Scott Johnson

Scott's musical training began at the age of four when he began taking drum lessons from a local percussion instructor. At the encouragement of this instructor he became involved in the Drum and Bugle Corps activity. Before his fifth birthday, Scott joined the Royalairs Drum and Bugle Corps and remained with the unit until he joined The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps at age 18. He was a marching member with The Blue Devils from 1976 through 1979. He became a member of The Blue Devils staff as a Percussion instructor from 1978 through 1989 and later rejoined the organization in 1994 as Director of Percussion and Percussion Arranger. Scott is also the former Percussion Arranger for Riverside Community College, as well as arranger for Beatrix from Holland, and arranger for many drum corps and marching bands in Japan.

During his time away from the Blue Devils, Scott was hired as Director of Percussion and Percussion Arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from 1991 through 1993, after one year as percussion consultant in 1990.

Personal awards include eleven D.C.I. championships, ten D.C.I. High Percussion awards, two W.G.I. championships, three DCA championships, two DCA High Percussion awards, eight Holland championships, eight High Percussion awards in Holland, four High Percussion awards in Japan, and 1977 D.C.I. Individual Snare champion.

Although the primary focus of his teaching career has been in the Drum Corps idiom, Scott has taught privately and arranged percussion scores at the elementary, junior, senior high, and university levels.

Scott's judging assignments have included numerous marching band and percussion competitions throughout the world, including P.A.S. championships, W.G.I. championships, South African Championships, and the Bands of America Grand National Championships.

As a current endorser for Dynasty, Vic Firth, Zildjian, and Remo, Scott is one of the most sought after clinicians in the world today. He has held numerous percussion clinics in the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, and South Africa.