Biography
Associate Professor (hired 2000)
Areas of Responsibility:
- Applied trumpet
- Jazz Ensemble
- Jazz studies
Education:
- A.A.S. in Music, Onondaga Community College (SUNY)
- B.M. in Studio Music and Jazz, University of Miami
- M.A. in Trumpet Performance, Eastern Illinois University
- D.A. in Trumpet Pedagogy/Performance and
Theory/Composition, University of Northern Colorado
Courses taught:
- Applied trumpet
- Jazz Ensembles
- Brass Methods
- Brass Choir
- Trumpet Choir
- Jazz improvisation
- Jazz history
Professional activities:
-
Bach Performing Artist
- National Association for Music Education-MENC
- International Trumpet Guild
- International Association of Jazz Educators
- American Federation of Musicians
Research/creative interests
- Jazz trumpet
- Gilbert Johnson biography
- Brass reviewer, Oxford University Press
Hobbies:
Why did you choose to come to ETSU?
- ETSU has great students and a great faculty, with a music
program to be proud of. The emphasis on undergraduate
teaching matches my own interests. It's a beautiful
campus and region, a perfect place to settle down and
raise my children.
Why should a student come to ETSU?
- Individual teaching and attention by caring, dedicated,
professional full-time faculty
- The department offers a full range of high quality
academic and performance opportunities for all students
Performance Area:
- Trumpet, both classical and jazz
- Jazz piano
