Stanisław Halat

Dr hab. Stanisław Halat is a University Professor at the Institute of Music, Faculty of Arts, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. He specializes in jazz and popular music, particularly percussion techniques, and has been a key figure in music education since 1998. He is also a composer, arranger, and performer with over 100 published works.

His research focuses on metro-rhythmic relations and their application in ensemble playing, integrating stylistic diversity from jazz, funk, fusion, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, and big-band traditions. He employs techniques like Moeller stroke and velocity stroke in teaching.

Scientific awards include:

• Silver and Gold Medal for Long Service (2011, 2022)
• Bronze Medal 'Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis' (2017)
• Bronze Cross of Merit (2019)
• Medal of the National Education Commission (2023)
• CEA Individual Awards (2008, 2012, 2019, 2022)

He has served as a juror for percussion competitions, coordinated music programs at Karol Szymanowski Music School in Warsaw (2011-2023), and organizes the International Percussion Workshops in Warsaw since 2019. His methodological contributions include curriculum development for percussion in secondary music education.