Marcus Rankin
Guard Director
2009 - Present
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Marcus was introduced to color guard in his sophomore year of high school. His first color guard marching
experience was with Extraordinaire winter guard from Philadelphia, PA. In the two years he marched there, Extraordinaire made Independent A Class WGI finalist in 1995 and 1996.
In 1996 he moved to Florida to become a member of the Independent World Class color guard The Shaktai Performance Company. He marched there from 1997 to 1999. He also became a member
of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corp and marched in the summers of 1997 and 1998.
In 1999 Marcus decided to move to Orlando where he choreographed for University High School
color guard from 2000-2002. He also began teaching Paradigm an Independent A Class color guard from Lake City, Florida. He taught there from 2001-2004. Paradigm was 2001 WGI Independent A
Class finalist, the 2002 Independent WGI Independent A Class silver medalist, 2003 Independent WGI Open Class bronze medalist, and 2004 Independent World Class finalist. His next
experience teaching would be as a choreographer for The Knights winter guard in Orlando, FL from 2005-2009. The Knights were the 2005 WGI Independent Open class bronze medalist, 2006,
2008, 2009 WGI World Class finalist. Marcus has recently become a staff member of the 2009 WGI Independent World Class finalists, Premonition. He has also choreographed for West Boca
High School, Lake Howell High School, Lake Mary High School, Countryside High School, Taravella High School, Stoneman Douglas High School, and Coral Springs High School.
Marcus is currently a full time student at Nova Southeastern University as a Legal Studies major with a minor in International Studies. He is excited to make the Coral Glades Music
program his home away from home.
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Kenson Chang
Percussion Director
2007 - Present
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Kenson graduated from Western High School and was a member for four years and section leader
of the drumline. He then attended Florida State University where he was a member, section leader, and center snare for the Big 8 drumline. He graduated from Florida
State with a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy. Kenson has been teaching at Coral Glades for three years.
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Matt Swift
Percussion Tech
2008 - Present
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Matt graduated from Coral Glades High School in 2008. In his time there Matt was the percussion section leader all 4 years and
won numerous marching band and indoor percussion trophies. Matt was part of the 2007 marching band show that won the class 2A State Championship. Matt began teaching in the
fall of 2008 and is currently on staff at Coral Glades and starting next year Miami Palmetto High School. Matt performed with 2009 WGI Independent Open Finalist
STRYKE PERCUSSION and is currently attending the University of Miami getting a degree in music business. He has studied under Sergio Careno, Darcey Timmerman, and Ney Rosauro.
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Shasha Zhang
Orchestra Clinician
2009 - Present
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Shasha has been studying violin since the age of 6. She received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance
from the prestigious Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China. In 1998, she received a full scholarship to study master classes with world-famous violin virtuosos Ruggerio Ricci in
Dartington, England, and with Kun Hu at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Shasha is a regular member of several South Florida orchestras including the
Palm Beach Pops, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, and Treasure Coast Opera. She has appeared with the Long Island Symphony Orchestra, Palm Beach Opera,
Orlando Philharmonic and Flagler Symphony. Although she is a professional classical violinist, she is also adept at many different styles of music,
such as Irish, Rock and Country.
In 2002 Shasha spent several months touring nationally with "Gaelic Storm," the party band featured in the blockbuster movie "Titanic."
In various ensembles she has also performed with Sir James Galway, Mel Torme, Jack Jones, John Pizzarelli, Lena Horne, Vic Damone, Kenny Rogers, Diahann
Carroll, Cleo Lane, Maureen McGovern, Andrea Brocelli and many others. Active as a teacher, she has taught at Strings Camp international in Philadelphia and is
currently the strings consultant for high schools in South Florida, as well as maintaining a private studio, teaching violin.
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Paula Hyman
Brass/Woodwind Clinician
2009 - Present
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Paula began marching drum corps in 2002 with The Cadets, where she played lead mellophone. She continued
marching there until her age out, in 2006. In her time with the corps Paula held the position of section leader (2004, 2005) and horn line sergeant (2006). She also received honors such
as the Distinguished Service and Cadet of the Year awards. After aging out Paula was invited to Japan to play trumpet with Aimachi, one of Japan's most renowned marching bands. She performed
in the 2007 All-Japan Marching Band Championships, where Aimachi took 1st place. In the fall of 2007, Paula joined the cast of the Broadway show "Blast!" For the next year she toured North
America, playing trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and mellophone on stage for thousands of people each night. In the fall of 2008, she was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to return to the
wonderul country of Japan, performing as trumpet swing, in a new show named Brass Odyssey, (a.k.a. Brass Angels) an all female cast comprised of dancers, brass players, and percussionists.
Paula's teaching experience includes drum corps such as The Boston Crusaders, The Cadets, and the Teal Sound. She has also consulted at camps for the Leigh High Valley Knights,
Kiwanis Kavaliers, and Boston Crusaders. In 2005 she was an instructor for the UCLA marching band. Paula has taught various high schools in the South Florida area as well as in
the North East including West Boca HS, Charles W. Flanagan HS, Hialeah Miami Lakes HS, West Orange HS, and Souderton HS. She has consulted and/or taught private lessons for Cypress Bay HS,
Western HS, Stoneman Douglas HS, Sante Fe HS, Walter C. Young Middle School, Falcon Cove Middle School, and Olson Middle School.
In her spare time, Paula plays trumpet in a
swing/rockabilly band named Ever So Klever and teaches private brass/marching lessons. Paula is extremely excited to be a part of the amazing Coral Glades family!
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Eddy Falcon
Visual Technician
2009 - Present
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Eddy who is a native of New York City, began his Drum Corps experience at a very young age with the Cadets
of New York City, a small Division 2/3 corps out of Manhattan. He marched there for 4 years playing mellophone and trumpet.
After getting a taste of what the activity had
to offer, Eddy branched out and decided to march senior corps. In 2004 he played mellophone with a New Jersey based corps named The Bushwackers, and in 2005, he made the trip up to
Syracuse, NY to play soprano with the Brigadiers. After being exposed to many different styles and techniques, Eddy realized he wanted to be a part of a world class DCI group. In
2006 and 2007 he marched trumpet with the 9-time World Champion Cadets Drum and bugle corps where he was surrounded by a very talented group of musicians and educators.
After years of drum corps touring, Falcon decided to continue his musical journey by playing for off broadway shows in NYC. In the summer of 2008, Falcon hit the road again joining
the cast of "Blast!" where he played trumpet and snare drum. After Eddy's tour with "Blast!" he was casted for a new show named "Drumline Live" where he played trumpet, snare drum,
and tenors. "Drumline Live" toured the United States for several months, then went overseas to Japan and Korea.
Eddy's drum corps teaching experience includes visual staff
for The Cadets and the brass staff of Vision Elite. Falcon has taught many high school bands up and down the east coast including Passaic High School (Passaic, NJ) and West Boca High
School (Boca Raton, Fl). Aside from teaching and performing, Eddy also designs shows and writes drill/choreography for numerous groups all over the country. He is excited to join
the staff here at Coral Glades!
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