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Dr. Jason Nicholson, Assistant Professor of Percussion,
received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance from the University
of North Texas. From 2005 – 2008, he was a Graduate Teaching Fellow in
percussion at UNT where he taught applied lessons, percussion methods and
percussion ensemble. Jason was
also a featured soloist with both the Graduate Percussion Ensemble as well the Wind
Symphony (under the direction of Eugene Corporan), performing at the 2006 PASIC
alongside Keiko Abe and the UNT Percussion faculty. In 2006, Jason was honored
with the award for The Most Outstanding Graduate Student in Percussion and also
served as the principle percussionist with the UNT Wind Symphony.
Prior to his studies at UNT, Jason was a Lecturer in
Percussion at Winthrop University where he taught applied percussion, drum set,
percussion methods, percussion ensemble and African drumming. He simultaneously served as the
Director of Percussion Studies at Rock Hill High School where he coordinated
percussion activities between the high school and the two feeding middle
schools.
Jason has been an active performer in orchestral, jazz,
chamber, solo, pop and world genres throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami and
Charlotte metropolitan regions. He has performed with notable groups such as the
Charlotte Symphony, the Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra, the Charlotte
Repertory Big Band, the Charles Craig Jazz Trio and the Dallas Wind Symphony.
In addition to his training on traditional Western percussion instruments,
Jason has extensive experience in Afro-Cuban drumming and African Drumming.
Jason received his undergraduate degree in Music Education
from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. He then completed a Master of Music
in Percussion Performance from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.
Some of his teachers include: Dr. Michael Williams, Dr. Robert Schietroma, Ed
Soph, Rick Dior, Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Keith Aleo, Ed Smith, Jose
Aponte and Poovalur Sriji.