Mr. Schermerhorn earned a Bachelor of Music from The University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Music from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Percussion Performance.

As a performer Mr. Schermerhorn has been a member of the Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps, Americanos Drum and Bugle Corps, and performed with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. In 2006 he was awarded 1st place in the College Timpani Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Austin, Texas and in 2003 was awarded 2nd place in the College Snare Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Schermerhorn has also been a featured soloist with The University of Texas at Arlington Wind Ensemble, performing the Rosauro Marimba Concerto and has attended the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar, the Bob Becker Ragtime Institute, and The Aspen Music Festival and School.

2008-2009 Texas Educator Certificate-Music (EC-12)

2008 (summer) Integrated Arts & Culture Workshop in Bali, Indonesia-hosted by the Center for World Music (Indonesian Gamelan)

2007 Master of Music-Percussion Performance
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2004 Bachelor of Music-Percussion Performance 
University of Texas at Arlington

2006 Indonesian Gamelan Seminar
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2006 Aspen Music Festival and School

2002 Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar

2001 Bob Becker Ragtime Institute

2011-Current Music Instructor South Texas College

2011-Current Webmaster/E-commerce Melhart Music Center

2009 Adjunct Professor of Music-University of Texas-Pan American
Duties include:

• teaching a course “Music Appreciation”

2008-2010 (in conjunction with UT Pan-American)
Assistant Band Director/Percussion Instructor for
Hidalgo Early College High School
Duties include:

• assist with Jr. High percussion development 6th-8th.
• conduct percussion master classes once a week for HISD
• arranger/director of Marching Percussion for the Mighty Pirate Marching Band
• director of the HECHS Percussion Ensemble
• director of World Music Ensembles-Japanese Taiko and Brazilian
• private lesson instructor
• maintain percussion inventory/purchasing for HISD
• coordinate Percussion Ensemble Tour (spring semester)
• percussion studio participates in UIL Solo and Ensemble

2007 Assistant Director of Bands/Percussion-Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Duties include:

• direct the Concert Band in the Fall and the University Band in the Spring
• instrument locker assignment/management
• handled logistics for hotels and busses on tours
• halftime announcer for the Javelina Marching Band at football games
• teaching a course “The History of Rock and Roll”
• coaching/conducting the Chamber Percussion Ensemble
• assistant director for The Javelina Marching Band
• arranger/director of Marching Percussion for the Javelina Marching Band
• teaching 10-12 percussion students per semester
• coordinator/coach for the Percussion Section of the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra

2004-2007 Graduate Teaching Assistant-University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Duties include:

• arranger/instructor for The Pride of Acadiana Marching Band
• teaching 6-9 percussion students per semester
• teaching Percussion Methods
• chamber percussion ensemble coach
• Brazilian percussion ensemble director
• Javanese gamelan ensemble director

2005-2007 Assistant Percussion Instructor for Lafayette High School
Duties include:

• arranger/battery instructor
• private lesson instructor

2004 Snare Technician for Insignia Drum Line (WGI)
Duties include:

• weekly snare line sectionals
• working with snares in rehearsals
• drill technician

2004-2000 Drum Line Instructor for Bowie High School
Duties include:

• battery instructor
• private lesson instructor
• assistant percussion ensemble conductor

2003 Front Ensemble Instructor for UT Arlington
Duties include:

• weekly sectionals
• working with marching band pit in rehearsals

1999 Drum Line Technician for the Americanos Drum and Bugle Corps
Duties include:

• cymbal technician

2009 W.G.I. Percussion Judge (T.E.C.A.)

2008 All Region Music Judge (winds/percussion)

2007 Corpus Christi Showcase of Marching Bands Percussion Judge

2007 Drumline Clinician for Rio Grande High School in Rio Grande, Texas

2007/2006 Percussion Solo and Ensemble judge in Lafayette, Louisiana

2007/2006 Guest Percussion Ensemble Conductor for Lafayette High School in Louisiana

2005 Summer Drumline Instructor for Liverpool High School in Syracuse, New York

2003 Drumline Clinician for Summit High School in Mansfield, Texas

2002-2001 Summer Drumline Instructor for Boswell High School in Saginaw, Texas

2000 Drumline Clinician for Kennedale High School in Kennedale, Texas

UL Lafayette (2004-2007)

• Wind Ensemble (principal percussion)
• Orchestra (principal percussion)
• Percussion Ensemble
• Gamelan Ensemble
• Brazilian Ensemble
• African Drum and Dance Ensemble
• Steel Band
• Japanese Taiko Ensemble     
• Marimba Quartet                  
• Jazz Band (drumset)

UT Arlington 1998-2004

• Wind Ensemble (principal percussion)
• Orchestra
• Percussion Ensemble              
• Jazz Combo
• Marching Band
• P.A.S. Drumline (snare leader/drum captain)

WGI
Surround Sound Percussion (1999-2000-snare/pit)

DCI
Americanos Drum and Bugle Corps (1998-bass drum)

DCA
Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps (snare, 2003-2005)

