Aaron Ragsdale
Professor of Percussion
Biography
Dr. Aaron Ragsdale teaches applied percussion, and conducts the SDSU Percussion Ensemble and The Pride of the Dakotas Drum Line. A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, he holds a DMA in percussion performance from Rutgers University, a M.M. from the University of Arkansas and a BME from the University of Oklahoma. Ragsdale is an active performer and has been responsible for the commission and premiere of several works for percussion.
Education
- DMA | Rutgers University | 2007
- M.M. | University of Arkansas | 2003
- BME | University of Oklahoma | 2001
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Contemporary music, especially as it applies to the percussion idiom
- Instrumental – percussion
Academic Responsibilities
- ThePride of the Dakotas Marching Band
- The Pride of the Dakotas DrumLine
- SDSU Percussion Ensemble
- Applied percussion
- Percussion pedagogy
Work Experience
- Percussive Arts Society
- National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy
- College Music Society
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