Faculty and Staff
The Instructors for the school are nationally acclaimed, extremely experienced, field musicians. The members of the Command Staff have years of command experience within reenacting and as part of the active-duty military.
Music Director
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Alan Goldfinger
Alan Goldfinger began his career in Military music, as a snare drummer, in the US Air Force Band Service( 4 years). For two years he played with the Conn.Valley Field Music. Currently, he is a snare drummer with the Ancient Mariners F & D. He is a field musician with the 7th Tenn.Co.D and principal musician with the 6th Battalion ANV.
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Military Commander
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Ron Palese
Ronold E. Palese is married with 5 children and one grandchild. A re-enactor since 1963, his first re-enactment was the 100th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. He has been active, on and, off in the hobby for over 40 years.
A Vietnam Veteran, has worked for the Department of Defense for the last 20 years. Ron was a school teacher for 12 years and worked in summer camps as Program Director and was the Director of the (CIT) Counselor in Training program. All of his children have been or are in the Civil War hobby now. The two youngest are musicians, and have attended the Field Music School since the beginning.
Colonel Palese commands the Second Regiment, Vincent's Brigade and in his command, he has a Fife and Drum Corps of about 20 members. He is one of the three co-chairmen on the board of directors for the Don Hubbard Field Music School. He served as Commandant last year.
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Fife Instructor
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Jeb Hague
Jeb is a member of the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry "California Regiment" and the Maryland Line Field Music. He is currently pursuing a degree in Music Education Major at Penn State University (Trumpet). Jeb has been re-enacting for over 18 years and has beeen involved with field music for the past 14 years. Recorded for movie 'Gods and Generals' and was a core group member for that movie appearing in several scenes. Finally, Jeb was an instructor at 2003 Music School.
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Joe Korber
Joe has been fifing on Long Island for over 25 years. He began fifing in the Yankee Tunesmith Fife and Drum corp, which he went on to instruct as well instructing The Prince-Wynne Colonial Fife and Drum Corp.He has been teaching fife since 1980. He is Currently the Principal Musician and fife instructor of the 119th NYSV as well as the Principal Musician of the National Regiment. Joe also plays with the Bethpage Colonial Fife and Drum Corp and is the Pipe Major of the N.Y.C. Department Of Correction Pipe Band.
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Karen McGuire
Karen McGuire has joined the Don Hubbard Field Music School to carry on the tradition of fife and drum with which she was raised, being part of a family where all members played either fife, drum or bugle – and practice was a daily part of life. Originally from New York, and a fifer in two corps there, she has brought the tradition to Colorado, where she is the principal musician for the Mile High Fife and Drum Corps. Fifing and expanding the presence of this American Heritage Music keeps Karen involved in parades, schools and musters in both the eastern and western United States.
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Drum Instructor
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David Noell
David Noell began fifing and drumming in the fall of 1974 when he joined the Sgt. Daniel Bissell Ancient Junior Fife and Drum Corps. Since then he has also played with the Portland Fife and Drum Corps, Col. John Chester Fife and Drum Corps, the 18th Connecticut Regiment either on bass drum or snare drum, and is currently playing with Connecticut Valley Field Music. David served as a member of the United States Army as a drummer with the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps during his 20-year military career.
David is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He has studied percussion with James Clark, Frank Hooper, Rosemary Small, and Alexander Lepak.
He has been the percussion instructor and arranger for several championship high school marching bands in northern Virginia.
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David Loyal
David Loyal has been drumming since the age of 9, and has been reenacting with the 28th Mass Co. B and the Liberty Rifles from the time he was 11. David attended the first Field Music School in 2001 in the intermediate class, where he was truly inspired by his instructors to become a better musician. Using the practice techniques that he learned from his instructor Bill Maling, David began a journey through the art of rudimental drumming that continues to this day.
In 2002 David started taking lessons with a former 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard) snare drummer, Rick Ruddle. That year David came to Field Music School once again, and was placed in the advanced class. There, instructor George Carroll tested him for a rank advancement, and David earned the rank of 'Master Drummer' in George Carroll's International Field Music ranking system. For the 2003 season, David was asked to instruct at Field Music School, which he enjoyed very much as a chance to pass on the skills that he had learned.
For the past 2 years, he has attended the Company of Fifers and Drummers Junior camp under the instruction of Jim Clark, and last year he served as the drum sergeant for the performance of this 80 member corps.
David has gained a well rounded knowledge of many forms of percussion, from taking afro-Cuban, and Brazilian drum instruction from Kevin Powell, to attending DCI drum corps auditions, rehearsal weekends, and clinics. Currently David is the Director at Large of the Independence Fifes and Drums; he is also a performing member of this group. David has played with such groups as Camp Chase Fife and Drum Corps, Monumental City Fife and Drum Corps, various reenacting corps, and is a founding member of the Maryland Line Field Music.
David drums every day, and is considering a career in music. He currently takes lessons from Old Guard drummer, Lee Caron. He continues to work with Mr. Ruddle in the Independence Fifes and Drums drum line, and he takes drum set lessons from Toby Fairchild.
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Jason Maines
Jason started drumming in 1978 with the Yankee Tunesmiths of NY. He also performed with many other corps including the Milford Volunteers, Spirit of '76 and Monumental F & D. He later served as director and drum instructor for the Yankee Tunesmiths.
Jason currently is drum instructor and lead drummer for the 119NY and lead drummer for the National Regiment. He also performs with the Colonials of Bethpage and the Veteran Corps of Artillery SNY. This is his first year as an instructor at the school.
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Bugle Instructor
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Chuck Woodhead
Chuck is a former First Trumpet in the Clemson University marching and concert bands. A retired Navy Lieutenant Commander and Desert Storm Veteran, he is the Chief Bugler for the 1st Division of the Army of Northern VA (ANV), the Military District of Mississippi as well as the 125th OVI He has served as the Bugler for the Hunley Crew's Memorial Ceremony at White Point Gardens in Charleston and Chief or Co-Chief Bugler for many of the major 140th Anniversary events. He is Co-founder of the Southeastern Field Music School at Ft. McAllister GA.
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Adjutant
Garrison Troop Commander
Sergeant Major
In addition to the instructors, we will have additional adult supervision for youth participants in the form of very experienced "line" officers and NCO's to ensure careful and adequate supervision. Additional guidance for the school will be provided by the Fort Delaware Staff and Park Rangers.
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