Meet The Staff!
Dr. David Jewett
Director of Bands
Dr. Jewett has been at La Quinta High School for 6 years, and has a masters degree in jazz pedagogy. He has been involved in music education and performance for over 30 years. His experience ranges from teaching middle school and high school band, directing a professional jazz ensemble, and touring the United States for 8 summers with a drum and bugle corps. He has also performed with symphonies as a trumpeter. In addition to the trumpet, Dr. Jewett plays electric bass, a bit of drums, very little jazz piano, and can play simple melodies with a decent sound on most wind instruments. He is married, has four kids, and loves to teach, perform, read, cycle, and talk with people about who they are and what excites them the most.
Christopher has been the caption head for many winter guards throughout Southern California, currently La Quinta HS, Palm Desert HS, and Zoetic Independent. Christopher continues to develop his creativity through his choreography company, Cordova Designs and Choreography, with programs from Southern California, Arizona, and Texas.
Christopher currently lives in Ontario, CA and is always determined to provide his students with the best educational experience to improve and develop their individuality, independence, and strength as young performers.
Johnny has been teaching at La Quinta High School since 2019. Johnny has marched at various groups across Southern California, including WGI finalists pow percussion in 2020 and 2022, gold drum and bugle corps in 2019, and was awarded a bronze medal in open class.
Johnny graduated from Coachella Valley High School in 2018, and is very excited to continue teaching for years to come.
