Dr. John Will Parks IV is a Professor of Percussion and Distinguished Teaching Professor at Florida State University (FSU). He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music; two Master’s Degrees in Performance and Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University; a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from…
Yamaha Performing Artist, Rebecca Kite, is an author, educator, a patent holder of several innovative timpani designs, and an internationally recognized performer. She has participated in residencies, as well as presented concerts, master classes, and clinics throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Japan. She earned a Bachelor’s of Music Degree in Percussion Performance…
Dr. Cary Dachtyl is the owner of Permus Publications, and is an Adjunct Professor of Music teaching applied percussion, as well as directing the percussion ensembles at Kenyon College, and Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He completed his undergraduate work at Baldwin-Wallace College earning a Bachelor’s of Music Education and a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics. …
John H. Beck is Professor Emeritus of Percussion at the Eastman School of Music, and retired Principal Timpanist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed as a concert soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic, Eastman Wind Ensemble, U.S. Marine Band, and the Syracuse Wind Ensemble. In addition to his performing career, he is an accomplished…
Former President of the Mississippi Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, Dr. Joshua K. Armstong, is an Associate Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands at Delta State University. There he is responsible for all aspects of its percussion program, as well as directing the percussion ensemble, world percussion group, drumline, and teaching applied…
Considered one of the world’s most recognized historians on the history and development of the drum set, Robert Breithaupt retired as a Professor of Music, Coordinator of the Percussion Program, and Chair of the Performance Division at Capital University. Mr. Breithaupt has performed with scores of notable jazz artists either as the drummer for the…
Dr. Andrea Venet is an Associate Professor of Music, and Head of the Percussion Department at the University of North Florida (UNF). At UNF she teaches applied lessons, percussion pedagogy, percussion methods, percussion literature, and directs the percussion ensemble. She has been featured at such events as: the Kyoto City University of Arts Faculty Exchange,…
Retired Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Dr. Geary Henderson Larrick was born on November 15, 1943, in Zanesville, Ohio. In 1965, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from The Ohio State University; a Master of Music in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of…
Performer, educator, composer, engineer, and producer, Rick Dior was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began his professional music career as a freelancer at the age of thirteen. He went on to graduate from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, and studied with legends Fred Hinger, Bob Mintzer, and Joe Morello. A Professor of Percussion…
An artist with Mike Balter Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, and Vic Firth Drum Sticks, Antonio Santangelo is President of the Italy Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, and author of Progressive Method for Snare Drum, published by HoneyRock. He won the RAI Giovanni Interpreti National Competition for his recording of Mayuzumi’s Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra…