Ron F. Schermerhorn III is currently a Music Instructor – Percussion at South Texas College. 

He teaches Music Appreciation, American Music, Percussion Ensemble, World Music Ensembles, Indoor Drumline, and Applied Percussion Lessons.

Mr. Schermerhorn earned a Bachelor of Music from The University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Music from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Percussion Performance.

As a performer, Mr. Schermerhorn has been a member of the Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps, Americanos Drum and Bugle Corps, UT-Arlington Marching Band, UT-Arlington PASIC Drumline & Surround Sound Indoor Percussion Ensemble.

Orchestra Membership has included: Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Mr. Schermerhorn performs as a full-time member of The Valley Symphony Orchestra.

In 2006 he was awarded 1st place in the College Timpani Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Austin, Texas, and in 2003 was awarded 2nd place in the College Snare Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mr. Schermerhorn has also been a featured soloist with The University of Texas at Arlington Wind Ensemble, performing the Rosauro Marimba Concerto. He has attended the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar, the Bob Becker Ragtime Institute, Aspen Music Festival, and School & The Study Abroad Program in Bali, Indonesia (Gamelan) in conjunction with the Center for World Music in San Diego, California.