Music Department

Teun B. Fetz, DMA (Associate Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies): Applied percussion and drumset, Hand drumming, Director of the EOU Percussion Ensemble, Director of EOU Wind Ensemble, Music History, Music Education, Conducting, Musicianship and Music 101.

Teun Fetz earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in percussion performance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, his Masters of Music Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Michigan, and his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the University of Oregon.   He has been a private percussion instructor in Oregon, Michigan, and Illinois. Dr. Fetz served as a teaching assistant in percussion methods and youth ensembles at the University of Michigan and marching percussion/steel band at the University of Illinois.   He was the recipient of the Edgard Varese Percussion Award in 2001 at the University of Illinois, and was also the winner of the Concerto Competition there and was a featured marimba soloist with the orchestra.    Dr. Fetz has been an active performer in Oregon, Michigan, and Illinois, and has performed most recently as percussionist and timpanist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Springfield, IL), the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Scott AFB (O'Fallon, IL), and Sinfonia Da Camera (Urbana, IL).

Before coming to Eastern Oregon University, Dr. Fetz was an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and was also the percussion instructor for several summers at the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program in Urbana, Illinois, and the Yamaha Band of America Summer Symposium in Normal, IL.  

He has studied with many instructors, including William Moersch, Thomas Siwe, Salvatore Rabbio, Ricardo Flores, Jeffrey Peyton, Charles Dowd, Matt Savage and Dr. Michael Udow.   He has also performed for several master classes, including those for members of the Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston Symphony Orchestras, and one for international marimba virtuoso, Keiko Abe.  Teun has recently performed as timpanist with The Rose City Chamber Orchestra in Portland, OR. 

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Fetz is currently the Principal Timpanist in the Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra and the Oregon East Symphony Orchestra.Teun is also a certified Oregon Band Directors Association Adjudicator.

Contact Dr. Fetz
Email: tfetz@eou.edu

EOU Music Department