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Michael Sammons

Associate Professor

School of Music

  • Associate Professor
    School of Music

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    2025 Recruiting Activities / Projects
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    Percussion Ensemble Tours, Honor Band / Percussion Ensemble, School of Music Audition Prep Day, Utah PAS Day of Percussion, Prep Day Sammons” Virtual Office Hours Livestream, Utah All State Percussion Clinic, Utah All State Percussion Audition Video Tutorials, University of Utah Percussion Invitational, CHOPS Class at the University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Recruiting Projects
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    School of Music Audition Prep Day Utah PAS Day of Percussion Prep Day Sammons” Virtual Office Hours Livestream Utah All State Percussion Clinic Utah All State Percussion Audition Video Tutorials University of Utah Percussion Invitational CHOPS Class at the University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Solo Competition Preparation Day
    1 Mar 2023 - 1 Mar 2023
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    School of Music Preparation Day
    18 Jan 2023 - 18 Jan 2023
    School of Music Preparation Day
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah High School Percussion Ensemble Tours
    31 Oct 2022 - 7 Nov 2022
    Utah Percussion Ensemble Tour to following HS: Herriman, Woodscross, Davis, Mountain Ridge, Riverton
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah All-State Percussion Clinic
    19 Oct 2022 - 19 Oct 2022
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Percussive Arts Society
    1 Jul 2022
    University Pedagogy Committee
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Live stream Clinic
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
    Q&A: Occurs once per month with each month catering to a specific topic in percussion performance and pedagogy as well as a different demographics: high school students, non-percussionist music educators, college professors, college and graduate students, etc. including recruiting sessions / student members Q/A
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Utah Percussive Arts Society
    1 Jul 2017 - 1 Jul 2023
    Board
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Career Center Faculty Award
    1 Feb 2016
    University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Chapter of the Year Award for Utah
    1 Jan 2014
    Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah Youth Symphony Consulting
    1 Aug 2012 - 1 Aug 2012
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Investigator, Dr. John J. Papastefan Endowed Scholarship in Percussion
    1 Apr 2011
    University of South Alabama
  • HONOR/AWARD
    College of Fine Arts, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
    1 May 2007
    University of Arizona