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THE UNCP PERCUSSION DEPARTMENT

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Location: UNCP is located in Robeson county in Southeastern North Carolina. Just off of I-95 our location puts us within easy access of Myrtle Beach, Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington. In addition we are close enough for students to have performance opportunities with the Fayetteville, Florence and Lee County symphonies. The community is a small college town that helps to foster the camaraderie valued in the percussion program. Our location has also allowed students from UNCP to take additional lessons with percussionists from many different areas near campus.

Degrees and Tracks: UNCP offers a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Music, a Bachelor of Arts In Music with Business Electives (music industry), a Masters of Music Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Students in all degrees can choose either classical percussion or drumset as their major emphasis. Regardless of which track a student has as their emphasis they will take studies in the other area to help them become a more complete musician.

Lessons: All UNCP percussionists take lessons ranging from half an hour to one and a half hours a week. These lessons focus on all aspects of performance, from orchestral, chamber and solo literature to drumset. A student graduating with a percussion degree from UNCP will be comfortable performing a wide range of styles in any given setting. The size of the program is limited to assure that any student studying percussion at UNCP will study with Dr. Wiggins or Mr. Petrillo. Students will commonly take lessons with both teachers to become more complete percussionists.

Studio Class: In addition to the above, we hold a weekly studio class during which students perform for critique from their peers. The studio class also discusses topics ranging from the history of percussion to important new works in the percussion literature.

Guest Artists: Guest artists in various specialties, ranging from orchestral percussion to drumset artists, visit the percussion department at UNCP during the year. The guest artists often perform a solo recital, in addition to a masterclass for the percussion studio.

Equipment: The UNCP Percussion Studio is housed in Moore Hall and the Music Annex. These buildings contain our extensive collection of instruments, including: 7 marimbas (2 Deagans, 1 Musser, 1 4.6 octave Adams, 1 4.3 octave Ross, 1 5-octave Marimba One and 1 5-octave Yamaha); 4 vibraphones; 3 xylophones; 3 sets of timpani; 6 drumsets; set of Hydrosteel Pans; 11 chinese toms; one octave of tuned gongs; a set of African percussion instruments; a set of Japanese Taiko drums; a full set of marching percussion instruments and much more!!!

UNCP Percussion Award Winners

Named Scholarships

Presser Foundation Scholarship (largest national scholarship given to top student in the music department)

2011 Tiffini Tate
2010 Jason Thiele
2008 Jonathon Moore

John Cage Award (presented to outstanding member of the percussion program)

2011 Will Bradle
2010 Tiffini Tate
2009 Jason Thiele
2007 Jonathon Moore
2006 Toby Carter
2005 James Keith Oxendine

Margaret S. Jones Award

2010 William Bradle
2009 Jason Thiele

Bradley Alford Scholarship

2011 Will Bradle
2010 Tiffini Tate

Richard Pisano Award

2009 Tiffini Tate
2008 Jason Thiele
2006 Jonathon Moore

Faculty Recognition Awards

2010 Nikki Yax
2009 Jonathon Moore

Concerto Competition Winners

2011 - Jason Thiele - Rosauro Concerto for Marimba
2010 Tiffini Tate - Prism Rhapsody
2009 Jonathon Moore - Concerto for Marimba
2008 - Mark Roddy - Concert for Timpani
2007 - Mark Roddy - The Ragtime Drummer
2006 Toby Carter - Chamber Music for Marimba and Winds

UNCP Percussion Studio 2012-2013

Orchestral Percussion

Jason Thiele –MAT
Will Bradle - Senior
Nicole Yax –Senior
Ryan Friddle - Senior
Jamie Patterson –Junior
Zachery Wood - Junior
Tajari Goins - Junior
Gene Malone - Sophomore
Darius Dawson - Sophomore
Chris Hunter - Sophomore
Raveen McEachin - Freshman
Hunter Baxley - Freshman

Drumset
Michael Scott - Sophomore
Tyler Pow - Freshman
Jeffery Johnson - Freshman

Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012

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