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Students not completing requirements within the six-year period may be required to meet subsequent criteria it is further provided, however, that the six-year limitation may be extended for interruption by military service when enrollment is resumed immediately upon release from service. Welcome to the ETSU Undergraduate CatalogĪccreditation Memberships Vision Statement Mission and Values The Universityĭegree requirements for programs of study initiated under provisions of this bulletin shall remain in effect for six years. His works for percussion are published by Arrangers Publishing Co., Studio 4 Productions, Media Press, and Music for Percussion, Inc.HELP 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog In addition to serving as an Innovative artist-endorser, Michael serves as an artist/endorser for Pearl/Adams, Innovative Percussion, Inc., Evans, and Sabian Ltd. He has also served as an adjudicator for the 2008 PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition and 2009 PAS Percussion Composition Contest. He has enjoyed appearing as a solo performer and clinician at PASICs, numerous PAS State Chapter events, as well as a contributing author of articles in Percussive Notes and Editor of the Siwe Solo and Ensemble Literature Index of the PAS website.
He is currently on the Percussive Arts Society Board of Advisors, previously serving as Chair of the New Music/Research Committee, several PASIC "Focus Days," and as Chapter President in both South Carolina and Mississippi. His recent research sabbatical brought him to Trinidad and Tobago, where he performed with the Woodbrook Invaders at the 2011 Panorama Competition, as well as presented masterclasses at the University of the West Indies. He has given solo performances and educational presentations at venues throughout the U.S., including featured soloist/clinician at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, National Conference On Percussion Pedagogy, as well as numerous State MEA/CBDNA conventions, universities, and conservatories. Michael also served as percussion coordinator and arranger for the Memphis Blues Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as an instructor/arranger for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, and the University of Illinois Indoor Drumline. His orchestral performance experiences include Principal Timpanist with the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Music Festival, as well as Percussionist/ Assistant timpanist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Opera, Chicago City Ballet, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra.
Hinger, Frank Shaffer, Tom Siwe, and Paul Yancich. He holds graduate degrees in Performance & Literature from the University of Illinois (Edgard Varese Percussion Award Distinction), and has studied with such artist-teachers as Fred D.
He has also served on the faculties of the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program. For over 35 years, he has enjoyed synthesizing and sharing these experiences with his students at universities such as the University of Mississippi, the Ohio State University, and Truman State University, the latter for which he presently serves as Professor and Director of Percussion Studies.
B.M.E., University of Memphis M.M., D.M.A., University of IllinoisĪs an internationally recognized percussionist and composer, Michael Bump brings many years of professional experience in a number of arenas.