David Ramirez
Snare Instructor
David is a Vic Firth/Zildjian educator from Temecula, CA with 9 years of teaching experience. He is currently the battery manager for Great Oak High School’s open class drumline, while also arranging music and visual design for the program’s A class indoor drumline. He graduated from CSU Long Beach with a degree in English Literature.
David has formerly taught at various schools and ensembles in the Southern California area, including Chaparral HS, Carlsbad HS, Vail Ranch MS, Los Alamitos HS, Fallbrook HS, POW Percussion, and serving as interim percussion caption head at Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps in 2022, where he taught for 4 summers. David is proud to return for his second year of teaching the Blue Stars battery in 2025.
David’s performance career consists of Pacific Crest, POW Percussion, Pulse Percussion, and the Blue Stars. He is a proud to have aged out with the Blue Stars in 2018 after 2 years of membership.
