenty minutes east from downtown Dallas. 

Few reminders about the festival...

1. Soloists may perform a solo of their choice for $15.  Solos are judged by the middle school adjudicator in the band hall.   

2. High School ensembles can choose a 30 minute slot for $125 or 45 minute slot for $150.  

3. Each high school is limited to ONE slot of 30 or 45 minutes.  

4. The high school classification will be broken down to a Small division (6 or less) and a Large division (7 or more).

5. Middle school fees are $100 for every 30 minute slot.  If a district wishes to combine middle schools, the fee is $125.

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high school division - clinicians

Dr. Brian Zator  is the Head of Percussion at Texas A&M University-Commerce, having joined the faculty in 2001. He holds degrees from Baylor University, the University of Michigan and the University of North Texas, and is also a student of world-renowned marimba artist, Keiko Abe, having performed and studied with her in Japan. Dr. Zator has performed at seven Percussive Arts Society International Conventions (PASIC), TMEA, TBA, Midwest, conventions and festivals across the United States, at Carnegie Hall, and abroad in Brazil, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Luxembourg and China. He has two CD’s released on Equilibrium Records: “Zamiki: Music for Solo Marimba” and a chamber-works CD entitled, “Zoomorphs”. His method book, “Keyboard Fundamentals with Play-Along Tracks” is published by Innovative Percussion.

Dr. Zator’s students are perennial winners at PASIC competitions, winning the College Keyboard division 4 of the last 7 years, College Multiple-Percussion division twice, Timpani division, and the Small Ensemble Competition. The A&M-Commerce Percussion Ensemble was one of the three winners of the prestigious PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition and performed a showcase concert at PASIC 2010.  The ensemble also presented a concert at PASIC 2006, featuring works of Minoru Miki, and has released two CD’s since 2007. His students have earned graduate assistant positions at prestigious programs across the country and are becoming successful professionals in their chosen fields.

Active within the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), he currently serves as President. He has also served as President-Elect, Secretary, on the Board of Directors, on the Keyboard and Percussion Ensemble Committees, written reviews for Percussive Notes, and has adjudicated the PAS International Percussion Ensemble, Composition, and Solo Marimba Competitions. Providing instructional videos for popular marimba solos, Dr. Zator is the primary keyboard artist for the iBook publications by Pocket Percussion Teacher. He is also the Chair of the Texas Prescribed Music List (PML) Percussion Committee that regularly edits, updates and revises the primary percussion solo and ensemble list used by high schools across Texas and the country. Dr. Zator is a performing artist and clinician for Dynasty/Bergerault, Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, and Black Swamp Percussion.

Dr. Zator is also heavily involved in his community, currently in his second term as a School Board Trustee for the Royse City Independent School District. He was one of the Co-Captains for the Davis Elementary All Pro Dad Chapter, having served in this role for the past eight years. Invited by members of the City Council, Dr. Zator serves as Chair of the Royse City Comprehensive Plan Action Committee, and has presented at the Chamber Luncheon and town forums. He is also a member and plays drumset at the Fellowship Church-Royse City.

Paul Rennick is Principal Lecturer in percussion at the University of North Texas where he has served on the faculty since 1991.  Paul is a leading figure in the world of marching percussion and percussion education, with a long history of successful students and renowned performing ensembles. He has been a featured clinician and a guest artist worldwide, with appearances at National and International events for many top professional music organizations.  Since 1989 Paul has written and designed the competitive shows for the 17-time Percussive Arts Society National Champion University of North Texas Indoor Drumline.  He is also percussion coordinator for the Nationally recognized UNT Green Brigade Marching Band.  Paul served as the director of percussion for the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps from 2003-2010, winning the Drum Corps International Fred Sanford Award for Percussion Performance three times in five years (2006, 2008, 2010), and the DCI Championship in 2008.  Paul is currently the percussion coordinator and arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps.  Paul was a design team member, music composer/arranger, instructor, and percussion manager for the Tony & Emmy Award-winning Broadway production “Blast!”
Paul is also an active performer, appearing as a featured soloist with the UNT Wind Symphony on the DVD recording “Percussive Palooza,” and related showcase concert at PASIC 2008.  He is also as a featured soloist on the University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble recording “Vespertine Formations” (2009).  Paul is an artist and product consultant with Dynasty USA, and helped design the new “Custom Elite” snare drum, released during the Summer 2012. 

Paul is also currently an artist/clinician with Remo Inc., the Avedis Zildjian Co., Roland, Planet Waves, and a Signature Artist with Innovative Percussion, Inc.  

middle school division / SOLOs - clinician

Emily Tannert Patterson is a percussion arranger, clinician, and consultant in the Austin area.  She was previously the percussion director at the Rouse High School and Wiley Middle School, in Leander, TX, from 2015 till 2018, and was the percussion director at East View High School, Georgetown, TX from 2011 until 2015. Her ensembles have garnered numerous accolades including winning the 2016 PAS IPEC, the 2014 TCGC Scholastic Concert Open championship, the 2015 WGI Houston Regional Scholastic Concert World championship, and second place in the 2015 Black Swamp Percussion Ensemble Contest. While she was at Rouse, the marching band was a Texas State Finalist in 2017, and the wind ensemble performed at the Western International Band Conference in 2015.

