Biography

Percussionist Brandon Mooney is an active performer, educator and arranger located in Montgomery, Alabama. A native of Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada, he has established a strong reputation for the growth and promotion of youth percussion programs, with extensive teaching, performing and music arranging experience throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands/Percussion at Huntingdon College, and is studying a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in percussion at the University of Alabama.

A versatile musician, Mooney enjoys being involved in many areas of percussion and has a particular affection for concert and marching percussion, and a focus on snare drum and marimba. Brandon has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) with the University of Texas Percussion Ensemble (2015) as a winner of the International Percussion Ensemble Competition (IPEC), and with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jerry Junkin (2016). He recently won the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) 2020 Individuals Competition in the Solo Snare Drum 26+ category, and has previouly been a finalist/runner up in Concerto Competitions at the Univiersity of Alabama (2020), University of Texas (2016), and Orchestra Toronto (2015). Previously living in London, Ontario, Brandon enjoyed performing on many occassions with Orchestra London Canada, Stratford Symphony Orchesta, and sat on the sub list with the International Symphony Orchestra in Sarnia,Ontario/Port Huron, Michigan.

Brandon began playing in drum lines at the age of ten and has been in love with the marching activity ever since. He has enjoyed playing and teaching at many levels of the activity from local marching band comeptitions to Winter Guard International, to Bands of America groups (BOA), Drum Corps Europe (DCE), and most frequently, Drum Corps International (DCI). He has toured/performed in over 30 states as a drumming member with the Pride of the Lions Drum and Bugle Corps (Regina, Saskatchewan), Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps, (Kitchener, Ontario), and the World Class Finalist Blue Stars (Lacrosse, Wisconsin). Brandon has previously served as the Drumline Director for the University of Western Ontario Marching Band, Adjudicator for the Canadian Drumline Association, Percussion Arranger for MDC Indoor Drumline of Salzburg, Austria, percussion staff with Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps, and has worked with several additional percussion programs throughout Southern Ontario, Central Texas, and Northern Germany. Upon graduating from the University of Texas, Brandon taught 40 private percussion students a week within the Round Rock ISD, ran the Cedar Valley Middle School Percussion Ensemble, and taught the highly recognized Round Rock High School Drum Line. In addition to his passion for education and performance, Mooney enjoys using music arranging as a creative outlet and is a founding member of the Superior Design Team - a group of individuals devoted to the custom writing of shows for the marching arts.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Music degree with Honors in Music Education, and an Artist Diploma from Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Primary instructors include Chris Worthington, Jill Ball, Tom Aungst, Thomas Burritt, and Andrew.

“Brandon is a fantastic, well-rounded educator. Equally comfortable in all genres of percussion, Brandon is a teacher who continually pushes his students to new heights, giving solid instruction in a positive environment”

— Dr. Chris Lizak

Private Lessons

Mr. Mooney has been teaching private lessons for 15 years

Each student receives a unique lesson plan and goals for each week

Lessons are fun and affordable!

Student Benefits

-Students feel like rock stars! Lessons are fun and exciting, and the learning never stops!
-Lesson plans are clear, with set goals and achievement levels
-Music lessons have proven to help students with many aspects of their life, in addition to music

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Arranging

Currently working with several clients in Canada, the United States and Germany. Arrangements may include drum line, front ensemble, or full percussion ensemble.

Please contact with inquiries, or permission to access previous arrangement mp3 files.

Arrangement Inquiries

Previous/Current Clients include:

-University of Texas at Austin Longhorn Marching Band, Austin, Texas
-Lone Star Drum and Bugle Corps Dallas, Texas
-Western University Mustang Band, London, Ontario
-Blue Diamonds Drum and Bugle Corps, Nienhage, Germany
-MDC Drum Line, Salzburg, Austria
-Banting Secondary School, London, Ontario
-St. Marcellinus Drum Line, Mississauga, Ontario

Guest Instruction

Currently providing High School clinics across the state of Alabama:

Percussion Ensemble
Drumline
Masterclasses
All State music

Brandon would love to work with your ensemble!

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Huntingdon College Percussion

Auditions - Join Huntingdon College in fall 2023!

Join the Huntingdon College percussion family in the fall of 2023!

Audition Requirements

Basic demonstration of snare drum (your choice of solo, and/or basic rudiments)

Basic demonstration of mallet percussion (your choice of solo and or/scales on xylophone, glockenspiel, or marimba)

Contact Mr. Mooney with any questions: bmooney@hawks.huntingdon.edu

About the studio

The percussion studio at Huntingdon College is made up of students from across campus that include music, and non music majors. Every percussionist receives a scholorship to attend the college, and members have the opportunity to perform in the drumline with the Huntingdon Marching Scarlett and Grey, the percussion ensemble, wind ensemble, and jazz band throughout their degree.

The Drumline and Percussion Ensemble (concert) are a primary emphasis to all percussion members on a music scholorship. This includes daily rehearsals, sectionals, and regular performances throughout the school year. The percussion ensemble rehearses 3-4 times per week in anticipation for the end of the semester concert in the fall and spring. They are a hit with the crowd!

The Huntingdon College percussion program takes a comprehensive approach to developing a well rounded percussionist. Throughout the four year degree plan, percussionists who are majoring in music will receive weekly one on one, hour lessons with Mr. Mooney. The four year degree plan includes study in marimba, snare drum, timpani, accessories, world percussion and drum set.