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Shane Jones

Faculty Member

Dr. Shane Jones

Biography

Dr. Shane Jones has studied and performed around the globe, including in Brazil, China, Mexico, Trinidad/Tobago, Puerto Rico, Ghana, and across the United States. He was percussionist on Broadway for 1776 at 54 Below and was percussionist for the off-broadway premier of the Pulitzer prize winning show Next to Normal. Currently, Shane serves as Director of Percussion at Utah Valley University and is the Associate Editor of World Percussion for the Percussive Arts Society. He is percussionist and Director of Production and Finance for internationally performing group Khemia Ensemble and a founding member and co-director of steelworks steelband.

Shane is a proud Yamaha Performing Artist and endorser of Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, REMO drumheads, and Zildjian cymbals.

Education

Graduate Certificate, University of Michigan, 2018

Major: World Performance Studies

DMA - Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Michigan, 2017

Major: Percussion Performance

MM - Master of Music, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, 2013

Major: Percussion Performance

Bachelor of Music, The Hartt School, University of Hartford, 2011

Major: Percussion Performance and Music Business

Teaching

MUSC 450R

Advanced Private Lessons for Music Majors, Fall 2024

MUSC 331R

Percussion Ensemble, Fall 2024

MUSC 251R

Performance Class, Fall 2024

MUSC 451R

Performance Class, Fall 2024

MUSC 250R

Private Lessons for Music Majors, Fall 2024

MUSC 455R

Private Lessons for Music Performance Majors, Fall 2024

MUSC 245R

Private Lessons II, Fall 2024

MUSC 490R

Advanced Independent Study, Summer 2024

MUSC 1100

Fundamentals of Music FF, Summer 2024

MUSC 450R

Advanced Private Lessons for Music Majors, Spring 2024

MUSC 3416

Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature II, Spring 2024

MUSC 331R

Percussion Ensemble, Spring 2024

MUSC 251R

Performance Class, Spring 2024

MUSC 451R

Performance Class, Spring 2024

MUSC 250R

Private Lessons for Music Majors, Spring 2024

MUSC 145R

Private Lessons I, Spring 2024

Presentations

Jones, Shane , Array, "Music for a Great Space Collaboration Panel with Khemia and Dance Project – Greensboro, NC". ()
Jones, Shane , Array, "University of North Carolina Greensboro Composition Workshop with Khemia". ()
Jones, Shane , Array, "Salsa Percussion – University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM) ". ()
Jones, Shane , Array, "1, 2, Ready, Go Chamber Music Tips and Tricks – Music Department w/ Khemia Ensemble", UVU. ()
Jones, Shane , Array, "Careers and Entrepreneurship in Percussion – Tennessee Tech University ". ()
Jones, Shane , Array, "Developing Collaboration in Music and Dance – Current Issues in Dance Course", UVU. ()

Scholarly/Creative Works

Jones, Shane , (2024) "Right on Cue Services Broadway Musical Recordings" . https://rightoncueservices.com/shows/
Jones, Shane , (2023) "Six Japanese Gardens – Solo Album " . Equilibrium Record Label. https://open.spotify.com/album/5ppHoHlCO9VfXzdEizLU3H?si=qY32VSEYTYSsg_TeqkNFbQ
Jones, Shane , (2023) "“General Anxiety and Depression in Music.” Percussive Notes, vol. 61, no. 1, February 2023. Article" .
Jones, Shane , (2022) "Great, Great Noise – David Baker " . https://open.spotify.com/album/66s9JVbPiTlxESzAyrDM1a?si=GtCIcNs7Rf6-aNz-6Qg8bA
Jones, Shane , (2022) "Intersections - Khemia Ensemble" . Parma/Ravello Record Label. https://open.spotify.com/album/0X1VhMU62evaG1oEivAns9?si=0uISmivmR0iCWWPwEfhXOQ
Jones, Shane , (2022) "Patron Saint Django - Hot House West Swing Orchestra" . https://open.spotify.com/album/4c04IHFkewuhHC4cBae5nM?si=ZFsM6zZHQ1KFTCQBaoYv6A