Kenneth Jimenez, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
Multi-faceted musician鈥�Dr. Kenneth Jimenez鈥痟as served a variety of roles within the Department of Music at 91看片网. He teaches applied brass lessons along with courses in several disciplines within the music curriculum. In addition, he directs the 91看片网 Jazz听Ensemble, and听assists in directing the Valley City Community Band.听
As an applied brass instructor, Jimenez is passionate about embouchure development and helping students unlock their musical potential through careful, focused study of their fundamental mechanics as brass musicians. He is also deeply interested in refining the process of individual practice. One of his goals as a teacher is to help students make practice sessions productive, positive, and focused on individual progress.听
Jimenez is a dedicated performer of all styles of music and an active freelance musician in the upper Midwest, having performed with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, the FM Ballet, the Bemidji Symphony, the Kicks Jazz Band of Fargo-Moorhead, Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome, and others.鈥�听
RESEARCH听
Jimenez maintains a variety of scholarly pursuits. His formal research is centered upon early-nineteenth-century cornet solos by French composers such as Jean-Baptiste Schiltz, Alexandre Fessy, and others. He was invited to present his research at the 2017 Historical Brass Society International Symposium in New York City, as well as at the 2019 American Musical Instrument Society National Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. At present, he is working on editions of several of the works described above, with plans to publish them in a collection for performers, teachers, and other scholars.听
In addition to his research on the early cornet, Jimenez is an active composer and arranger, and his jazz composition鈥�Songs and Dances鈥�was premiered by the Fargo-Moorhead Kicks Jazz Band and recorded on their 2025 album鈥�Big Band Originals.听
Dr. Jimenez also researches and advocates for integrating technology in the music听curriculum, and听is particularly interested in how teachers can use technology such as 3D printing to make music more accessible, and how teachers can use basic technological skills to solve problems within their programs and make their classroom environment more engaging.听听
EDUCATION听
Dr. Jimenez holds a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of Wyoming, a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and a听Doctorate of Musical Arts听in Trumpet Performance from North Dakota State University.鈥�听