JOHNATHON WESTCOTT
Percussion Instructor
Band Director
Blue Valley West Area
Email: [email protected]
Johnathon Westcott is currently completing a Master of Music degree with emphases in Music Theory and Percussion Performance at the University of Kansas. At KU, he has studied classical percussion with Dr. Michael Compitello, Ji Hye Jung, and Lee Vinson, drumset with Brandon Draper, and West African Drumming with Dylan Bassett. His thesis adviser is Dr. Brad Osborn, and his research focuses on pitch-rhythm isomorphisms and the music and writings of composer Steve Reich. Prior to studying at KU, he earned Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance from the University of Kentucky. His primary teacher at UK was James Campbell, and he also studied drumset with Paul Deatherage and Korean percussion with Donna Kwon.
At KU, Johnathon had the privilege to serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Compitello and Dr. Paul Popiel, teaching a Percussion Methods course and private lessons, coaching chamber ensembles, and coordinating percussion equipment and facilities.
Johnathon currently performs with Fofo Jackson as part of the percussion duo FOJO. He has also been a member of the Blue Steel Caribbean Ensemble in Lexington, and the Heights Concert Band in Harker Heights, TX. He has performed both with school ensembles and individually at two Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, two College Band Director’s National Association National Conferences, an International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, multiple PAS Days of Percussion, multiple Music Educators Association In-Service Conferences, and an opening ceremony to the FEI World Equestrian Games, as well as at the Kauffman Center for the Arts and Carnegie Hall in NYC.
His professional affiliations include the American Musicological Society, the Percussive Arts Society, and the Society for Music Theory.
Percussion Instructor
Band Director
Blue Valley West Area
Email: [email protected]
Johnathon Westcott is currently completing a Master of Music degree with emphases in Music Theory and Percussion Performance at the University of Kansas. At KU, he has studied classical percussion with Dr. Michael Compitello, Ji Hye Jung, and Lee Vinson, drumset with Brandon Draper, and West African Drumming with Dylan Bassett. His thesis adviser is Dr. Brad Osborn, and his research focuses on pitch-rhythm isomorphisms and the music and writings of composer Steve Reich. Prior to studying at KU, he earned Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance from the University of Kentucky. His primary teacher at UK was James Campbell, and he also studied drumset with Paul Deatherage and Korean percussion with Donna Kwon.
At KU, Johnathon had the privilege to serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Compitello and Dr. Paul Popiel, teaching a Percussion Methods course and private lessons, coaching chamber ensembles, and coordinating percussion equipment and facilities.
Johnathon currently performs with Fofo Jackson as part of the percussion duo FOJO. He has also been a member of the Blue Steel Caribbean Ensemble in Lexington, and the Heights Concert Band in Harker Heights, TX. He has performed both with school ensembles and individually at two Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, two College Band Director’s National Association National Conferences, an International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, multiple PAS Days of Percussion, multiple Music Educators Association In-Service Conferences, and an opening ceremony to the FEI World Equestrian Games, as well as at the Kauffman Center for the Arts and Carnegie Hall in NYC.
His professional affiliations include the American Musicological Society, the Percussive Arts Society, and the Society for Music Theory.
