Alan Fear
Front Ensemble Instructor
Alan Fear has been active teacher, composer, arranger and clinician for several Western Pennsylvania marching bands and percussion programs for over a decade. In addition to his work with schools such as Kiski Area, Moon Area, North Allegheny, Trinity and Mount Lebanon he has also taught or arranged for percussion programs in Maryland, New York, and Minnesota. In 2010 Alan, was instrumental in the creation of Pittsburgh’s newest independent percussion ensemble, Three Rivers Indoor Percussion, 2011 WGI Dayton Regional PIA Champions, and served as the groups front ensemble caption head. In the summer of 2011, Alan worked with the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps as a front ensemble technician in their return to DCI championships as a top twelve finalist. Also in 2011, Alan was honored by being chosen to arrange music for NBC and the NHL for the Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, which was viewed by over 4.5 million fans.
Alan is a graduate of the Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music with a B.S. in Music Therapy with an emphasis in percussion performance. He has studied with Chris Allen of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Rolando Morales-Matos, Lenny Rogers, and Stanley Leonard. In 2001, Alan has marched with the General Butler Vagabonds and placed in the top ten at the DCI Individual and Ensemble snare drum competition while marching with Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps. He has recently completed a teacher education certificate program at Carnegie Mellon University and serves as a music judge for the Pennsylvania Federation of Contest Adjudicators. He currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA and performs as much as possible around his busy teaching schedule. Alan Fear proudly plays Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets and would like to thank them for their support.
