JosГ© is an artist/clinician for Pearl drums/percussion, Evans drum heads, Pro-Mark sticks and Sabian cymbals. The Percussion Ensemble The Percussion Ensemble at UNT is a diverse and innovative program that has set high standards in percussion education and performance for decades. She has previously studied under Sara Scurry (grades 6-12) and Kathleen Reynolds (BM UNT вЂ™19). Jorge Cruz at the University of North Texas. She is currently pursuing her masters degree in bassoon performance under Dr. JosГ© has performed with such artists as Giovanni Hidalgo, Emil Richards, Carlos Guedes, Poncho Sanchez, Batacumbele, Gino Vanelli, Brian Bromberg, Lyle Mays, Andy Narell, David Rudder, Relator, Fred Hamilton, Dan Haerle, Tracy Thornton, Lian Teague, Airto Moreira, and Michael Spiro.ДЄponte is an active member of the Dallas/Fort Worth musical scene as a freelance performer and studio musician with groups such as Fifo and Citizens of the World Colombian Jazz Group, Fifo and his Afro Bacanos Salsa Band, John Murphy Jazz Trio, singer/songwriter Tania Cordobes, David Lee SchlossвЂ™s Caravan, Kalimbe World Jazz Group, Island Boogie Caribbean Band, Justin Cash Jazz Fusion Trio, Tito CharnecoвЂ™s Diaspora Jazz Group and his own projects (JosГ© Aponte and Caribe Club Latin Jazz Quintet, Batuque Brazilian Jazz Trio, and Brasuka Brazilian Jazz Group). Lauren LaChapelle began the bassoon at age 11 and instantly fell in love with the instrument. photographs Performance of Die Sternklare and four other Canetti studies for Voices of Change Salon program (Dallas, TX 6 March 2011). Aponte, a native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, earned degrees from the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico (BM), Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, California (Artist Diploma), and University of North Texas Jazz Studies Program (MM). Studio recording, August 2010, University of North Texas (Denton, TX) Christopher Deane, percussion.

In addition to his private lesson studio work, JosГ© is the director of UNTвЂ™s Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band.

Guys in other top corps a lot of the time arent music majors so they spend time garnering followers so they can give lessons or tech.

JosГ© is a principal lecturer at the University of North Texas in the Percussion and Jazz Studies departments, where he teaches drumset and Latin percussion. Because music at unt takes a lot of time along with being in a top Corp.

Some of the really top notch percussion teachers are at the Manhattan School, Juilliard, U of North Texas, and Boston University.

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