[1] His family moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1888 when he was sixteen years old,[2] and he studied drums with Jack Lynehan.
[4] In 1905 Moore joined the New Haven Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist,[2] a post he held for over 45 years.
[10] The company also ran an ad in 1941 calling Moore the "World's Greatest Drummer" and touting his 54 years of experience at the time.
[11] "Connecticut Halftime" would later be re-released on an album called Ruffles and flourishes : music for field trumpets and drums in 1957.
[12] Among Moore's students was Hanaford Fife and Drum Corps founder Gerd Sommer,[13] noted rudimental teacher Carl Frolich, champion snare drummer Frank Fancher, noted teacher, drum shop owner, and contributor to Modern Drummer and Downbeat magazines Jimmie Stavris, and champion snare drummer (and namesake of the Dan English Trophy) Daniel English.