Patterson holds a Master's degree in Percussion Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Thomas Burritt and Tony Edwards.  Patterson earned her Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Studies, along with an undergraduate Performance Certificate in Percussion and her Texas teaching certificate, from UT in 2008, and received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science from Northwestern University in 2004.

Patterson marched with the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps in 2003 and was a member of the 2004 Winter Guard International world champion indoor drumline Music City Mystique.  She has been active as a percussion judge for the Texas Color Guard Circuit, Texas Educational Colorguard Association, and North Texas Colorguard Association since 2011.  Patterson is an educational endorser for Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets and Remo drumheads, and holds professional memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society, is a member of the Texas Color Guard Circuit Percussion Advisory Task Force, and serves on the PAS Education Committee.

Forms

Percussion Ensemble Entry Form (Google Form)

Solo Contest Entry Form (Google Form)
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Festival Invoice (Word document)

results & SChedules 

2009 HS Results
2010 HS Results     2010 MS Results
2011 HS Results     2011 MS Results
2012 HS Results     2012 MS Results
2013 HS Results     2013 MS Results
2014 HS Results     2014 MS Results      2014 Solo Results
2015 HS/MS Results                                 2015 Solo Results
2016 HS Results     2016 MS Results       2016 Solo Results
2017 HS Results     2017 MS Results       
2018 HS Results     2018 MS Results       2018 Solo Results

Past Clinicians

2009 - Day of Percussion

2010 - Dr. Brian West, TCU
            Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC

2011 - Dr. Tom Burritt, UT Austin
           Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC

2012 - Dr. Scott Harris, SFA
            Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC

2013 - Mr. John Lee, SMU
​            Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC

2014 - Mr. Christopher Deane, UNT 
           Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC
           Mr. Bobby Lopez, Texas State

2015 - Dr. Lisa Rogers, Texas Tech
            Mr. Derrick Logozzo, Richland College 

2016 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC
            Dr. John Lane, SHSU
​            Dr. Rob Parks, Frisco ISD

2017 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC
            Mr. Mark Ford, UNT
            Dr. Andrew Eldridge, UTA

2018 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC
            Dr. Andrew Eldridge, UTA
            Mr. Jacob Garcia, UTA

2019 - Dr. Brian Zator, TAMUC
            Mr. Paul Rennick, UNT
            Ms. Emily Tannert Patterson, Independent  



PAST WINNERS

2010 - Large Division - Rockwall Heath HS, Andrew Eldridge
            MS Division - Kain Middle School, Andrew Eldridge

2011 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree

            MS Division - Cooper Junior High, Russell Ratterree

2012 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan

            MS Division - Stone Middle School, Matt Neal

2013 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan

            MS Division - Burnett Junior High, Matt Holm

2014 - Large Division - Aledo High School, Tanner Trigg
            Small Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan
            MS Division - Aledo Middle School, Tanner Trigg
​            Solo Division - Euijin Jung, Fossil Ridge High School

2015 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree

            Small Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree
            MS Division - McMillan Junior High, Russell Ratterree
​            Solo Division - Alex Johnson, Coppell High School

2016 - Large Division - Wylie High School, Russell Ratterree
            Small Division - Creekview High School, Matt Neal
            MS Division - Apollo Junior High, Mike Garcia
​            Solo Division - H. Boyd, Wylie High School

2017 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan
            Small Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan
           
MS Division - Creek Valley Middle School, Tanner Trigg
           
Solo Division - A. Keck, Prosper High School

2018 - Large Division - Plano East Senior HS, John Brennan
            Small Division - Prosper HS, Michael Huestis
            MS Division - Apollo/Liberty JH, Michael Garcia
            
Solo Division - A. Machado, Grapevine High School

2019 - Large Division - Denton HS, Philip Elder 
            Small Division - Colleyville Heritage, Nick Beaudet 
            MS Division - Wilson MS, Matt Moore 
            
Solo Division - J. Leonard, Prosper HS

Contact



Mario Luna
Director of Fine Arts - Festival Host
mario.luna@edu.forneyisd.net
972.564.4055 - office
972.552.3038 - fax

Jim Gist
NFHS Percussion Instructor - HS contest coordinator
james.gist@edu.forneyisd.net

Riley Warren
FHS Percussion Instructor - MS contest/Solo contest coordinator
riley.warren@edu.forneyisd.net

PLEASE NOTE:
REFUNDS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONTEST DUE TO PLANNED LOGISTICS.

Director of fine arts

Mario Luna
600 S. Bois d'Arc
Forney, Texas 75126
972.564.4055 
mario.luna@edu.forneyisd.net

ADMINISTRATIVE assistant

Lisa James
600 S. Bois d'Arc
Forney, Texas 75126
972.564.4055 x10300
lisa.james@edu.forneyisd.net

operations assistant 

Emily Perdue
600 S. Bois d'Arc
Forney, Texas 75126
972.564.4055 
emily.perdue@edu.forneyisd.net

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