Dr. David Carlisle, Instructor of Music, is Principal Percussion of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2011. At the Eastman School of Music, where studied percussion with John Beck, David earned a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer's Certificate. He studied percussion with Russell Hartenberger and Robin Engelman of the percussion group NEXUS at the University of Toronto, where he received a Master of Music degree. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, where he studied percussion with the members of Percussion Group Cincinnati and drumset with Stan Kenton's drummer John Von Ohlen. He teaches Introduction to Music Technology and Introduction to Music, and he has taught Introduction to World Music Cultures.