Charles A. Poole, Jr. began his musical career in 1957 in Connecticut as a percussion student of former world champion individual snare drummer, Robert Redican. During the course of his performing years Mr. Poole was awarded the Connecticut and Northeastern States Individual Snare Drum Championship on four occasions (1966-1969) as well as a three-time winner of the National Individual Championship (1968, 1970, 1971). Additionally, he performed with the award-winning championship percussion section of the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps.

He received his BA in Political Science from Boston College in 1973, Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law in 1977, and Master of Music Education from Boston University in 2008.

He has taught, arranged for and adjudicated marching bands, drum corps, and percussion ensembles throughout the United States, Canada and Japan.

His arranging and instructional credits include:
27th Lancers-Revere MA
Bluecoats-Canton, OH
Star of Indiana-Bloomington, IN
East Coast Jazz-Malden, MA
Connecticut Yanks Ancient Fife and Drum Corps-Bristol, CT
27th Lancers Reunion Corps-Revere, MA
Boston Crusaders Senior Drum Corps-Melrose, MA
Boston College Marching Band
Dartmouth (MA) High School
Nazareth (PA) High School
Malden (MA) High School

He has served as an adjudicator for the following circuits and associations:
Drum Corps International
Drum Corps Associates
Winter Guard International
New England Scholastic Band Association
Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association
Indiana State Scholastic Music Association
Maine Band Directors Association
Musical Arts Conference
US Bands
Western Bands Association
Indiana Percussion Association
Mississippi Indoor Association
Louisiana Mississippi Color Guard and Percussion Circuit
Rocky Mountain Percussion Association
Mid Atlantic Percussion Society
Michigan Alliance for the Performing Arts
Keystone Indoor Drill Association

New England Scholastic Band Association Chief Assigning Judge
1997-2000
2022-Present

He recently concluded his education career as a member of the music faculty of the Everett (MA) Public Schools where he served as an instrumental teacher, as well as holding the positions of Assistant Marching Band Director (1998-2011), Marching Band Director (2012-2019) and Percussion Ensemble Director (1998-2019). Under his tutelage, the Everett Crimson Tide Marching Band and Percussion Ensemble won numerous awards, including multiple-time New England Scholastic Band Association and Winter Guard International Regional Championships.


He is a member of the Drum Corps International, World Drum Corps and Massachusetts Drum Corps Halls of Fame. Additionally, he is the recipient of the United States Association of Rudimental Drummers Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a clinician and signature artist with the Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbal, and Pearl Drum companies. He has presented clinics at PASIC, the Massachusetts Music Educators Association and Ohio Music Educators Annual Conferences and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, National Association for Music Educators, Massachusetts Music Educators Association, the National Association of Rudimental Drummers and Massachusetts Judges Association.