Education

BA, Fitchburg State University, Writing, Music Min, FSU jazz ensemble;  Berklee College of Music, Advanced Certificate; Boston University, master of MusicEd graduate studies; Indian Hill Music, Jazz Ensemble; AP Music Theory College Board; ongoing MMEA and MICCA summer workshop professional development.

Biography

Tim thrives in challenging, creative, and collaborative music environments including public and private school classrooms, theater pit bands, a rock tribute group, drum circle facilitation, jazz ensembles, drum set and percussion instruction, and music writing/blogging. During Covid, he completed continuing education studies in compostion/arranging, music technology, music therapy, and piano at Berklee College of Music and began graduate music education work at Boston University.

He is professionally licensed by the state of Massachusetts to teach grades K-12 instrumental music/chorus. He currently works at Worcester Academy where he teaches concert band, jazz band, pep band, and general music studies, including AP Music Theory, Music Technology and Intro to Piano. He has worked in public and private schools teaching instrumental music for more than 15 years.

A lifelong student of the drum set and trombone, Tim branched out 10 years ago to develop a public and private therapeutic hand drumming program in Massachusetts for both kids and senior citizens. He became a certified drum circle facilitator and served as a curator and board member for the international Drum Circle Facilitators Guild. He continues to blog about drumming and drum education while performing throughout New England with his popular touring trop-roc and island music quintet, The Island Castaways Band. He leads drum and ukulele circles across the state every summer funded primarily by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. 

As a freelancer, Tim holds down drum set with a Jazz Big Band based in Worcester; Rusty Muskets alternative rock group out of Lexington, and plays trap kit, vibraphone, and percussion in area theater pit band. He taught drum set and percussion privately for 10 years at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick.

His professional memberships include the American Federation of Musicians, American Music Therapy Association, and Mass. Music Educators Association. He endorses Mapex Drums, Zildjian cymbals and Vic Firth drum sticks. 

Learn more at:

http://www.kaneschoolofdrums.com

774-757-7636

kaneschoolofdrums@gmail.com