Hailed as "The Master" by Saxophone Journal magazine and whose articles are described as "Always Insightful" by the International Trumpet Guild Journal, Dr. Thomas R. Erdmann is Director of the Elon University Symphony Orchestra. He holds degrees from The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign (D.M.A.), Illinois State University (M.M.), and The State University of New York at Fredonia (B.M.P., B.M.E.).

Dr. Erdmann is Elon's most published author with over 200 articles published in journals as diverse as Currents in Musical Thought, Journal of the Conductors Guild, Jazz Player, Saxophone Journal, Women Of Note Quarterly, WomenArts Quarterly Journal, and The International Trumpet Guild Journal, to name a few. In addition, he has published over 300 reviews of compact discs, books and music in a wide variety of journals, magazines and newspapers. Currently Dr. Erdmann writes front cover articles for Saxophone Journal magazine, is on the staff of JazzReview.Com and serves as the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Dr. Erdmann is the author of three books (the first, An Annotated Bibliography and Guide To The Published Trumpet Music Of Sigmund Hering, was published in 1997, his second, Problems and Solutions in Band Conducting, was published in early 2001 and has already gone into a second printing, and his third, How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music, was published in 2010) and the editor of two books of posthumously published trumpet etudes by Sigmund Hering published by Carl Fischer Inc. (Double and Triple Tonguing, A Complete Approach for the Trumpet, and Studies on Ornamentation for Trumpet).  He is past Jazz CD reviewer for the Monterey County Weekly newspaper in California.

Dr. Erdmann held the position of Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Symphony and Second Trumpet with the Vermont Symphony. He is also the only two-time Chair of the world's only international trumpet jazz improvisation competition, the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition. He is also a pianist — having worked with Phyllis Diller and Mark Preston — adjudicator / clinician and conductor who has performed and conducted throughout the East and Midwest regions of the United States.

Dr. Thomas R. Erdmann holds degrees from The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign (D.M.A.), Illinois State University (M.M.), and The State University of New York at Fredonia (B.M.P., B.M.E.).

Dr. Erdmann held the position of Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Symphony and Second Trumpet with the Vermont Symphony. He is also the only two-time Chair of the world's only international trumpet jazz improvisation competition, the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition. He is also a pianist — having worked with Phyllis Diller and Mark Preston — adjudicator / clinician and conductor who has performed and conducted throughout the East and Midwest regions of the United States.  Previous collegiate teaching positions include Asst. Director of Bands at Bradley University, Peoria, IL, and Director of Bands at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Dr. Erdmann currently directs the Elon University Orchestra, and teaches various music history and music theory courses.

Dr. Erdmann is the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal and is past Wind/Band Editor of the Journal of the Conductors Guild.

Dr. Erdmann has published over 170 articles in journals as diverse as Currents in Musical Thought, Journal of the Conductors Guild, Jazz Player, Women Of Note Quarterly and The International Trumpet Guild Journal, to name a few. In addition, he has published over 300 reviews of compact discs, books and music in a wide variety of journals and magazines. Currently Dr. Erdmann writes front cover articles for Saxophone Journal magazine, is on the staff of JazzReview.Com and serves as the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Dr. Erdmann is the author of three books (the first, An Annotated Bibliography and Guide To The Published Trumpet Music Of Sigmund Hering, was published in 1997, his second, Problems and Solutions in Band Conducting, was published in early 2001 and has already gone into a second printing, and his third, How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music, was published in 2010) and the editor of two books of posthumously published trumpet etudes by Sigmund Hering published by Carl Fischer Inc. (Double and Triple Tonguing, A Complete Approach for the Trumpet, and Studies on Ornamentation for Trumpet).  He is past Jazz CD reviewer for the Monterey County Weekly newspaper in California.

Currently Dr. Erdmann writes front cover articles for Saxophone Journal magazine, is on the staff of JazzReview.Com and serves as the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal.

Dr. Erdmann has been awarded three grants by Elon University's Research and Development Committee.

Dr. Erdmann has published over 170 articles in journals as diverse as Currents in Musical Thought, Journal of the Conductors Guild, Jazz Player, Women Of Note Quarterly and The International Trumpet Guild Journal, to name a few. In addition, he has published over 300 reviews of compact discs, books and music in a wide variety of journals and magazines. Currently Dr. Erdmann writes front cover articles for Saxophone Journal magazine, is on the staff of JazzReview.Com and serves as the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Dr. Erdmann is the author of three books (the first, An Annotated Bibliography and Guide To The Published Trumpet Music Of Sigmund Hering, was published in 1997, his second, Problems and Solutions in Band Conducting, was published in early 2001 and has already gone into a second printing, and his third, How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music, was published in 2010) and the editor of two books of posthumously published trumpet etudes by Sigmund Hering published by Carl Fischer Inc. (Double and Triple Tonguing, A Complete Approach for the Trumpet, and Studies on Ornamentation for Trumpet).  He is past Jazz CD reviewer for the Monterey County Weekly newspaper in California.

Dr. Erdmann has been an invited guest speaker at three professional conferences including The College Band Directors National Association Convention and twice at the College Music Society annual conventions.

Dr. Erdmann has published over 170 articles in journals as diverse as Currents in Musical Thought, Journal of the Conductors Guild, Jazz Player, Women Of Note Quarterly and The International Trumpet Guild Journal, to name a few. In addition, he has published over 300 reviews of compact discs, books and music in a wide variety of journals and magazines. Currently Dr. Erdmann writes front cover articles for Saxophone Journal magazine, is on the staff of JazzReview.Com and serves as the Jazz Editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Dr. Erdmann is the author of three books (the first, An Annotated Bibliography and Guide To The Published Trumpet Music Of Sigmund Hering, was published in 1997, his second, Problems and Solutions in Band Conducting, was published in early 2001 and has already gone into a second printing, and his third, How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music, was published in 2010) and the editor of two books of posthumously published trumpet etudes by Sigmund Hering published by Carl Fischer Inc. (Double and Triple Tonguing, A Complete Approach for the Trumpet, and Studies on Ornamentation for Trumpet).  He is past Jazz CD reviewer for the Monterey County Weekly newspaper in California.

Dr. Erdmann held the position of Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Symphony and Second Trumpet with the Vermont Symphony. He is also the only two-time Chair of the world's only international trumpet jazz improvisation competition, the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition. He is also a pianist — having worked with Phyllis Diller and Mark Preston — adjudicator / clinician and conductor who has performed and conducted throughout the East and Midwest regions of the United States.