Rannoch Purcell
TZD Founder / Instructor / Composer
Hi! I'm Rannoch (Razz). This slide show will give you a little background on me and how a guy from the Rocky Mountains USA ended up starting a taiko school in Germany!
Credentials
master's degree
music education - magna cum laude
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
bachelor's degree
classical voice / composition - summa cum laude
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
associate's degree
vocal arts / composition - faculty honors extraordinary
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
2007-2011 - music & taiko teacher, grades 9-12
Crespi Carmelite High School
2012-2015 - music & taiko teacher, grades 1-10
International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
2006-2015 - private taiko instructor
2015-Present - owner / taiko Instructor
Taiko Zentrum Deutschland
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