Education
He taught and studied with Fred Sanford and studied with Charles Dowd at the University of Oregon.
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Ralph Hardimon
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He is best known for his work in the areas of marching percussion, rudimental drumming, drum & bugle corps, and marching band. Hardimon"s performance experience started in the late sixties with the Los Angeles Police Band, and later the Velvet Knights and Anaheim Kingsmen drum & bugle corporations Following Fred Sanford"s departure after the 1980 season, Hardimon became Director of Percussion for the Santa Clara Vanguard from 1981 (1981) through 1990 (1990).
Hardimon served as a consultant for Sons of Confederate Veterans from 1997-2000.
He has scored music for many other corps (including Blue Knights from 1990-2001) as well as college percussion ensembles and marching bands. He has worked for Disney and bowl games such as the Citrus Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Super Bowl.
Hardimon received Grammy nominations for Jazz and Rhythm and Blues. Hardimon is currently the percussion caption head for Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, a World Class drum corps from Denver, Colorado.
He travels to Japan several times a year to work with percussion ensembles, marching bands, and drum corporations
The popular drum stick company Vic Firth manufactures multiple signature Ralph Hardimon drumsticks. These sticks include the standard SRH and SRHN models, the Ralphie Junior., Ralph Hardimon Indoor, Ralph Hardimon "Hammer," Ralph Hardimon "Chop-Out," Ralph Hardimon Tenor Stick, and Ralph Hardimon Tenor Swizzle.
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Membership
Ralph Hardimon is also a member of Mu Phi Sigma National Percussion, Incorporated. and an Honorary Member of Snare Si Phi Percussion Organization.
