Area - Visual - Indoor Guard GE, Indoor Percussion Visual, Indoor Percussion Effect Visual, Outdoor Visual Performance, Outdoor Visual Analysis, Outdoor Visual Effect

MJA Member since 2026

Contact: jcalhoun@elmiracityschools.com

Experience - began judging is 2023

BIO:

Jonathan has been a visual instructor, caption head, and consultant in Marching Band & Indoor Percussion since 2007, working with groups such as Norwich, Mohonasen, Corning-Painted Post, Webster, The White Sabers DCA Corps, Cicero-North Syracuse, West Genesee, and The Spartans DCI Corps. He is an alumnus of The Syracuse Brigadiers DCA Drum Corps (03, 05-08), the Santa Clara Vanguard (09-10), and The Vanguard 50th Anniversary Alumni Corps (17).

Along with MJA, Jonathan is also affiliated with the New York Federation of Contest Judges, and has adjudicated with USBands, the New York State Field Band Conference (NYSFBC), Cavalcade of Bands, the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association (CWEA), the Keystone Indoor Drill Association (KIDA), the Musical Arts Conference (MAC), the Midwest Color Guard Circuit (MWCGC), the New York State Percussion Circuit, the Northeast Color Guard Circuit, USBands Indoor Percussion, and the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC).

Jonathan has also worked logistics and administration for The Santa Clara Vanguard (11&18), Mandarins (17), & The Cadets (19-21).

Outside the Marching Arts, Jonathan holds a BA in History, an MAT in Social Studies Adolescent Education from Binghamton University, and is currently teaching Global Studies at Elmira City School District, while also enrolled as a doctoral student at the University at Albany studying Educational Theory & Practice.

Marching Arts Affiliations:

USBands
NYFCJ
Northeast Color Guard Circuit
WGASC
MAC
CWEA
KIDA
MWCGC
Corning-Painted Post Marching Band
Corning-Painted Post Indoor Percussion