Matt Savage has been a Yamaha Artist since 2003. From playing snare drum with the legendary Bayonne Bridgemen to serving as an adjudicator for WGI, he has twenty-five years of playing and teaching experience in the marching percussion field. Matt is currently director of marching percussion at the University of North Carolina.
"Teaching with and playing Yamaha percussion instruments makes my job even more enjoyable. I know there is a whole team of Yamaha employees that stand behind these instruments and that they are always there, ready and excited to help in anyway. The great Yamaha educational programs are also a major factor in why I choose to be associated with this team. The history, reliability, quality and world wide respect make Yamaha my first and only choice in percussion instruments."
Matt Savage, graduate of the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York and The University of Southern California, has taught at every level of public education from elementary to the college level. Along with teaching in public education, Matt also has twenty-five years of playing and teaching experience in the marching percussion field. This experience includes playing snare drum with the legendary Bayonne Bridgemen and serving as percussion director and arranger for drum and bugle corps such as the Anaheim Velvet Knights, the Dutchboy of Kitchener, Ontario and the Canton Bluecoats. At the collegiate level, Matt has served as percussion instructor for the USC Trojan Marching Band and is currently director of marching percussion at the University of North Carolina where he has also in the past, served as Assistant Director of University Bands.
He is heavily involved with the indoor percussion activity as an adjudicator for WGI. His most recent publication is "Savage Rudimental Workshop", a state of the art rudiment development book with 2 CD accompaniment published by Warner Bros. Music. Along with being a marching percussion specialist, Matt is a Remo hand drum artist and drum circle facilitator leading drum circles for a variety of both local and national events. Matt is a clinician for the Yamaha Corporation, Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Sabian Cymbals, and Remo Inc.
