Milton Salazar is a First-Generation Mexican-American freelance percussionist and educator working in Southern California. He has performed with many major orchestras such as Pacific Symphony, Pacific Chorale, LA Opera, Long Beach Symphony, Orchestra Santa Monica, San Gabriel Valley Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles, and many others.Currently, Milton is a percussion instructor at OC Music and Dance where he teaches private lessons in orchestral and concert percussion, mallet percussion, and drumset. His teaching studio includes adult and young students, some as young as 5 years old, with many students preparing for honor bands, youth orchestras, and college auditions.Milton also coaches percussion at YOLA at HOLA in Downtown Los Angeles where he works primarily with Hispanic and Latinx students in grades 4-12.Milton holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Music from California State University, Fullerton. He is also studying advanced harmony and jazz theory with a private instructor.Milton enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and spending time with his partner Claire and their spotted cat who looks like a little cow, named Pippin.Milton is also a fluent Spanish speaker.