About
The funny thing about percussion maintenance is that it is so multi-disciplinary. Because these instruments are made up of so many contrasting materials, you need multiple skills to address a given issue. It takes sufficient knowledge in Metalworking, Woodworking, Painting, and Finishing to properly repair and maintain these instruments. Thankfully, these are my hobbies. I greatly enjoy taking in a non-functioning instrument, and making it whole and working again, and it would be my passion to do the same for others.
Owner
Bill Wilkinson
I spent two years serving as a Teaching Assistant to Dr. Lisa Rogers and Professor Alan Shinn at Texas Tech University. My TA position was to maintain and repair TTU's percussion equipment. In my time there, I had taken it upon myself to reorganize their percussion studio, restructure their inventory system, and building a few instruments.
Education
Texas Tech University
Masters in Performance: Percussion , 2018
Texas Tech University
Bachelors of Music: Education, 2015
Blinn College
Associate of Arts: Music, 2012
Activities & Affiliations
Percussive Arts Society
Texas Music Educators Association
National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy