Jimmy Madonia - Percussion Caption Head (Fall 2004 - present)

John McClean - Battery Instructor (Fall 2007 - present)

John was born and raised in Dallas, Texas but has lived in the Phoenix area for over 10 years now. He is a Desert Vista graduate and in May 2007 completed his Associated Degree in Fire Science at Mesa Community College. John is currently applying to multiple fire departments in the Phoenix area, however, plans to continue his marching percussion passion by teaching the Basha High School Drumline. His marching percussion experience includes 5 years of DCI (www.dci.org) Division 1 Drum Corps (Troopers 2003 and 2004, Esperanza 2005 and Concord Blue Devils 2006 and 2007) and 3 years of indoor Winter Guard International (WGI) competitions (Momentum 2004 and 2005 and ASU 2007). Additionally, John has performed with the Phoenix Suns drumline and the Arizona Cardinals drumline "Big Red Thunder". John has been instructed by some of the top percussion instructors in the nation including: Scott Johnson, Sean Vega, Ben Maughmer, Rich Hinshaw, John Mapes and Pete Sapadin. This past summer he completed his age out year with the Concord Blue Devils (www.bluedevils.org) where he was fortunate enough to help them capture their 12th World Championship in 35 years. Additionally, the drum line won their 10th High Percussion Award.
 

Dustin Roa - Pit Instructor (Spring 2007 - present)

Dustin was born in California but moved to Arizona at the tender age of 10. He started music in the fifth grade on trumpet and later attended Chandler High School; graduating in 2005. While still playing trumpet, he spent his last two marching seasons playing tenors on the drumline. He was the xylophone player for Momentum Percussion Theater's Front Ensemble in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, he played marimba for the ASU Winter Drum Line and became a member of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (where he will return for the 2008 season). Along with Basha, Dustin has taught at Westwood, Chandler, and Mesquite High School. While continuing his interest in the marching activity, Dustin is a full-time student at Scottsdale Community College, where he studies Film with an emphasis in Screenwriting.