Jonathan Latta, Michael Schutz, Thomas Burritt
and the College Pedagogy and Music Technology Committee
Creative Uses for Technology in College Percussion Teaching
Electronic/Technology Lab
Friday, 9:00 a.m.

Jonathan Latta	Michael Schutz	Thomas Burritt

Dr. Jonathan Latta is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Fort Lewis College teaching applied percussion, percussion ensemble, non-western music and orchestration.   He holds a B.M. in Performance and Music Education from the University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music, a M.M. in Performance from East Carolina University, and a D.M.A. from the University of Arizona School of Music. Prior to returning to school, Jonathan was a member of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West.  During his time with the band, he performed in over 300 performances across five states. Jonathan’s other performing experiences include the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, North State Symphony, Long Bay Symphony, Tar River Symphony and the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, the Durango Chamber Music Festival, and the Animas Music Festival. He is currently a member of the PAS Education Committee and is Chair of the College Pedagogy Committee.

Michael Schutz is Assistant Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion at McMaster University in Ontario, where he directs the percussion ensemble and runs a music cognition lab developing innovative software for music research. He has previously performed at PASIC as both a soloist (2009) and chamber musician (2006) in addition to presenting his research on the role of visual information in music perception (2008).  Prior to his appointment as a core member of the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, he spent five years as Director of Percussion Studies at Longwood University in Virginia.  During this time, he performed frequently with the Roanoke and Lynchburg Symphonies in addition to serving as principal percussionist for Opera On the James, and taught at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Michael holds degrees in Percussion Performance from Penn State University and Northwestern University, endorsements from Sabian and Innovative Percussion, and is currently Chair of the PAS Music Technology Committee.

Thomas Burritt received degrees from Ithaca College School of Music (B.M. – Education and Performance), Kent State University (MM), and Northwestern University (DMA). He has performed regularly at the Leigh Howard Stevens International Marimba Seminar and was a featured faculty performer at the 2007 and 2009 Zeltsman Marimba Festival. In April 2004, Burritt performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as member of the Hammers and Sticks Ensemble. As a percussion soloist, Burritt has been active performing concertos by Steve Mackey, Joseph Schwantner, Michael Daugherty, David Maslanka, and James MacMillan.  Burritt's first solo CD recording, All Times Identical - New American Music for Marimba, was released in November 2006.  In 2009, Burritt was nominated for a Grammy for his performances on Conspirare in Concert. He is currently Associate Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and is a clinician for LLC/Malletech Instruments and Mallets, and Zildjian Cymbals.