A native of Philadelphia, PA, Joseph P. DAlicandro, Jr., received the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music Education degrees from Temple University. He works in the Pennsbury School District, Yardley, Pennsylvania as band director at the William Penn Middle School and percussion instructor in three middle schools. Mr. DAlicandro was the writer and instructor for the percussion section of the Pennsbury High School Marching Band in Fairless Hills, PA. He is in demand as a clinician, private instructor and performer in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware area, and is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Percussive Arts Society, and the International Association of Jazz Educators.