Tom Shannon
Tom Shannon was born in Norman and raised in Tulsa, beginning his colorful career on trombone as an elementary student. By the time Tom had graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State with his Bachelors and Masters in Music Ed, he had picked up saxophone and the upright and electric bass. Tom’s teaching path took him to Maud, OK as a band director for two years, but his playing path has had many twists and turns. He has played professionally all over the southern U.S. spending time in Atlanta and Austin, and studying at the legendary University of North Texas, while mastering the woodwind instrument family. Tom took his place in the Saied Music Repair Shop in 1994 and has continued to play professionally with such groups as the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Signature Symphony, and other Jazz and Big Bands in NE Oklahoma. Tom’s expertise is particularly noted on flutes, piccolos, saxophones and the woodwind family. Tom notes that the level of personal care by repair staff is unmatched. “An average student instrument can be fixed for an average beginner and he’ll think it’s fine, but it still might not be perfect. We really care, on every instrument, to make it perfect.”