Mr. Hayden Gish

Hayden Gish is a percussion educator and performer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. After growing up in San Marcos, TX he moved to Fort Worth in 2019 to pursue a Bachelor of Music Education from Texas Christian University under Dr. Brian West. After graduating in 2023 he began his current position in Prosper ISD as the Percussion Director at Rushing Middle School, where he works with percussion students across the district in a variety of performance settings.

During his time in Fort Worth, Gish performed with the internationally recognized TCU Percussion Orchestra, including two performances at PASIC in 2019 and 2022 as a winner of the International Percussion Ensemble Competition. He spent his summers as a tenor drummer with the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2021 and 2022, serving as section leader. Gish
continued his drum corps involvement during the summer of 2023 with the Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps as a tenor technician.