Tom Borner

Tom Börner (* 1968 in Berlin ) is a German music teacher, musician , author , composer and publisher . In 2004 he founded the publisher musiktotal .

Tom Börner wrote textbooks on drums and percussion . He arranged pieces for percussion ensembles and composed the cycle Pictures of Percussion in four movements. He is a teacher at a Berlin music school and teaches students drums and percussion.

In addition, he leads the percussion groups “SchlagFertig”, “drumway” and “Tom's Percussion Band”. These groups regularly organize concert series, including a. in the Philharmonie, in the Academy of Arts and in the House of World Cultures.

As a freelance musician, he played on occasions such as the ADAC Ball, Sports Gala, Top Hotel, Federal Press Ball, Radio Energy, Aidsgala, Carneval of Cultures, Robinson Club Tour, Rock'n'Roll Festival in the Palais am Funkturm , Berlin radio, several international radio exhibitions in Berlin, Rock at the Philharmonic, Dorint Hotel, Deutsche Bahn Promotion Tour, International Tourism Exchange, AAA Berlin and Frankfurt, Goldenes Lenkrad in Berlin and Jazz Fest Berlin.

Publications

Textbooks:

• Modern snare drum.
• Basic book drums.
• Advanced drum set.
• Rudiments on the drums.
• Standard rhythms.
• Solos and duos for drums.
• Quick start drum set.
• Voices of the drum. Tips and tricks for tuning the drums

Compositions for percussion ensemble:

• Pictures of Percussion in 4 movements: monotony, harmony, unison, departure

Arrangements for percussion ensembles:

• Tico-Tico no Fubá , Tequila, AIR from Suite in D, Take Five, The Entertainer, In The Mood, Träumerei, Flight of the Bumblebee, Saber Dance, Hungarian Dance, No. 5, Pizzicato Polka, Time for Ragtime, 6 Ragtimes

Web links

• Literature by and about Tom Börner in the catalog of the German National Library