Jump Start !

a division of L.e.a.P. (Learning Everything About Percussion)

   

 2009 Percussion Staff


Brian Massimo, Jump Start Gurnee
Brian “Choppy” Massimo has been a private percussion teacher in the Lake County area for more than twenty years. In addition to his teaching experience, Brian currently serves as the principal percussionist for the Waukegan Symphony, the Waukegan Municipal Band and Full Score. Brian was the pit caption head of the two-time world champion L.e.a.P. indoor drumline during the 2003 and 2004 seasons and a clinician for the L.e.a.P. organization's Camp Drum.

Brenden Harder, Jump Start Lake Villa
Brenden Harder is a fifth year veteran of the L.e.a.P. organization. He currently teaches private percussion lessons in McHenry and has served as a clinician at the L.e.a.P. organization's Camp Drum. Brenden attended the College of Lake County.
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Gina DeGregorio, Jump Start Vernon Hills
A graduate of VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Gina is currently a band director at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest. She plays both percussion and piano and is involved in local musical theater productions as a performer and instructor. Gina has been involved with the L.e.a.P. organization since 2005 and has served as a clinician at the Jump Start Day of Percussion.