Music therapy grad student Thaddeus Tukes performs at Jazz UpFront | Illinois State University
Two years ago, Thaddeus Tukes, a Chicago composer and percussionist who has been called the world’s best vibraphonist, decided that music was about something more than receiving applause. Despite being an established musician who has performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Chicago’s Symphony Center, he decided to pursue a degree in music therapy at the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and fulfill his dream of healing people with music.Learn more about Tukes: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2024/11/healing-vibes-world-renowned-vibraphonist-seeks-a-new-audience-as-a-music-therapist/Video credit: Tim Vęatčh
More from Illinois State YouTube
- 2:04Asking students what they’re going to be for Halloween! 🎃
- 2:09Viral status: Student-organized TikTok competitions create community | Illinois State UniversityWhat started as a “joke of an idea” for freshman business administration major Tyler Miller and his friends has gone viral. Each Wednesday, Miller hosts a weekly competition on Illinois State University’s Quad promoted and shared through his TikTok channel.What started as a “joke of an idea” for freshman business administration major Tyler Miller and his friends has gone viral. Each Wednesday, Miller hosts a weekly competition on Illinois State University’s Quad promoted and shared through his TikTok channel. In two months, 12 competition videos have received more than 2.1 million total views.Miller’s TikTok competitions can be watched on his TikTok account: @Teemilly21, and competition updates can be found on the public ISU Snapchat stories.Read more: https://newsevents.illinoisstate.edu/news/2024/10/video-viral-student-organized-tiktok-competitions-create-community/
