James A. Hall

Academia

• 1971–1978 – Assistant Professor of Music, Texas State University, San Marcos
• 1979–2001 – Director of Percussion Studies, University of South Carolina School of Music
• 2002–2003 – Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina School of Music
• 2003–Present – Distinguished Professor Emeritus

  Career

• Hall is the former Coordinator of Percussion at the University of South Carolina School of Music.
• Before joining the USC faculty, he was percussion instructor and director of jazz ensembles at Texas State University, San Marcos.
• Hall was principal timpanist with the South Carolina Philharmonic and the South Carolina Chamber Orchestra, and the Columbia Lyric Opera for twelve years.
• As a drummer, Hall has performed with Rich Little, Bob Hope, Dionne Warwick, Barbara Eden, and Red Skelton, as well as with jazz artists Marian McPartland, Bill Watrous, Tom Scott, and Billy Eckstine.
• He is the drummer for the Dick Goodwin Quintet and Big Band.
• Purely for fun, Hall is a member of the Island Close By Steel Drum Band.

  Education

• 1956 — Graduated High School, East Bank, West Virginia
• 1965 — Bachelor of Science, Music Education, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery
• 1969 — Master of Music Education from the University of North Texas College of Music. While working on his masters at North Texas, he was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band.

  Selected discography

• The Dick Goodwin Jazz Quintet, Columbia, South Carolina: Dick Goodwin Musics
• Faculty Sextet, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC School of Music
• Dick Goodwin Quintet, Studio Time, Columbia, South Carolina
• The Dick Goodwin Big Band, Studio Time 2, Columbia, South Carolina
• Pete Neighbour, It's Alright With Me, Columbia, South Carolina: Pete Neighbour