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Department of Music
Jimmy Finnie
 Jimmy
Finnie, percussionist, joined the Indiana State University music
faculty in 1994. Before moving to Indiana, he taught at East Texas
State University and performed with the Northeast Texas Symphony
and the Panhandlers Steel Drum Band. He is featured as marimba soloist
on the Indiana State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble's 1997 compact
disc, Symphonic Moments, and has completed several recording projects
with the Indiana State University Faculty Wind Ensemble. As director
of Indiana State University's Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum
Band, he has presented numerous concerts on public school and university
campuses throughout the State of Indiana, and he is a consistent
presenter at the Indiana Chapter, Percussive Arts Society, Day of
Percussion. In 1996, his ensembles were featured at the Indiana
Music Educators Association annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana;
and in 1997 presented a concert at the Midwest International Band
and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with teaching responsibilities at ISU, Finnie was also principal
timpanist for the Terre Haute Symphony from 1994 to 1999 and was
featured during the fall 97 season as percussion soloist with the
orchestra. Jimmy has presented concerts in both solo and chamber
settings throughout the United States and Canada. He also performs
regularly in the region on drum set and steel drum. He has been
a summer faculty member at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and is an
Artist Clinician for the Zildjian Cymbal Company, and Innovative
Percussion Mallet Company. He holds the degrees: Bachelor of Music
Education from East Texas State University, Master of Music from
The University of Georgia, and Doctor of Musical Arts from The University
of North Texas.
Office: CA 003
Phone: (812) 237-2737
 E-Mail: jfinnie@ndstate.edu
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