Mr. Baños joined Ridge Point High School as the Director of Percussion in 2018. He also directs the percussion at both Banes Middle and Ronald Thornton Middle.
Mr. Baños holds a Music Education Degree from Florida International University. Mr. Baños has several years of experience in the marching arts. He was first introduced to the world of marching percussion as a student of Miami Senior High School in South Florida.
Prior to his arrival at Ridge Point, Mr. Baños spent 7 years as a member of many World Class WGI and DCI ensembles. In his DCI experience, he was a member of the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps for their 2012 season. In 2013 he was a member of Carolina Crown, and served as a section leader during the 2014 season. At Crown, he received a Gold medal in 2013 and aged out in 2014. In his WGI experience, Mr. Baños was a member of STRYKE Percussion in 2013, and Rhythm X in 2014 and 2015. During his time at Rhythm X, he received a Bronze medal in 2014, and a Silver medal in 2015.
Since aging out, Mr. Baños has been involved as an instructor for several DCI and WGI ensembles. In his WGI experience, he taught at FIU Indoor Percussion and West Broward Indoor Percussion in 2016. He taught the three-time Fan Favorite award winning STRYKE Percussion Ensemble from 2016-2018. In his DCI experience, taught the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2016, and is currently on staff at Academy Drum and Bugle Corps.
In his educational career, Mr. Baños has taken on several roles in both the marching and concert setting. He was a consultant, drill designer and arranger for many marching ensembles, and also served as a clinician for the Summer Marching Academy. Furthermore, he was a private lesson teacher for and a consultant for several programs’ concert percussion sections in both Broward and Miami-Dade County.
Mr. Baños has absolutely enjoyed his time as the Director of Percussion at Ridge Point High School, and is enthusiastic about taking the percussion program to new heights with the partnership of Mr. Saldaña and Mr. Burson.