FREQUENCY
Independent Marching Indoor Percussion Ensemble
Independent Marching Indoor Percussion Ensemble
FREQUENCY
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Matt Young- Executive Director, Percussion Caption Head, Writer, Snare Tech
A native of Cumming, Georgia, Matt Young is currently the Assistant Director of Bands and
Director of Percussive Studies at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia. Graduating from
the University of West Georgia, Matt received a Bachelors of Music in Music Education and studied
percussion pedagogy with Dr. Doug Overmier, and student taught with Alan Armstrong of the award
winning Northgate High School band program. During college Matt was part of the University of West
Georgia marching band, the UWG Wind Symphony, UWG percussion ensemble and the famous UWG
Jazz percussion group was selected to play in Hawaii, and in Antigua for the Prime Minister of
Antigua in 2006 and 2007, and is a proud member of the National Honorary Band Fraternity, Kappa
Kappa Psi. Throughout his marching carrier Matt has marched with Court of Honor Drum and Bugle
Corps, Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, Odyssey Percussion Theater, Atlanta CorpsVets Drum
and Bugle Corps, Alliance Drum and Bugle Corps, the Atlanta Falcons Drumline and the University of
West Georgia Marching band. He has been an instructor all over the state of Georgia including such
High Schools as Rome HS, Armuchee HS, Bowdon HS, Bremen HS, The University of West Georgia,
Northgate HS, and West Forsyth High School. Matt has been the arranger for the University of West
Georgia marching band (during the 2006 and 2007 seasons) Rome HS (2005,2006) Armuchee HS
(2007,2008) Bremen HS (2007) Northgate HS (2009,2010), and West Forsyth (2011).
Cory Green- Assistant Director, Visual Caption Head, Drill Writer, Battery Tech
Cory Green returns to Frequency for a fourth year as tenor, upper battery and visual technician
forthe 2011 season. Cory's new role in Frequency this year is that He will be the Visual Caption
Head and Drill Writer. Cory is a native of Pickens County, Georgia and is currently a Music Education
major at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He has been playing tenors for
around 10 years now. Cory has marched with such groups as Pariah Marching Percussion Theatre
(2003 - 2006, and 2008) where they received 2nd place in PIO at WGI Championships in 2003 and
2006, CorpsVets Drum &Bugle Corp (2006 and 2007) and with the JSU Marching Southerners
(2008). Cory went to school at Pickens H.S. and returned to teach there after graduating. He has
also arranged and/or taught with Cherokee H.S., Woodstock H.S., Woodstock Indoor Percussion
Ensemble, Rockmart H.S., Jacksonville H.S. Indoor, West Forsyth H.S. and was the tenor tech during
the 2009 season with the Atlanta CorpsVets Drum and Bugle Corps. Cory currently resides in Jasper
Georgia.
Armand Tyson- Program Coordinator, Writer, Bass Tech
A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Armand has his bachelors of Music in Music Education from the
University of West Georgia this past December and studied under Dr. Doug Overmier. He is a
performer, clinician, and educator currently in the West Georgia/ Atlanta area. Armand has
performed with many ensembles ranging from orchestras to drum and bugle corps. These ensembles
include the Coastal Symphony of Georgia in Brunswick, Georgia, the Carroll Symphony Orchestra in
Carrollton, Georgia, and the Coastal Georgia Community Concert Band. At The University of West
Georgia Armand has performed in the Wind Symphony, Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, and
The University of West Georgia Jazz Percussion Group, which was selected to play in Hawaii, and in
Antigua for the Prime Minister of Antigua in 2006 and 2007. Armand was also a member of Teal
Sound Drum and Bugle Corps out of Jacksonville, Florida in 2004 winning the Division III Bronze
Medal, and High Percussion Award. As an educator, Armand has instructed, arranged, and
performed clinics for award winning indoor and outdoor programs in Georgia including Glynn
Academy H.S, Brunswick H.S., Temple H.S., Haralson County H.S., Armuchee H.S., Villa Rica H.S.,
Callaway H.S., Bremen H.S
David Katilius- Front Ensemble Technician
David Katilius currently resides in Simpsonville, SC and is a freelance musician,
composer/arranger, educator, adjudicator, and clinician around the Carolinas and surrounding
areas. He just finished a 2-year tenure as the Front Ensemble Director/Arranger at Laurens District
55 High School, and has taught at and/or composed for many other schools including Chesnee HS,
Wren HS, Easley HS, Boiling Springs HS, Chapman HS, Belton-Honea Path HS, J.L. Mann HS,
Mauldin Middle School, David W. Butler HS (NC), Myers Park HS (NC), Coosa HS (GA), Armuchee
HS (GA), and Bloomington South HS (IN). During the 2007-2008 school year, David completed an
internship as an Associate Professor of Percussion at the Fine Arts Center of Greenville, SC. He
studied percussion performance with Dr. Scott Herring at the University of South Carolina, where he
was a part of the USC Drumline, percussion ensemble, wind ensemble, concert band, symphony
orchestra, and the Palmetto Pans Steel Band.
David was a part of the WGI PIO (now PIW) group Palmetto Percussion from 2009 to 2011,
playing bass guitar in 2009 and 2010, and marimba as an age-out in 2011. The group was named
Independent Open Class Champion at the 2010 WGI World Championships and was promoted to
Independent World Class for the 2011 season, where they placed 13th overall.
In his spare time, David currently records and performs as the bass player for the bands
Prohibitive Beets and Lost Angel, and currently teaches private bass lessons (among other topics) at
the Fine Arts Center of Easley, SC. He is also a self-published composer licensed under ASCAP, and
several of his works have been premiered in South Carolina. David’s professional affiliations include
the Percussive Arts Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, and the American Society of
Composers and Publishers (ASCAP). David is an endorsed artist of Ernie Ball Strings and
Accessories.
