A proud endorser of the Avedis Zildjian Company, Grover Pro Percussion, Remo Inc., and Yamaha Corporation, John Tafoya is a Professor of Music in Percussion at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and served as Chair of its Percussion Department from 2008 – 2021. He has served on the music department faculties at the…
William Moersch is a recipient of the prestigious Percussive Arts Society’s Lifetime Achievement in Education Award, and is a Professor of Percussion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to his appointment at the University of Illinois, he created the graduate degree programs in marimba performance at the Peabody Conservatory, and Rutgers University. He…
An artist/endorser for Yamaha Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Innovative Percussion, Remo Drum Heads and Percussion, Beetle Percussion, and Sabian Cymbals, Dr. Tracy Wiggins is Assistant Director of Bands and Coordinator of the Percussion Program at The University of North Alabama. He has studied under the tutelage of: Johnny Almendra, Tricia Bovenschen, Wayne Bovenschen, Michael Bump,…
Vicki Peterson Jenks is an accomplished educator, performer, and recipient of the prestigious Percussive Arts Society’s Lifetime Achievement in Education Award. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, and a Master’s Degree in Performance and Literature at Baylor University. In 1976, she founded the percussion program…
Member of the Percussive Arts Society, Drum Corp International, and Bands of America Halls of Fame, acclaimed performer, pedagogue, composer, and author, James Campbell is the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. A respected figure in the development of the contemporary percussion ensemble,…
Innovative Percussion, Yamaha, and Zildjian Cymbals artist, Benjamin Toth is a Professor of Percussion at The University of Hartford’s Hartt School, and recipient of the 2021 Roy E. Larsen Award for Excellence in Teaching. Before coming to Hartt, he served on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music as a member of…
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…