Amy Savage is active in the development of contemporary concert and marching percussion ensembles as a consultant, instructor, composer, and arranger. Currently, Amy is Co-
Percussion Director/Arranger with her husband Matt Savage at Holly Springs and Apex High
Schools in North Carolina. In the summer, Amy teaches at the Matt Savage and Alan Keown
Marching Percussion Camps. Amy is a worship team member on drum set for Hope
Community Church. Previously, Amy served as Director of Marching Percussion at Duke
University and was guest artist-in residence at the Anglo-American School of Moscow, Russia.
Amy has been a clinician and adjudicator with the Yamaha Sounds of Summer Camps, Atlantic
Indoor Association (AIA), Carolina Winter Ensemble Association (CWEA), and Rocky Mountain
Percussion Association (RMPA).
As a member of the World Champion Cadets, (formerly Garfield Cadets), Amy was awarded the
DCI Individual’s Championship in ensemble percussion. During this time, she received her
bachelor’s degree in music education from Miami University in Oxford, OH. Her extensive
teaching and arranging experience with several Drum and Bugle Corps includes Encorps,
Jersey Surf, Cadets, Bluecoats, Glassmen, Poynton Commodores (England), and Starriders
(Germany). Amy is published with Jalen Publishing and Row-Loff Productions. She is a Zildjian
Cymbal Artist, Vic Firth Artist, Yamaha Performing Artist, and Educational Clinician/Endorser for
Remo Incorporated.
