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Dr. Brett Jones

Percussion

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After growing up in South Dakota, Brett Jones attended the University of Colorado where he earned a degree in Music Education. He continued his studies at Texas Tech University where he earned both a Master of Music degree, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance. His primary instructors include Alan Shinn, Lisa Rogers, Doug Walter, Don N. Parker, John R. Beck, and Gene Holter.

Jones served on the faculty of Texas Tech University from 2003-2004, and Blinn College from 2004-2007. He has regularly performed in the percussion sections of the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. Jones also served as the Principal Percussionist of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2007.

He performs a wide variety of chamber music and is a member of the newly formed Percussion Duo North.

His publications include articles in Percussive Notes, The Instrumentalist, and School Band and Orchestra Magazine, and compositions and arrangements published by C. Alan Publications, HoneyRock, Percussion Arrangers Music Publishing Company, and Purple Frog Press.

He was a featured presenter at the Wisconsin Day of Percussion in 2010, and the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio in 2002. Jones endorses Encore mallets, Silverfox drumsticks, Grover Pro Percussion products, and Planet Marimba mallet instruments.

Jones currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He is known as the foremost expert on Robert Kreutz's marimba music. His doctoral research culminated in his paper entitled The Marimba Music of Robert E. Kreutz: A Stylistic Study of the Choral Influences in his Compositions for Marimba which has been published in the Percussive Arts Society's Online Research Journal. Jones resides in Superior with his wife, Meghan and their four children.

Sample Recordings

Caprice V (3.2 MB)
November Evening (4.4 MB)
Theme with Six Variations (Var. III) (1.8 MB)
Fall River (5.3 MB)
To the gods of rhythm (4.1 MB)
Bossa Nova USA (5.2 MB)

Sample Video

Klezmer Medley

UW-Superior Schedule of Classes for Jones, Brett
Fall Semester 2012

Note: Class Schedule information reflects data as of 5/22/12 1:30 AM.

Class Nbr.	Catalog Nbr.	Course Title/Course Topics	Class Sect.	Credits	Days	Time	Seats Open
MUSI - Music
1936	MUSI 108	Percussion Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	MWF	2:00PM- 2:50PM	9 of 15
1979	MUSI 118	Steel Drum Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	TTh	8:30AM- 9:45AM	11 of 15
		Ensemble will meet in Thorpe Langley Auditorium Instructor Consent Required
1808	MUSI 129	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00 - 2.00		ARR	7 of 10
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Music Majors beyond degree requirements-$200 per credit; Music Minors-$200 per credit; Non Music-$300 per credit; Non Music participating in a major ensemble-$200 per credit.
1962	MUSI 157	Percussion Repertory/Pedagogy Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required
1984	MUSI 161	Music And World Culture Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	003	3.00	MWF	1:00PM- 1:50PM	8 of 45
1902	MUSI 229	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	4.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Open to performance majors only.
1946	MUSI 308	Percussion Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	MWF	2:00PM- 2:50PM	21 of 22
1864	MUSI 329	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00 - 2.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required Prerequisite: passing of Advanced Standing Exam in Applied Music. Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Music Majors beyond degree requirements-$200 per credit; Music Minors-$200 per credit; Non Music-$300 per credit; Non Music participating in a major ensemble-$200 per credit.
1966	MUSI 357	Percussion Repertory/Pedagogy Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required
2727	MUSI 367	Marching Band Techniques Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00	MW	10:00AM- 10:50AM	15 of 15
1957	MUSI 395	Half Recital Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	007	1.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Prerequisite: consent of music faculty in area of applied study.
1922	MUSI 429	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	4.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Open to performance majors only.
1958	MUSI 495	Full Recital Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	007	2.00		ARR	5 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required Prerequisite: MUSI 395 and permission of faculty in area of applied study.

Note: Class Schedule information reflects data as of 5/22/12 1:30 AM.

UW-Superior Schedule of Classes for Jones, Brett

Note: Class Schedule information reflects data as of 5/22/12 1:30 AM.

UW-Superior Schedule of Classes for Jones, Brett
Spring Semester 2012

Note: Class Schedule information reflects data as of 5/22/12 1:30 AM.

Class Nbr.	Catalog Nbr.	Course Title/Course Topics	Class Sect.	Credits	Days	Time	Seats Open
MUSI - Music
2234	MUSI 108	Percussion Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	MWF	2:00PM- 2:50PM	10 of 22
2415	MUSI 118	Steel Drum Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	TTh	8:30AM- 9:45AM	10 of 15
		Ensemble will meet in Thorpe Langley Auditorium
2241	MUSI 129	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00 - 2.00		ARR	0 of 10
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Music Majors beyond degree requirements-$100 per credit; Music Minors-$100 per credit; Non Music-$200 per credit; Non Music participating in a major ensemble-$100 per credit.
2257	MUSI 157	Percussion Repertory/Pedagogy Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00		ARR	10 of 10
2423	MUSI 161	Music And World Culture Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	003	3.00	MWF	1:00PM- 1:50PM	0 of 45
2350	MUSI 229	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	4.00		ARR	10 of 10
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Open to Performance Majors only.
2277	MUSI 308	Percussion Ensemble Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	0.00 - 1.00	MWF	2:00PM- 2:50PM	21 of 22
2305	MUSI 329	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00 - 2.00		ARR	6 of 6
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Music Majors beyond degree requirements-$100 per credit; Music Minors-$100 per credit; Non Music-$200 per credit; Non Music participating in a major ensemble-$100 per credit.
2340	MUSI 357	Percussion Repertory/Pedagogy Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	1.00		ARR	10 of 10
2405	MUSI 395	Half Recital Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	007	1.00		ARR	15 of 15
2370	MUSI 429	Applied Music-Percussion Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	001	4.00		ARR	4 of 5
		Instructor Consent Required Music Lab Fees: Music Majors-none. Open to Performance Majors only.
2406	MUSI 495	Full Recital Course cannot be taken Pass/Fail	007	2.00		ARR	8 of 8
		Instructor Consent Required

Note: Class Schedule information reflects data as of 5/22/12 1:30 AM.

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