Paul Buyer

Paul Buyer is an author, speaker, and professor of music at Clemson University where he also served as Director of Music and Acting Associate Dean. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Arizona and his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University.

Featured in SUCCESS Magazine's Achiever's Series, Dr. Buyer is the author of Working Toward Excellence (1e and 2e). World Music, Drumline Gold, Marching Bands and Drumlines, and co-author of The Art of Vibraphone Playing. He is a contributing author to the second edition of Teaching Percussion by Gary Cook, and his articles have appeared in American Music Teacher, Teaching Music, Jazz Education Network, Percussive Notes, and The PAS Educators' Companion.

Dr. Buyer is a former member of the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and placed 2nd in DCI Keyboard Individuals in 1990. In 1992, he was a percussion staff member with the Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps. Dr. Buyer serves as a clinician/endorser for Yamaha Percussion, Innovative Percussion mallets and sticks, Remo drumheads, Sabian cymbals, and Grover Pro Percussion. He is a recipient of the PAS Outstanding Service Award, served as PAS Second Vice President, and currently serves as Co-Editorial Director for Percussive Notes, the official PAS journal.