Nathan Siegel is a percussionist, composer and educator who resides in the DFW metroplex. He recently just finished his DMA at the University of North Texas. He received his Master’s in percussion performance from the University of Colorado Boulder and his Bachelor’s from Indiana University. He was most recently appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Percussion  and Athletic Bands at Tarleton State University. 

As an educator, Nathan has spent the last few years as a teaching fellow at UNT, teaching studio lessons, coaching one of the Percussion Ensembles, instructing the Steel Band and leading and facilitating various repair and maintenance projects across the College of Music. He has taught at over 20 public schools across Texas, Indiana, Michigan, Colorado and Ohio. His passion for the marching arts has led him to perform with several high level groups including the Bluecoats and Rhythm X. He has also taught at Legends and Genesis drum and bugle corps, serving as the Front Ensemble caption head and has taught at Vigilantes Indoor Percussion since 2021. Nathan has had the opportunity to present a clinic on Improvisation at the marimba titled “Fun with Improvisin” at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention which has led him to present at several univeristy programs across the country. Nathan also creates online content geared towards percussion and marimba technique across several social media platforms, maintaining an audience of over 10,000 people. 

As a performer, Nathan has played in numerous regional orchestras and wind ensembles most recently playing as a soloist with the North Central Texas winds. He has performed twice at the Denton Arts and Jazz festival with the Four ‘o clock lab band, the UNT percussion ensemble and the African Drum and Dance Ensemble. Nathan performed with the UNT percussion ensemble in a tour in Poland in the Fall of 2023. 

As a composer, Nathan just finished a set of octave etudes for the intermediate mallet player published by C. Alan Publications. Nathan hopes to write more music for percussion that prioritizes accessibility and specific technical challenges to help students grow. He has also arranged music for front ensembles and high school percussion studios across the DFW metroplex. 

Nathan is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educators Association and is endorsed by Salyers Percussion as an Educational Artist.