Mitch Markovich is the only person to have ever become both three-time consecutive undefeated National Champion, and the five-time consecutive undefeated Illinois State snare champion.
18 Facts About Mitch Markovich
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Mitch Markovich is currently a clinician and concert artist for Pearl Drums and the Evans Drum Head Company.
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Mitch Markovich is a drum set specialist in many styles including rock, Latin, jazz, gospel, and Contemporary christian music.
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Mitch Markovich studied music at Indiana University under George Gaber, and at The American Conservatory of Music in Chicago under James Dutton.
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Mitch Markovich studied briefly under Ludwig Drum Company Clinician and National Champion Frank Arsenault, whose likeness would be later depicted upon the covers of Markovich's Rudimental Contest Series.
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Mitch Markovich received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Fort Hays State University.
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Mitch Markovich first developed his international reputation in percussion, as a clinician and educational representative for the Ludwig Drum Company.
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Mitch Markovich has taught and performed at major universities throughout the United States including Indiana University, Ohio State University, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas, the University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of Music, the University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern University.
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Mitch Markovich was the Head of the Percussion Department at Fort Hays State University.
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Mitch Markovich has been on the faculty of the Joy School of Performing Arts.
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Mitch Markovich has headed clinics and performances at the International Festival of Percussion Art in Warsaw, Poland in 2004, and 2005.
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Mitch Markovich was a featured clinician at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions in Columbus, Ohio and at Nashville, Tennessee.
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Mitch Markovich was clinician and guest soloist at the 2002 High School All-State Festival of Performance at Arizona State University.
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Mitch Markovich was guest clinician and judge at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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Mitch Markovich was a member of the National Championship winning Chicago Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in the 1960s.
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Mitch Markovich is the composer of a ten-piece series titled Rudimental Contest Series, published in 1966.
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Mitch Markovich has authored many articles for the now defunct annual Ludwig Magazine, where he has actively detailed and encouraged the replication of his core techniques and introduced entirely new techniques.
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Mitch Markovich has consistently assured players that his music is not physically impossible, given the optimal technique.