Dan Shinohara
Dan Shinohara is the Percussion Director at Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth, TX. Prior to being appointed as the percussion director in 2022, Mr. Shinohara has served on the Timber Creek staff as a battery technician and private lesson teacher throughout the Timber Creek feeder schools since 2019.
Mr. Shinohara graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance. While at UMass, he served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the UMass Drumline, Marimba Bands, and Percussion Studio. Mr. Shinohara was fortunate to have studied with Thom Hannum, Ian Hale, and Ayano Kataoka.
Mr. Shinohara earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. At UNT, Mr. Shinohara studied with Mark Ford, Paul Rennick, Christopher Deane, Stockton Helbing, Ed Smith, Dennis Fisher, and Dr. Nicholas Williams. He was also the section leader of the UNT Drumline and Symphonic Band as well as a performing member in the PASIC Quad Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Bands, and Gamelan Ensemble.
Mr. Shinohara’s performance resume includes four summers with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps from 2015-2018, appearances with the Boston Pops and U.S. Air Force Band and most recently, the Boston Celtics Drumline in the 2022 NBA Finals. He has also been a member of the Dallas Mavericks Drumline since 2018, where he regularly performs at home games and appearances around the DFW Metroplex.
In addition to teaching in the Timber Creek cluster, Mr. Shinohara is the Battery Arranger for the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps after previously serving as the Percussion Caption Head. He has also taught with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps, and numerous high school percussion programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Mr. Shinohara is an education artist with the Vic Firth and Zildjian companies. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Percussive Arts Society.