Indianapolis based percussionist and educator Corey Denham is committed to the commissioning and performance of new music and educating students in all areas of percussion. He is currently the percussion instructor for the Indiana State University Marching Band and several high school percussion programs through out Indiana. He is a founding member of 10-can percussion; a chamber ensemble who commissions and performs contemporary music in diverse venues across the country. In addition, Corey enjoys a career playing diverse genres ranging from jazz to orchestral music.

As an educator and clinician Corey is very active in the marching percussion community. He has served as the front ensemble caption head for Wake Forest Independent, and Co-Percussion Caption Head for the Carolina Gold Drum & Bugle Corps. In 2013 he served as a percussion instructor and arranger for the Kadoudal Drum & Bugle Corps located in Quiberon, France. Most recently Corey was a percussion instructor for the WGI silver medalist Rhythm X Winds. In addition to Drum Corps and WGI, Denham has extensive experience composing and arranging for high school marching bands and percussion ensembles.

Corey holds the Master of Music degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelors’ in music education and music performance from Mars Hill University. He is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Percussive Arts Society and is an education artist for Innovative Percussion Inc. sticks and mallets.