Professor of Music
head of instrumental music, brass, trumpet, improvisation, composition, technology, interdisciplinary arts
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Teaching / Pedagogy
2020 – Co-Director of the Bachelor of Innovation degree, representing the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at UCCS
Courses taught 2019-2020 MUS 2300 Electro Acoustic Ensemble, VAPA 3900 Music, Film, Poetry, MUS 2250 Jazz and Improvisation Ensemble, MUS 4300 Creative Music Ensemble, MUS 4310 Sonic Landscapes, composition and trumpet studio
I founded the Music Program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. It is designed to serve as a strong music major with a traditional core that branches into new vital territory for musicians as practitioners, artists, creators and entrepreneurs. In 2015 I was awarded the UCCS Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award.
The UCCS VAPA Major has three Music Major tracks
- Creative Music Practice, Performance and Technology
- Composition and Sound Design
- Bachelor of Innovation in Music
Visit the UCCS VAPA Music page for descriptions of these tracks.
While I have taught over thirty types of courses (gasp!) most recently I have taught upper division music major and VAPA interdisciplinary courses such as the Electro Acoustic Ensemble, Sonic Landscapes, Creative Music Ensemble, Sound Art, Composition & Sound Design, as well as the trumpet studio.
Performed by UCCS Creative Music Ensemble, Glen Whitehead director, Centennial Hall, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, April 18, 2015. Philip Blackburn, video. Jeremy Witherspoon, recording engineer.