Lauren Teel is the Instructor of Percussion for Jacksonville State University  and the Percussion Caption Head for the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps.  She is actively involved in the percussive arts community as a performer, educator, and adjudicator.  

Prior to Lauren's appointment at JSU, Lauren served as Director of Marching Percussion for the East Texas A&M “Pride” Marching Band and Assistant Director of Percussion for the East Texas A&M Percussion Studio. In 2012,  Lauren had the privilege of traveling to Chennai, India to perform for an audience of over 75,000 people with Oscar winning composer, A. R. Rahman. Lauren also appeared in the 2013 blockbuster, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as a timpanist. 

Lauren proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Remo, Marimba One, and Zildjian.