Joaquin Bonilla

As an Expert Contributor in Music for AI systems, I collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams to guide the integration of musical knowledge into cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools. My role spans the full spectrum of music—from theory, composition, and performance practices to analysis, and genre-specific expertise—helping shape intelligent systems that understand, generate, and interact with music in innovative and musically meaningful ways.

• Student Engagement and Mentorship: Creating an interactive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages critical thinking, discussion, and a deep appreciation for jazz music. I mentor students, guiding their academic and musical development.
• Course Development and Instruction: Designing and teaching comprehensive courses that explore the evolution of jazz from its early beginnings to contemporary styles. I cover key periods, influential musicians, and major movements, providing students with a thorough understanding of jazz’s cultural, social, and historical contexts.

• Engage one-on-one with students to elevate instrumental technique, performance capabilities, and understanding of theory, history, improvisation, and analysis in classical, jazz, and various musical styles.

• Assisting with Shipping Operations: Packing and unpacking shipments, communication with senders and couriers.
• Database Management: inventory entry, return trial entry, shipping log management, shipping issues management.
• Managing the company’s e-commerce operations across Shopify, Amazon, and Salesforce platforms. Conducting playtests on flutes, piccolos, and harmony flutes prior to their sale.

• Help students and staff members, pack and send books on a daily basis, check out and scan in library’s items, process late fees if necessary, and organize book displays.

• Facilitate programs, meetings, and small group discussions about educational and social issues. Address concerns and answer questions of first-year students and their families. Serve as a resource and refer new students to campus services as needed. Value differences in others and promote a culture of respect.

• Answers customer's questions about merchandise. Assists customers with purchase decisions. Retrieves merchandise from sales floor, stock room, places special orders. Collects payment using the store point of sale system.