Danny Prado

Danny Prado is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin University and received his Masters of Music from Texas Womens University. Mr. Prado retired from public school education in 2005 after 33 years with stints in Jacksonville ISD for one year and Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD for seventeen years and most recently fifteen with the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

He has served on numerous occasions as a guest clinician for percussion workshops, honor concert and jazz bands, and is an active adjudicator for invitational and UIL contests. Mr. Prado is a member of the National Band Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, Percussive Arts Society and the International Association of Jazz Educators. He has served as the Texas Music Educators Association Region 24 chairman and served on this organizations State Board for several years. He is also a member of the University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music Committee, serving an 8-year term and will chair the committee 2007 through 2011.

Mr. Prado resides in Grapevine with his wife Kathy, a high school Language Arts/World History teacher in the Carroll ISD. He has two children: Michael recently completed a second tour with the 4th Infantry Division, 110 Cavalry Scout Unit as a Combat Medic in the Baghdad, Iraq theater and is currently Active Reserve. Daughter Danielle is a student and Longhorn Band section leader at The University of Texas at Austin.