About Branon Dempsey
Specialist and innovative Percussion Director and Educator with 25+ years of teaching across Elementary, Junior High, High School, and College levels. Proven success in building impactful education programs, training educators, and teaching/mentoring students toward academic and personal growth. Adept at curriculum design, creating methods, public speaking, instructional leadership, and digital education. Committed to advancing student engagement, partnering with education staff, academic excellence, and community-centered music education.
About
I teach percussion across all genres, ages, and skill levels. My students range from junior high and high school musicians to university players and advanced adults. I also work closely with beginners and self taught musicians who want clear direction, steady growth, and confidence behind the instrument.
I began playing percussion at the age of five and continued through school and college percussion programs. I earned a four-year scholarship to Berklee College of Music, completed a Dual Major BM in Music Composition and Performance in Percussion Studies at the University of Houston, and later earned a Master of Arts in Music At Hope International University in Fullerton, California.
Over the years, I have worked in live productions, studio recording sessions, music arranging and compositions, and copyright publishing arenas. I have taught in multiple Texas school districts and college universities, serve as a Promark Drumsticks designer, tester, and district representative, and endorsee educator for Yamaha Music, D’Addario, and Shure Microphones. I currently serve as a percussion instructor for Leander ISD in Leander, Texas.
