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Winds & Percussion
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- degree programs
- bachelor of music in performance: Performance Major (Curriculum A)
- bachelor of music in performance: wind instruments Major (Curriculum B)
- bachelor of music in performance: wind instruments Major with teacher certification (Curriculum C)
- bachelor of musical arts
- master of music in chamber music
- master of music in performance
- master of music in wind instruments
- master of music in chamber music
- specialist in music in performance
- doctor of musical arts in performance
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Department of Winds & Percussion
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The Department of Winds and Percussion offers outstanding training to talented players of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Students receive thorough preparation for careers as soloists, chamber musicians, band and orchestra instrumentalists, and teachers.
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The Department's exceptional range and depth of programs provide the specialization and breadth of training to meet individual needs and the demands of today's music professions. At Michigan, private study with a major artist-teacher and intensive performance experience are the foundations for developing professional instrumentalists. Students give many public performances in orchestras, bands, and smaller ensembles under the direction of eminent faculty and guest conductors.
faculty
Adam Unsworth (Chair, horn)
Chad Burrow (clarinet)
William Campbell (trumpet)
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Daniel Gilbert (clarinet)
Joseph Gramley (percussion)
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David Lee Jackson (trombone)
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Fritz A. Kaenzig (tuba & euphonium)
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Nancy Ambrose King (oboe)
Jeffrey Lyman (bassoon)
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Jonathan Ovalle (percussion)
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Amy Porter (flute)
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Donald Sinta (saxophone)
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"No other school within the university...give[s] you such a sense of community or belonging. We are constantly interacting with each other, bettering each other as we better ourselves...that 'relentless pursuit of excellence' we all desire and strive to achieve."
Scott Copeland, BM Trumpet Performance 2009
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