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NICHOLAS ROTUNNO

Wheeling

Summary

Accomplished and well-rounded band educator looking to use my experiences and skills to motivate and elevate the next generation of young musicians.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Tenor Drummer

CHICAGO BEARS DRUMLINE
01.2015 - Current
  • High-energy performance
  • Original compositions for the group
  • Lead contact for community performances
  • Member of the 2018 NFL All-pro drumline
  • Performed at the 2024 London Games in October 2024.

IHSA Percussion Judge

District 50 Schools
Harvard
03.2025 - 03.2025
  • Critique high school students through various percussion ensembles and solos.
  • Provide constructive and reasonable feedback in a short amount of time.
  • Apply the teaching methods of kinesthetic learning and approaches to these students' music, so that they continue to work hard on it.
  • Being focused on the task I am doing, but aware of the time I have left; in other words, time management is crucial to my success, and vice versa.

Drumline Instructor

ELMWOOD PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Elmwood Park
01.2022 - 08.2024

Drumline Coordinator and Arranger

WHEATON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Wheaton
06.2020 - 10.2022
  • I wrote half of the Drumline's show music in 2020.
  • Composed all of Drumline's warm-up exercises and 2021 show music.
  • Created a regiment of Warm-ups and Exercises for the High School's Battery/Drumline.

Drumline Tech

LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
01.2019 - 12.2019

Drumline/Battery Coordinator

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Wheaton
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • I wrote all the music and choreography for the Drumline.
  • Major accomplishments: Set the standard of high excellence within the performance aspect of the Drumline and the band.

Private Instructor, 4TH-8TH GRADES

PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
01.2017 - 12.2018

Percussion Instructor/Marching Band Assistant

NILES WEST HIGH SCHOOL
01.2017 - 12.2017

Private percussion instructor

COOPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
01.2016 - 12.2017

Drumline Instructor

MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL & WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL
01.2016 - 12.2016

Drumline Instructor

ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
01.2015 - 12.2015

Education

Master of Arts - Music Education

Vandercook College of Music
Chicago, IL
12-2026

Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance: Instrumental

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
Naperville, IL
05-2022

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts

WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE
Palatine, IL
05-2020

Skills

  • All Marching Percussion
  • Xylophone
  • Multi-percussion
  • Vibraphone
  • 2- & 4-Mallet Marimba
  • Piano
  • Snare Drum
  • Drum kit
  • Steel Tenor Pan and Double Seconds
  • Timpani
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone
  • Flute
  • Hi-Brass
  • Low Brass
  • Violin
  • Cello
  • Music composition
  • Extensive knowledge on assembly, maintenance, & repair of percussion equipment
  • Software Skills (Excel, iMovie, google drive, etc)

References

Available upon request

Performance

  • CHICAGO BRASS BAND, Timpani, drum set, Fall 2022
  • THE BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH, drum set, Ongoing
  • CHICAGO BEARS DRUMLINE, Tenors, 2015-Present
  • MATRIX WORLD PERFORMING ARTS, Quad Player, White Noise, 2018, Life as a Movie, 2019
  • CAVALIERS INDOOR PERCUSSION, Quad Player, Send in the Clowns, 2015
  • SPIRIT OF ATLANTA DRUM & BUGLE CORPS, Quad Player, Crossroads: We are Here, 2017
  • BLUE DEVILS INTERNATIONAL DRUM CORPS, Quad Player, Contracted for the 2020 Summer Tour

Timeline

IHSA Percussion Judge

District 50 Schools
03.2025 - 03.2025

Drumline Instructor

ELMWOOD PARK HIGH SCHOOL
01.2022 - 08.2024

Drumline Coordinator and Arranger

WHEATON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
06.2020 - 10.2022

Drumline/Battery Coordinator

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
01.2019 - 12.2019

Drumline Tech

LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
01.2019 - 12.2019

Private Instructor, 4TH-8TH GRADES

PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
01.2017 - 12.2018

Percussion Instructor/Marching Band Assistant

NILES WEST HIGH SCHOOL
01.2017 - 12.2017

Private percussion instructor

COOPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
01.2016 - 12.2017

Drumline Instructor

MUNDELEIN HIGH SCHOOL & WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL
01.2016 - 12.2016

Tenor Drummer

CHICAGO BEARS DRUMLINE
01.2015 - Current

Drumline Instructor

ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
01.2015 - 12.2015

Master of Arts - Music Education

Vandercook College of Music

Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance: Instrumental

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts

WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE

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