Adena Shoemake McDaniel
Adjunct Instructor of Percussion
Master of Music Ed, University of Southern Mississippi
BM Georgia State University
adena.mcdaniel@converse.edu

Adena Shoemake McDaniel is Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at the Petrie School of Music of Converse College. In addition to her responsibilities of teaching the Percussion Studio at the Petrie School, she is currently teaching music at Houston Elementary in Spartanburg School District 7. She is also teaching the Spartanburg Hight School Percussions sections. Prior to her move to Spartanburg, Mrs. McDaniel was a free-lance private teacher and drumline instructor to many Metro-Atlanta area high schools.

As a performer, Mrs. McDaniel performs with the Converse Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic. She has also performed in the “World’s Largest Marimba Orchestra” under the direction of Fredrick Fennell in West Point NY and toured with the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corp in 1998.

Mrs. McDaniel graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA with a Bachelor of Music degree in Education and a Master of Music Education Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a member of Music Educators National Conference and the Percussive Arts Society.