Garwood Whaley (born November 21, 1942) is an American percussionist and founder of Meredith Music Publications.
[1] Whaley studied with timpanist Saul Goodman and percussionist Morris Goldenberg at the Juilliard School starting in 1965.
While in graduate school, he served as a percussionist for the United States Army Band for six years.
From 1999 to 2020, Hal Leonard controlled distribution of Meredith before it was transferred to GIA Publications.
[2] Whaley later taught at Bishop Ireton High School and was an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America before retiring in 2017.