Meet Your Director

Jacob Campos

Band and Orchestra Director | Professional Clarinetist | Yamaha 40 Under 40 | CMA Teacher of Excellence

I've spent 12 years in the classroom, and I've watched my students consistently earn placements in district and all-state ensembles. Not by accident, but by design.

I hold a Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting from Baylor University, an undergraduate degree from DePaul University, and I'm currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Frost School of Music in Miami. But more than the degrees, I've spent years refining a research-based approach to practice that actually works for real students in real practice rooms.

Summer Wind Academy is the result of that work. Years of trial and error, structure and revision, teaching and learning alongside my students. And here's what I've learned: it's not the lesson days that matter most. It's the average Tuesdays. The middle-of-the-week practice sessions when students are alone with their instrument and need a system they can trust.

This program teaches students to feel empowered, confident, and (most importantly) like they're getting noticeably better every single day. Yes, my students win auditions. But the real win? Daily joy in growth. That feeling when you pick up your instrument and know exactly what to do. When you can hear yourself improving in real time.

It's the consistent, research-based approach on ordinary days that leads to extraordinary results. And more than that, it leads to students who genuinely love practicing.