Dr. Kyle Forsthoff is the Artist/Teacher in Classical Percussion at the University of Rhode Island and is the percussionist for Fellswater and the Island Time Steel Band. Kyle is also the President of the Rhode Island Percussive Arts Society and is an Associate Editor for Percussive Notes.
An active performer and scholar in the Fife & Drum community, Kyle performs with and teaches multiple corps, is the Archivist/Curator of the Museum of Fife and Drum, and is the Second Vice-President of the Company of Fifers and Drummers. Kyle has previously held positions at Rhode Island College, the University of Kentucky, Morehead State University, and Capital University, and is a performing and instructional alumnus of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.
He holds degrees from the University of Kentucky and Arizona State University, is a member of ASCAP, and is a proud endorser of Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Cooperman frame drums and drumsticks, and Yamaha percussion instruments.