Dan Shinohara
Dan Shinohara is the Percussion Director at Timber Creek High School in Fort
Worth, Texas. Mr. Shinohara has served on the Timber Creek staff as a battery
technician and private lesson teacher throughout the Timber Creek Cluster since 2019
and is excited to step into the role of Percussion Director!
Prior to his appointment at Timber Creek, 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 at Timber Creek, Mr. Shinohara is the Percussion Caption
Head for the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps. 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 a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets and Zildjian
Cymbals.