Marshall Edison Maley, Jr., owner of Maley’s Music in Arlington, Virginia, died on July 28, 2015 from complications of sarcoidosis.

Maley, the PASIC ‘97 Chapter President of the Year, was an active percussion instructor and working musician in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2000 and 2002, he received the Governors’ School Outstanding Teacher Award, presented by the Virginia Department of Education. He taught at the University of Mary Washington, Prince Georges’ Community College, and Northern Virginia Community College. He taught at George Mason University from 1986 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008, he taught at the Goucher College Drumset and Percussion Camp. As a professional musician in the D.C. area, Marshall’s work spans commercial, jazz, rock, show, and classical fields. He has worked with the Baltimore Symphony, Eugene Fodor, Hour of Power Orchestra, Patti Lupone, the Sesame Street Show, and Yakov Smirnoff. For eleven years, he worked in and led the big band at Andrews Air Force Base Officer’s Club. Additional studio/media performances include the sound track for television’s “America’s Most Wanted” and WMAL radio appearances. Besides university teaching, Marshall has written for and instructed a number of Northern Virginia high school marching drum lines and concert percussion sections. He owned and managed Maley’s McLean Music in McLean, Virginia. Marshall served Percussive Arts Society in a number of capacities. He was the President of the VA/DC Chapter, and participated on the Education Committee. He presented a Fundamentals Accessories clinic at PASIC 96, Drum Set clinics at PASIC 2001 and 2004, and he has published articles in Percussive Notes. In addition to a B.A. and M.A. from George Mason University, Marshall studied corps style marching, show design, and drum line at West Virginia University and drum set at Capital University.
Marshall was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.