Doug Howard Percussion Masterclass

Doug Howard hosts a masterclass featuring students from the NEC percussion studios.

Douglas Howard is the former Principal Percussionist and Assistant Timpanist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He has been an adjunct Professor of Percussion at SMU since 1977 and is a founding member of the percussion group D'Drum. After earning a B.S. in Music Education from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1970, Howard joined the United States Air Force Concert Band in Washington, D.C., where he played timpani and percussion for four years. While serving in the Air Force he earned the Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the Catholic University of America. Upon completion of his military duties, Howard was a fellowship student at the 1974 Aspen Music Festival where he studied with retired Philadelphia Orchestra principal percussionist Charles Owen.