Mr. Gregory L. Gumina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from West Virginia University where he studied percussion and theory under Professors Phil Faini, David Satterfield and Adam Mason. He has also earned the Master of Arts degree, in Music Education, from the University of Alabama. While there, he served three years as a graduate assistant in the University Bands Department and was the Arranger/Instructor for the marching percussion section.

Mr. Gumina marched in the 1988 Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and has served on the staff of Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps for seven years. While with Southwind, Mr. Gumina was the Percussion Caption Head for four years and in 1997 he served as the Corps Program Coordinator. Mr. Gumina is currently in his 10th year as Associate Band Director and Marching Band Designer at Shades Valley High School. His ensembles have consistently received superior ratings and Best in Class awards throughout the southeast, including being a WGI South Region Finalist in marching percussion.

Mr. Gumina also runs GumMusic.com, a publishing company which markets ensemble and solo percussion literature to the middle and high school educational environment. Mr. Gumina's professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Alabama Music Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, and Pi Kappa Phi music honorary.