ABOUT
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts Amherst Ph.D. in Music, 2019
Major Area: Music Theory
Dissertation: “Implicit Learning As a Means of
Tonal Jazz Pitch-Listening Skills Acquisition”
University of Houston – Moores School of Music M.M. 2011
Major Area: Music Theory
Master’s Thesis: “Embodied Meaning in
John Adams’ El Niño”
Howard Payne University – Davidson School of Music B.M. 2004
Major Areas: Piano and Music Education—Teacher Certification
Minor: Guitar
EXPERIENCE
The College of Saint Rose,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music—Core Curriculum
Fall, 2018–current
Courses Taught:
Music Theory 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Form and Analysis Of Western and Non-Western Music)
MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 201, MUS 202, MUS 202 Music Industry (Form And Analysis
Of Western and Non-Western Music—Music Industry Genres)
Ear Training and Solfege 1, 2, 3, and 4 (MUS 103, MUS 104, MUS 203, MUS 204)
The College of Saint Rose
Adjunct Instructor
Fall, 2017–Spring, 2018
Courses Taught:
Music Theory 2, 3, and 4 (MUS 102, MUS 201, MUS 202)
Ear Training and Sight Singing 2, 3, and 4 (MUS 104, MUS 203, MUS 204)
Keene State College
Adjunct Instructor
Fall, 2017–Spring, 2018
Courses Taught:
Music Theory 1, 2, 3, and 4
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Various Roles (see below)
2011—2015
Courses Taught:
Post-Tonal Theory (Lecturer, Fall 2015)
Aural Skills 3 (Lecturer, Fall 2015)
Aural Skills 1 (Lecturer, Fall 2014)
Fundamentals of Music Theory (Spring
2013,Co-Instructor; Spring 2015, TA)
Analysis of Post-Tonal Music (Spring 2013,
Instructor)
Aural Skills 1, 2, 3, and 4 labs (Teaching Assistant)
University of Houston
Teaching Assistant
2008—2011
Courses Taught:
Music Theory 1, 2, 3, and 4
Aural Skills 1, 2,
3, and 4
CURRICULUM
Year One Undergraduate Ear-Training Curriculum
Co-author with Dr. Bruce Roter and Kari Francis
First Semester Undergraduate Ear-Training Curriculum
Co-author with Dr. Bruce Roter and Kari Francis
Second Semester Undergraduate Ear-Training Curriculum
Co-author with Dr. Bruce Roter and Kari Francis
PUBLICATIONS
“Implicit Learning As A Means Of Tonal Jazz Pitch-Listening Skills Acquisition” (Scholar Works, 2019). Ph.D. dissertation.
“Embodied Meaning in John Adams’ El Niño.” (ProQuest, 2011). Master’s thesis.
PRESENTATIONS
“Some Basic Jazz Harmony, Syntax, and Voice-Leading Options.” Presented at the College of Saint Rose chapter of the Jazz Education Network (JEN) on March 28, 2019.
“Implicit Learning As A Means Of Tonal Jazz Pitch-Listening Skills Acquisition.” Presented at the Music Talks At Saint Rose lecture series on September 28, 2018.
“Temporal Structures Embodied through Dance: Interactions of Perception, Cognition, and Attempted Escape from the Periodic Temporal Perception Window.” Presented at the International Conference on Music Perception and
Cognition August 4—8, 2014.
“Temporal Structures Embodied through Dance: Interactions of Perception, Cognition, and Attempted Escape from the Periodic Temporal Perception Window.” Confounding Expectations Conference, a graduate student conference presented by the Graduate Music Society of the University of Calgary Department of Music, Calgary, Alberta, 2013.
“Embodied Meaning in ‘For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible.’” Confounding Expectations Conference, a graduate student conference presented by the Graduate Music Society of the University of Calgary Department of Music, Calgary, Alberta, 2012.
SERVICE
Society for Music Theory—Mentor in the Mentorship Program, 2019
Local Arrangements Coordinator for MTSNYS 48th annual conference, 2019
Founder, Organizer, and Session Chair of the “Music Talks At Saint Rose” lecture series (Fall 2018–current)
Board Member of UMass Graduate Research Symposium (now RIMS—Research in Music Series) (Fall 2015)
DISCOGRAPHY
SINGLES
Rock On, My Friends (2021)
Lit (2021)
Feelin’ It (2021)
Epic. Battle The Dark. (2021)
Vibe (2020)
Renew (2020)
I’m Down (2020)
Being The Calm (2020)
Against All Odds...Goodness and Hope (2020)
...and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen. (2020)