David Whitman

Dr. Whitman holds a B.A. in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a M.M. in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from Kansas State University, and a D.M.A. in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has been a member of the music faculty at San Diego State University since 2011. Since then, he has also served as Adjunct Percussion Faculty at San Diego Christian College and spent six years teaching percussion and music production at Guajome Park Academy, including three years in an instructional leadership role as the Arts and Technology department head. He has been peer-review invited to present and perform at numerous regional, state, national, and international conventions, and has been a guest clinician, instructor, and/or arranger for dozens of high school and college drum lines and ensembles. Now primarily working in the creative and performing space, Dr. Whitman has worked with a wide range of celebrated artists and frequently performs on drum set and percussion alike at at major international venues.