6th Grade Band

About Our Director

Mr. Daniel Perez, music instructor in the Clifton Public Schools for over 15 years, is currently the sixth-grade band director at both middle schools. During his tenure with the system, Mr. Perez served as advisor to the lighting crew at Woodrow Wilson Middle School and assisted in developing the district’s K-8 music curriculum. Mr. Perez plays trumpet, French horn, and euphonium, and is also a recorded composer and vocalist in the Latin Music industry, He has performed throughout Europe and the US with many celebrated Latin American musical artists. 

Mr. Perez received his BA in Music Education from Caldwell University and holds an MA from New Jersey City University. His professional development activities include several graduate classes at TCNJ, Chapman and Webster Universities, as well as workshops in musical theater, opera, and arts integration under the aegis of OPERA America and the American Symphony Orchestra. Daniel Perez is a proud recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Education citation awarded by the Clifton Teachers’ Association.