A native of Cumming, Georgia, Matt Young is currently the Assistant Director of Bands and
Director of Percussive Studies at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia. Graduating from
the University of West Georgia, Matt received a Bachelors of Music in Music Education and studied
percussion pedagogy with Dr. Doug Overmier, and student taught with Alan Armstrong of the award
winning Northgate High School band program. During college Matt was part of the University of West
Georgia marching band, the UWG Wind Symphony, UWG percussion ensemble and the famous UWG
Jazz percussion group was selected to play in Hawaii, and in Antigua for the Prime Minister of
Antigua in 2006 and 2007, and is a proud member of the National Honorary Band Fraternity, Kappa
Kappa Psi. Throughout his marching carrier Matt has marched with Court of Honor Drum and Bugle
Corps, Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, Odyssey Percussion Theater, Atlanta CorpsVets Drum
and Bugle Corps, Alliance Drum and Bugle Corps, the Atlanta Falcons Drumline and the University of
West Georgia Marching band. He has been an instructor all over the state of Georgia including such
High Schools as Rome HS, Armuchee HS, Bowdon HS, Bremen HS, The University of West Georgia,
Northgate HS, and West Forsyth High School. Matt has been the arranger for the University of West
Georgia marching band (during the 2006 and 2007 seasons) Rome HS (2005,2006) Armuchee HS
(2007,2008) Bremen HS (2007) Northgate HS (2009,2010), and West Forsyth (2011).
Cory Green- Assistant Director, Visual Caption Head, Drill Writer, Battery Tech
Cory Green returns to Frequency for a fourth year as tenor, upper battery and visual technician
forthe 2011 season. Cory's new role in Frequency this year is that He will be the Visual Caption
Head and Drill Writer. Cory is a native of Pickens County, Georgia and is currently a Music Education
major at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He has been playing tenors for
around 10 years now. Cory has marched with such groups as Pariah Marching Percussion Theatre
(2003 - 2006, and 2008) where they received 2nd place in PIO at WGI Championships in 2003 and
2006, CorpsVets Drum &Bugle Corp (2006 and 2007) and with the JSU Marching Southerners
(2008). Cory went to school at Pickens H.S. and returned to teach there after graduating. He has
also arranged and/or taught with Cherokee H.S., Woodstock H.S., Woodstock Indoor Percussion
Ensemble, Rockmart H.S., Jacksonville H.S. Indoor, West Forsyth H.S. and was the tenor tech during
the 2009 season with the Atlanta CorpsVets Drum and Bugle Corps. Cory currently resides in Jasper
Georgia.
Armand Tyson- Program Coordinator, Writer, Bass Tech
A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Armand has his bachelors of Music in Music Education from the
University of West Georgia this past December and studied under Dr. Doug Overmier. He is a
performer, clinician, and educator currently in the West Georgia/ Atlanta area. Armand has
performed with many ensembles ranging from orchestras to drum and bugle corps. These ensembles
include the Coastal Symphony of Georgia in Brunswick, Georgia, the Carroll Symphony Orchestra in
Carrollton, Georgia, and the Coastal Georgia Community Concert Band. At The University of West
Georgia Armand has performed in the Wind Symphony, Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, and
The University of West Georgia Jazz Percussion Group, which was selected to play in Hawaii, and in
Antigua for the Prime Minister of Antigua in 2006 and 2007. Armand was also a member of Teal
Sound Drum and Bugle Corps out of Jacksonville, Florida in 2004 winning the Division III Bronze
Medal, and High Percussion Award. As an educator, Armand has instructed, arranged, and
performed clinics for award winning indoor and outdoor programs in Georgia including Glynn
Academy H.S, Brunswick H.S., Temple H.S., Haralson County H.S., Armuchee H.S., Villa Rica H.S.,
Callaway H.S., Bremen H.S
David Katilius- Front Ensemble Technician
David Katilius currently resides in Simpsonville, SC and is a freelance musician,
composer/arranger, educator, adjudicator, and clinician around the Carolinas and surrounding
areas. He just finished a 2-year tenure as the Front Ensemble Director/Arranger at Laurens District
55 High School, and has taught at and/or composed for many other schools including Chesnee HS,
Wren HS, Easley HS, Boiling Springs HS, Chapman HS, Belton-Honea Path HS, J.L. Mann HS,
Mauldin Middle School, David W. Butler HS (NC), Myers Park HS (NC), Coosa HS (GA), Armuchee
HS (GA), and Bloomington South HS (IN). During the 2007-2008 school year, David completed an
internship as an Associate Professor of Percussion at the Fine Arts Center of Greenville, SC. He
studied percussion performance with Dr. Scott Herring at the University of South Carolina, where he
was a part of the USC Drumline, percussion ensemble, wind ensemble, concert band, symphony
orchestra, and the Palmetto Pans Steel Band.
David was a part of the WGI PIO (now PIW) group Palmetto Percussion from 2009 to 2011,
playing bass guitar in 2009 and 2010, and marimba as an age-out in 2011. The group was named
Independent Open Class Champion at the 2010 WGI World Championships and was promoted to
Independent World Class for the 2011 season, where they placed 13th overall.
In his spare time, David currently records and performs as the bass player for the bands
Prohibitive Beets and Lost Angel, and currently teaches private bass lessons (among other topics) at
the Fine Arts Center of Easley, SC. He is also a self-published composer licensed under ASCAP, and
several of his works have been premiered in South Carolina. David’s professional affiliations include
the Percussive Arts Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, and the American Society of
Composers and Publishers (ASCAP). David is an endorsed artist of Ernie Ball Strings and
Accessories.
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