Max Meyer new Percussion Director

Max Meyer starting his percussive career in high school, he has moved on to other organizations in the independent and private field. Max Meyer is a native of Cleveland, but has grown up in the Erie, Pennsylvania area. His teaching experience includes Front Ensemble Coordinator of the Erie All City Marching Band, McDowell Marching Band, and director of Fusion Percussion Ensemble. Max has also co-written and taught the White Sabers Front Ensemble in the 2008 season. In late 2008 he joined the ranks of the Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps where he taught the pit ensemble. In the off season, Max teaches privately in the Erie area. He also participates in mentoring middle school and high school students in the Erie Junior Philharmonic and has arranged music for the E.P.I.C indoor percussion ensemble, based out of Canada. Max recently graduated Cum Laude from Edinboro University with his Bachelors in Music Education.
I am very excited to be a part of the American Fork team, It is a great opportunity to grow as an educator working with John Miller and his amazing staff! I will truly take the American Fork reputation to heart and give this school district nothing but my highest effort day in and day out. I am hungry to help expand the minds of all the students here and can't wait for them to do the same for me.

P.A.S Results

The AF Percussion had a great showing at the Percussive Arts Society Festival. The results are as follows:

1st Place High School Ensemble- Rachmaninoff "Fantaisie Tableaux"
(Rachelle Anderson, Westin Wong, Kirsten Montgomery, and Daniel
Allenbach)

1st Place High School Drumset- Mitchell Anderson

2nd Place High School Mallet Solo- Rachelle Anderson

3rd Place High School Mallet Solo- Logan Baugh.

The day was amazing with guest artists Ari Hoenig on drumset, Nancy Zeltsman on marimba, Pete Sapadin on rudimental snare drum, Randy Gloss on world percussion, Danny Soulier on timpani, and Dan
Chamberland on jazz vibraphone. All the clinics were well attended,
informative, and exciting.

Red Bull World Percussion Championships

AF Percussion students WIN United States Red Bull World Championships and will perform in Rio in July !!!

Mitchell Anderson, Dillon Boss, Justin Rich and Janson Crump won the Red Bull regional percussion competition and now now will advance to the World Championships in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.

More details to come