Mr. Ronnie Ziccardi, is currently working as a full-time band director in the Avonworth School District where he is the K-12 Music Department Leader, teaches 4th-8th Grade Band, 3rd Grade General Music, is the Assistant Director and Percussion Instructor of the High School Marching Band, Director of the High School Musical Pit Orchestra, and Director of the Middle School Jazz Band. He is a graduate of West Virginia University where he earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree, earned a Master of Music in Music Education degree from Boston University, and a K-12 Principal Certification from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating summa cum laude from each institution. Although his primary instrument is percussion, he loves practicing and playing all of the band instruments as well.

 

During Mr. Ziccardi's current 10-year tenure in the Avonworth School District, the band program has drastically expanded in both quantity, quality, and offerings to students. The band program now has over 500 students involved district-wide. Further, the 6th-grade band at Avonworth is proud to have competed in the Pennsylvania Music Educator's Association (PMEA) Music Performance Assessment in both 2023 and 2024 and has been awarded Superior Ratings (the highest rating possible) in both performances. Mr. Ziccardi was also named as a Quarterfinalist for the 2021 and 2022 GRAMMY Music Educator Awards.