Background
Van, Damon Noel was born on December 29, 1972 in Highland, Illinois, United States. Son of Terry Wayne and Leilana LaVelle Van.
Van, Damon Noel was born on December 29, 1972 in Highland, Illinois, United States. Son of Terry Wayne and Leilana LaVelle Van.
Bachelor of Music in music education, Millikin University, 1990—1994.
Music teacher Meridian Middle School, Blue Mound, Illinois, 1994—1995. Teacher Round Lake School District, 1995—2000. Band director Grant Community High School, Fox Lake, 2000—2004, Union High School, Missouri, since 2005.
Percussion clinician and instructor, since 1989. Pit instructor Capital Sound Drum and Bugle Corps, Madison, Wisconsin, 1995—1998. Private music instructor, since 1988.
Member of Missouri Bandmasters Association, Missouri Music Educators Association, International Association of Jazz Educators, Illinois Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Mu Alpha (vice president, fraternal education officer, warden, social director 1990-1994).
Married Sarah Amy Riemer, August 19, 1995. 1 child Barrett Kai;1 child Kaeden Rae.