Monte Coulter
Director of Percussion Studies
Professor of Music:
Percussion Instruction and Music Theory
Fine Arts Center 111
(423)425-4647
Monte-Coulter@utc.edu
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts: The University of Memphis
Master of Music: The University of Tennessee- Knoxville
Bachelor of Science in Music: The University of Tennessee- Knoxville
Dr. Coulter
Dr. Monte Coulter is the director of percussion studies at the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Coordinator of the Graduate School
of Music. He received his BS degree in Music Education, and his
MM degree from The University of Tennessee- Knoxville, and the Doctor
of Musical Arts degree from the University of Memphis in 1994. He
is currently Principal Percussionist/ Assistant Timpanist of the
Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, and has performed as a principal
player in three of the four largest professional orchestras in Tennessee,
as well as with the touring companies of Man of La Mancha (with
Robert Goulet), Rich Little, The Electric Light Orchestra, The Moody
Blues, Bernadette Peters, Shari Lewis, Al Jarreau, Art Garfunkel,
Randy Newman, and others.
Dr. Coulter is an artist/clinician with Kori Marimbas and Xylophones. He lives in Harrison Tennessee with his wife, dancer/choreographer Monica Titus Coulter, and son Monte IV.
Monte Coulter is an exclusive artist/endorser for Bosphorus Cymbals.