Dr. TJ Perry
Assistant Professor
Music Department
Witherspoon Building Room 317
407 West Q St
Russellville, AR 72801
Phone: (479) 968-0477
E-mail: tperry7@atu.edu
Education
BM - Eastern Michigan University
MM - The University of Tennessee
DMA - Michigan State University
Recently Taught Courses
MUS 1001 - APPL MUSIC/TRUMPET
MUS 1002 - APPL MUSIC/TRUMPET
MUS 1511 - BRASS CHOIR
MUS 1531 - BRASS ENSEMBLES
MUS 2003 - INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
MUS 3001 - APPL MUSIC/TRUMPET
MUS 3003 - APPL MUSIC/TRUMPET
MUS 4993 - SP: HONORS APPLIED TRUMPHET
Biography
TJ Perry is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas.
Equally at home in the Classical, Jazz, and Commercial worlds, TJ enjoys an active
career as a soloist, clinician, and educator. TJ recently held the positions of principal
trumpet with the Johnson City (TN) Symphony Orchestra, second trumpet with the Brasswind
Quintet, and is the current principal trumpet with the progressive chamber ensemble
The Detroit Brass Company. Previously, he served on the faculties of Albion College,
Spring Arbor University, and Grand Valley State University.
In February of 2014, TJ performed with the Michigan State University Wind Symphony
as principal trumpet in the 10-year anniversary celebration of Pulitzer Prize winning
composer John Corigliano’s Symphony 3: Circus Maximus at Carnegie Hall. As a member
of the Michigan State University Trumpet Ensemble, TJ has participated in the Orvieto Musica
Trumpet Festival in Italy,Exploring Trumpet in Greece with Vince Dimartino and Gerassimos
Ioannidis, and the 2013 International Trumpet Guild Conference. As a member of the
Cross Street Jazz Ensemble, TJ performed at the 2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Additionally, TJ has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony
Orchestra, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Oak
Ridge Symphony Orchestra, former Tonight Show bandleader and international soloist
Doc Severinsen, international trumpet soloist Vince DiMartino, and Detroit based jazz
legend Marcus Belgrave. In 2010 was a semi-finalist for the graduate division of the
National Trumpet Competition.
In the spring of 2016 TJ completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan
State University, where he served as the Doctoral Teaching Assistant for the trumpet
studio. His secondary focus area was Musician Health and Wellness, and the exploration
of immersive performance concepts using extra-musical elements like lighting, multimedia,
and original graphic elements. TJ studied at The University of Tennessee- Knoxville
for the Master of Music degree as the Graduate Teaching Assistant and Eastern Michigan
University in Ypsilanti, MI for his bachelors degree.
Principal teachers have included Rich Illman (Michigan State University), Justin Emerich
(Michigan State University), Dr. Cathy Leach (University of Tennessee), Carter Eggers
(Eastern Michigan University), and Dr. Judy Palac (Michigan State University- Healthy
Musicianship and Body Mapping). Additional instruction has come from Mark Byerly (University
of Toledo), Vince DiMartino (international soloist) Doc Severinsen (international
soloist), William Campbell (University of Michigan), and John Hagstrom (second trumpet,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
TJ resides in Russellville, Arkansas with his wife Jessica, and two sons Jackson and
Lucas.TJ is a Yamaha Performing Artist. EXTERNAL LINK DISCLAIMERFaculty Website