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EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music composition, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Advisory Committee: Sharon Levy, PhD, DMA; Stephen Stone, PhD, DMA; Christopher Theofanidis, DMA; Elizabeth Tolbert, PhD
Master of Music, Music theory pedagogy, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Music, Music composition, 2002
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science, Majors in music and psychology, 1988
David Lipscomb College, now Lipscomb University
Private study with Christopher Theofanidis, J. Nicholas Maw, Bruno Amato, Jerome Reed, John Anthony Lennon (informally)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Samford University
School of the Arts, Division of Music
Assistant Professor of Music: Fall 2013 to present
Director of Graduate Studies in Music: August 2018 to present
Courses taught:
Private Composition Lessons
Music theory I, II, III, IV, V
Music theory lab I, II, III, IV
Form and Analysis
Orchestration
Counterpoint
Analytical Techniques (Graduate)
Graduate Theory Review
Introduction to Composition
Introduction to Music Technology
Towson University
College of Fine Arts and Communication, Department of Music
Instructor, Music Theory and History Divisions: Fall 2007 to present
Courses taught:
Musicianship I, II, III, IV
Music theory I, II, III, IV
Music theory for Non-Majors
Introduction to Music in the U.S.
The Peabody Conservatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor: Fall 2006; Fall 2008 to Spring 2011
Courses taught:
Music Theory 1–2, 3–4
Graduate Music Theory Review
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Arts and Sciences
Instructor: Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Course taught:
Introduction to Computer Music
Academic Exploration Instructor, Intersession, Winter: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012
Course taught:
Digital Sound Art
The Peabody Preparatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor, ages 10 to 17: Fall 2003 to Spring 2006, and Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Music Theory Comprehensive I, II, III
Music Theory Accelerated I, II, III
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Distance Education Instructor, CTYOnline: Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Mastering the Fundamentals of Music
McDaniel Orchestra Camp
Instructor: 2009, 2010
Composition Class, Musicianship Class, Chamber Music Coach
DeKalb Technical Institute
Instructor, English Language Program: 1999 to 2000
English I for Speakers of Other Languages
Worked with students from countries including Bosnia, Viet Nam, and Somalia
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music composition, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Advisory Committee: Sharon Levy, PhD, DMA; Stephen Stone, PhD, DMA; Christopher Theofanidis, DMA; Elizabeth Tolbert, PhD
Master of Music, Music theory pedagogy, 2009
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Music, Music composition, 2002
The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science, Majors in music and psychology, 1988
David Lipscomb College, now Lipscomb University
Private study with Christopher Theofanidis, J. Nicholas Maw, Bruno Amato, Jerome Reed, John Anthony Lennon (informally)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Samford University
School of the Arts, Division of Music
Assistant Professor of Music: Fall 2013 to present
Director of Graduate Studies in Music: August 2018 to present
Courses taught:
Private Composition Lessons
Music theory I, II, III, IV, V
Music theory lab I, II, III, IV
Form and Analysis
Orchestration
Counterpoint
Analytical Techniques (Graduate)
Graduate Theory Review
Introduction to Composition
Introduction to Music Technology
Towson University
College of Fine Arts and Communication, Department of Music
Instructor, Music Theory and History Divisions: Fall 2007 to present
Courses taught:
Musicianship I, II, III, IV
Music theory I, II, III, IV
Music theory for Non-Majors
Introduction to Music in the U.S.
The Peabody Conservatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor: Fall 2006; Fall 2008 to Spring 2011
Courses taught:
Music Theory 1–2, 3–4
Graduate Music Theory Review
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Arts and Sciences
Instructor: Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Course taught:
Introduction to Computer Music
Academic Exploration Instructor, Intersession, Winter: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012
Course taught:
Digital Sound Art
The Peabody Preparatory
Department of Music Theory
Instructor, ages 10 to 17: Fall 2003 to Spring 2006, and Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Music Theory Comprehensive I, II, III
Music Theory Accelerated I, II, III
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Distance Education Instructor, CTYOnline: Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Mastering the Fundamentals of Music
McDaniel Orchestra Camp
Instructor: 2009, 2010
Composition Class, Musicianship Class, Chamber Music Coach
DeKalb Technical Institute
Instructor, English Language Program: 1999 to 2000
English I for Speakers of Other Languages
Worked with students from countries including Bosnia, Viet Nam, and Somalia