Graduate Teaching Assistants

Kevin M. Joseph

Kevin JosephA native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Joseph grew up in Mesa, Arizona, where he received his Bachelor's in Secondary Music Education from Ottawa University, and his Master's in Wind Band Conducting at Arizona State University under the tutelage of Jason Caslor and Jamal Duncan. Joseph is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Wind Band Conducting at the University of Miami in the Frost School of Music studying with Dr. Robert Carnochan. Joseph has six years of secondary-level music education and two years of college teaching experience serving as the Tuba and Euphonium instructor at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. In his desire to support the excellence of marching education in Arizona, Joseph served on the board of Winterguard Arizona (WGAZ) and sat on adjudication panels for both WGAZ and Arizona Marching Band Association (AzMBA).

Kevin is excited to be in South Miami with his fiance Eryn and their two dogs and cat, Zeus, Frankie, and Sofi. Go Canes! 

Jacob Miguel Campos

Jacob Campos is a Nashville native whose work as a conductor, clarinetist, and music educator has been defined by a commitment to community access and arts advocacy. He has a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting at Baylor University, where he performed with the Baylor Chamber Ensemble at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Before entering graduate study, he served as band director for 12 years, with his longest tenure at Franklin High School in Williamson County, Tennessee, and later joined the Nashville Symphony as Corporate Engagement Manager — work that deepened his belief that orchestras belong to the communities they serve.
Campos is Director of the Nashville Pride Band and an active performing clarinetist. As an educator, every concert and chamber ensemble under his direction has earned Superior ratings across more than a decade of adjudicated performance — a record of distinction unbroken throughout his entire teaching career. His marching programs have advanced to semi-finals at the Bands of America Grand Nationals. He was named one of Yamaha Corporation of America's 40 Under 40 in 2021 and has received the Country Music Association's Music Teacher of Excellence award multiple times. He serves as Hall of Fame Committee Chair for the Tennessee Bandmasters Association and previously held the Tennessee State Band Chair for the Tennessee Music Educators Association. A frequent emcee and speaker at music education events nationally, Campos is driven by the conviction that music transforms communities. 

Adam Delbridge-Smith

Adam Delbridge-Smith is a British conductor, brass musician, and educator based in South Florida. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Wind Conducting at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the conducting studio of Dr. Michael Hancock.

Adam is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England,

where he studied trumpet and developed his work as a performer, conductor, and ensemble leader. In the UK, he served as Musical Director of the Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band in Cheshire, leading the ensemble through a period of significant musical and organizational growth.

Since relocating to the United States, Adam has become active within the South Florida music community, including work with Orchid City Brass Band. His approach to conducting centers on thoughtful leadership, musical integrity, and the long-term development of both ensembles and individual musicians.

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