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<\/a>Mr. Fritz is an outstanding educator with over 15 years\u2019 experience as a Band Director in the Southern California area. Currently Associate Director of Bands at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Eastvale, CA., Mr. Fritz has most recently taught at Vista Murrieta High School & Azusa High School where his students consistently receive high marks at festivals and parades, and are frequent participants in honor bands throughout the state.<\/p>\nAs Staff Director and Brass Caption Head at Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, Bill leads a talented group of music educators who are committed to performance excellence! Bill has taught at Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps and Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, and has performed with Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps and as a member of the 2007 World Champion Blue Devils.<\/p>\n
Mr. Fritz obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education along with a Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance from California State University, Fullerton, studying under the direction of Mr. James Rotter. He earned his Master\u2019s degree in Instrumental Conducting from California State University Fullerton, under the mentorship of Dr. Mitch Fennell.<\/p>\n
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Steven Herman \u2013 Percussion Caption Head<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n Mr. Herman has built his experience in the marching arts by surrounding himself with some of the most accomplished educators and marching ensembles in the DCI an WGI community including: Chino High School, POW Percussion, the Phantom Regiment, Pulse Percussion, and Broken City.<\/p>\n As an educator, Steven has worked with numerous programs in the Southern California Area including Woodcrest JHS, Alvarado IS, Walnut HS, Diamond Bar HS, Rowland HS, Vista Murrieta HS, Chino HS, Upland HS, Orange County Independent, Vessel Percussion, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, and Broken City.<\/p>\n Steven proudly endorses Vic Firth\/Zildjian as an Educational Artist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As Color Guard Caption Head at Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, Joey leads a team of educators who are committed to performance excellence! He also serves as the Director of Gold Winter Guard, an Independent A ensemble that competes in the WGI and WGSAC circuits in Southern California, and competes nationally each year at the WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Joey is heavily involved with the Winter Guard Association of Southern California; one of the largest winter guard circuits in the country, where he serves as Head of the Classification Committee.<\/p>\n Mr. Valenzuela obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from California State University, Fullerton.<\/p>\n Joey currently lives in Temple City, CA. with his husband Andrew, and children Jeremiah and Aiden.<\/p>\n Darrel Burns is a visual specialist, drill writer and designer based in the San Diego area. He has been training and encouraging young performers in the SoCal band world since 2013, drawing upon experience gained from both Open and World Class ensembles (Velvet Knights, Academy, Blue Devils) paired with continued study in the areas of leadership, fitness and dance.<\/p>\n Darrel has proudly served several high schools and other ensembles throughout San Diego County and the Inland Empire, including Open Class Finalist Meraki Percussion, Dark Sky Percussion, and 5-time Open Class medalists Gold Drum and Bugle Corps.<\/p>\n While away from the floor or field, Darrel can be found snapping photos, studying or simply enjoying life with his wife Skyler and their two cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bill Fritz \u2013 Staff Director and Brass Caption Head Mr. Fritz is an outstanding educator with over 15 years\u2019 experience…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1652,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1623","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1623"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1667,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1623\/revisions\/1667"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldyoutharts.org\/drumcorps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJoey Valenzuela \u2013 Color Guard Caption Head<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Mr. Valenzuela has performed all over the country with groups such as Pacific Crest, Corona Winter Guard and Fantasia Winter Guard. He is a highly respected educator who has taught several award-winning groups all over the southern California area, including Azusa High School, Charter Oak High School, Whittier High School, Chino High School, Don Lugo High School and Bellflower Middle & High School. He has taught at Impulse Drum & Bugle Corps, Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps, and The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, and has been teaching in the Southern California area since 2000.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Darrel Burns \u2013 Visual Caption Head<\/h3>\n