Pete Zambito is an Associate Teaching Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Missouri. He teaches a variety of courses throughout the School of Music, including courses in Percussion, Music History, Aural Skills, Composition, Writing About Music, and Career Development. Prior to working at Mizzou, Zambito was the Associate Professor of Music, Percussion Instructor, and the Drumline Instructor for the Groove Dynasty Drumline at Lincoln University of Missouri. Since relocating to Missouri in 2006, he has performed across the state and is currently the principal timpanist for the Marshall (MO) Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been a section percussionist and timpanist for the Missouri Symphony Orchestra and a frequent performer on the Odyssey Chamber Series in Columbia, Missouri.

Previously, Dr. Zambito directed the percussion program at Concord University in Athens, WV. In addition to teaching class piano and arranging and scoring , he ran the percussion studio, directed the marching band drumline, the basketball pep band, and in his final semester, directed the concert band.

As a performer, Dr. Zambito has toured extensively throughout the Southeast and Midwest as a marimbist. In addition, he has worked as pianist and percussionist for a variety of churches and has performed professionally as a section percussionist in the Salisbury (NC) Symphony Orchestra. He is also a commissioned composer of percussion solos, duets, and ensemble works, many of which are available through C. Alan Publications.

Dr. Zambito holds a B.A. degree in music performance with a focus on piano from Wake Forest University, and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees in percussion performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His writings have been published in Percussive Notes and the Rhythm! Scene blog for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). He spent 3 years as an editor and engraver at C. Alan Publications and has been a frequent contributor as coordinator, clinician, and performer at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. He currently serves on the Health and Wellness Committee for PAS, and has been a frequent adjudicator for the Missouri Day of Percussion. Dr. Zambito is a Vic Firth Artist and Educational endorser. He created and hosts “Pete's Percussion Podcast,” a weekly show dedicated to long form interviews of those in and around the percussion world.