MAJ Tod A. Addison
Deputy Commander
Director, The U.S. Army Strings
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Major Tod Addison comes to The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” from the United States Army School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he was School Company Commander, Director of Training and Officer Course Instructor. While at the Army School of Music, Maj. Addison designed and instructed the first Commissioned Officer courses and was responsible for all other training to include that of Army Band Soldiers’ Advanced Individual Training, Noncommissioned Officers, and Warrant Officers for the entire Army Band Program. Maj. Addison also supervised the deconsolidation and complete redesign of Advanced Individual Training from a 65 year old Navy course of instruction. Prior assignments include Commander, The United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Band; Deputy Commander of The United States Military Academy Band at West Point, New York; and Executive Officer of The Continental Army Band at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Born in Washington, DC, to a Navy family, Maj. Addison’s hometown is Mansfield, Ohio. He attended Ashland University and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education from The Ohio State University. He continued his education with graduate work at both West Texas State University and East Carolina University, earning a Master of Music degree. Maj. Addison was a student of Craig Kirchoff, Deborah Chodacki, Robert Spring, James Pyne, and Elizabeth Pastor. Prior to enlisting in the United States Army, Maj. Addison was a public school music teacher for seven years in his adopted home state of North Carolina.
In 1995, he joined the United States Army as a clarinet player and was assigned to the 399th Army Band at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. While at Fort Leonard Wood, Maj. Addison was selected as an Army Band Officer. In 1998, he completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:55 PM | MAJ Tod A. Addison
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