• Aspen Festival Orchestra (2006)
• Aspen Chamber Symphony (2006)
• Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra (2005)
• Acadiana Symphony Orchestra-Lafayette, Louisiana (current)

Performing Artist/Endorser/Clinician for Dynasty Percussion

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

2007 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Percussion Ensemble performed at the
Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas

2007 Participant, Louisiana Intercollegiate Band directed by Eugene Migliaro Corporon

2006 P.A.S. International College Timpani Competition-1st place

2005 Participant, Louisiana Intercollegiate Band directed by Ray E. Cramer

2003 P.A.S. International College Snare Drum Competition-2nd place

2003 Arlington Arts League Scholarship (UT Arlington)

2002 Performed Rosauro Marimba Concerto with the UT Arlington Wind Ensemble

2002 Alpha Chi National College Honor Society

2001 University of Texas at Arlington Marching Band performed at BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana

2001 Susan E. Lichtenwalter Memorial Scholarship (UT Arlington)

2000 University of Texas at Arlington Drumline competed in the marching festival at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Dallas Texas and was awarded 5th place along with best cymbal line and best bass line

2000 University of Texas at Arlington Wind Ensemble performed at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas

2000 Friends of Gloria Haskell Memorial Music Scholarship (UT Arlington)

1999-2003 UT Arlington Distinguished Honor Roll
 

2007-CD/Louisiana Intercollegiate Band directed by Eugene Migliaro Corporon

2007-2005 The Big Bang Percussion Extravaganza Videos
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Percussion Ensemble
directed by Jeff Prosperie/Troy Breaux

2005-CD/ Louisiana Intercollegiate Band directed by Ray E. Cramer

2000 University of Texas at Arlington Wind Ensemble CD “Live” at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Ray C. Lichtenwalter, Conductor

2001-2002 University of Texas at Arlington Marching Band CD-Passion
Phillip L. Clements, Director

2006-2007 Troy Breaux-ULL (marimba, master’s recital prep, latin percussion)
2006 Aspen Music Festival and School-Doug Howard, Thomas Stubbs, Jonathan Haas
2006-2004 Jeff Prosperie-ULL (orchestral percussion)
2004 Edward Stephan (orchestral percussion) private study
2004-1998 Dr. Michael Varner-UTA (marimba, multiple percussion, drumline)
2003 Jeff Ausdemore-UTA (marimba, orchestral percussion, drumline)
2003-2005 Martin Hotte-Syracuse Brigadiers
2002 Joey Carter-UTA (jazz vibes/timpani)
2002 Leigh Howard Stevens, She-e Wu, Gordon Stout-LHS Marimba Seminar
2001-1998 Kennan Wylie-UTA (drum set, drumline)
2001 Bob Becker-Ragtime Institute
2000 Michael Hernandez-UT Arlington, PAS drumline instructor

Concert Snare Drum

• Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum-Warren Benson
• “Scraps of Echos…” John Welsh (The Noble Snare Volume 2)
• Test Claire-Jacques Delecluse

Rudimental Snare Drum

• The Winner-Mitch Markovich
• Tornado-Mitch Markovich
• Africa Hot-John Wooton

Drumset

• Folk Series I-Charles Mingus (Drums: Dannie Richmond)
• “Billy Boy”–Miles Davis (Drums: Philly Joe Jones)
• “Jordu”-(Drums: Max Roach)

Timpani

• Sonata for Timpani-John Beck
• National Overture-George Frock
• Eight Pieces for Four Timpani-Elliott Carter
• II. Moto Perpetuo
• VII. Canaries
• VIII. March

Multi-Percussion

• The Love of L’Histoire-Charles DeLancey (dedicated to Stravinsky)
• Cold Pressed-Dave Hollinden
• EDGE (Corrugated Box) for multi-percussion soloist and tape-Bruce Hamilton

Marimba

• “Concerto in A minor” for violin-Johann Sebastian Bach
• Hungarian Dance #5-Johannes Brahms
• Tambourin Chinois-Fritz Kreisler
• Sea Refractions-Mitchell Peters
• Yellow After The Rain-Mitchell Peters
• Mbira Song-Alice Gomez/Marilyn Rife
• Rain Dance- Alice Gomez/Marilyn Rife
• Michi-Keiko Abe
• Prelude from Cello Suite #1 in G Major-Johann Sebastian Bach
• Sarabande from Partita #1 for Solo Violin (B minor)
• Tempo di Bourree from Partita #1 for Solo Violin (B minor)
• Two Mexican Dances-Gordon Stout
• Virginia Tate-Paul Smadbeck
• Four Rotations-Eric Sammut
• Ghanaía-Matthias Schmitt
• October Night-Michael Burritt
• Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum-Claude Debussy
• Two Movements for Marimba-Toshimitsu Tanaka
• Caméléon-Eric Sammut

Xylophone

• Jovial Jasper-George Hamilton Green (arranged by Bob Becker)
• Rainbow Ripples George Hamilton Green (arranged by Bob Becker)