Training
•Bullet: Percussion combines focused study in Percussion within the professional BM curriculum with UCSB’s broader research-university resources.
•Bullet: Students develop critical, historical, technical, and creative skills through sequenced coursework and faculty mentorship.
Professional Development
•Bullet: Campus productions, ensembles, screenings, laboratories, internships, independent projects, and Santa Barbara arts organizations provide practical experience.
•Bullet: Students may pursue honors, research, professional preparation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
•Bullet: Jonathan Nathan combines percussion and jazz teaching, directs jazz ensembles, and leads large jazz courses.
•Bullet: The percussion studio connects private lessons and Percussion Ensemble work with Latin Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra opportunities.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Published electives and project work allow students to shape the program around individual artistic and scholarly goals.
