Fort Zumwalt South Bands

Mr. Chad Schaedler - Battery Percussion Director

Mr. Schaedler has served as the Battery Caption Head, Battery Arranger, Program Coordinator and Education Director of Gateway Indoor Percussion, and has instructed a number of percussion ensembles including The Cavaliers (2012), The Crossmen (2010 Percussion Co-Caption Head), The Bluecoats (2006-2008), The Colts (2005), Missouri State University (2003-2004, 2008-2013), and various high school programs across the country. Chad is an Innovative Percussion and EVANS drum head artist. He is currently a member of the WGI Percussion Advisory Board.

Mr. Schaedler graduated from Missouri State University in 2000 with a B.S. in General Business. He currently resides in O'Fallon, Missouri with his wife Kim and their four children—Cameron, Dalen, Ella, and Gannon.