John Wooton and friends

Yip Harburg (1896-1981)
Wizard of Oz Medley

Andy Narell (*1954)
Nuff Respect

John Wooton (*1962)
Rudimental Clave

Chick Corea (1941-2021)
(Arr. Francis Hernandez)
No Mistery

Astor Piazzola (1921-1992)
(Arr. Francis Hernandez)
Fuga y Misterio

Roberto Palomeque
Rexim

John Wooton (*1962) & Nathan Sanders (*1982)
Rudimental Explorations

We are faced with the unique chance to have a professional of these characteristics offering their teaching in our centres. John Wooton attended the University of Louisiana Lafayette where he obtained his degree in music in 1985. He holds a master's degree in music from the University of North Texas in 1998 and a doctorate in musical arts in 1994 from the University of Iowa. Wooton served as president of the Percussive Arts Society of Mississippi and was a member of the Marching Percussion Committee from 1990 to 2012. Wooton has worked as a professor of music at the University of Southern Mississippi since 1992, where he teaches Applied Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Pan Orchestra, Percussion Methods, Percussion Arranging and Composing, Percussion Pedagogy, Graduate Percussion Ensemble and Samba Band. He currently holds the role of Director of Percussion Studies. In 1992 he published his book "The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book". In 2010 he released a book and a DVD entitled Dr Throwdown's Rudimental Remedies. He has released around 10 musical works for percussion with Row-Loff Productions throughout his career.