I hope to help educate the future citizens of our society so they can live fuller, more creative, and more compassionate lives.

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Undergraduate Courses:

  • Music in American Cultures

  • Introduction to Western Art Music: From Bach to Beyonce

  • Western History II

  • Social Engagement Through Music

  • Post Tonal Analysis

  • Stravinsky

  • Musical Thought and Scholarship

Courses Taught

Poster for a humanities and arts lecture titled 'From Bach to Beethoven: Entering the World of Western Music' scheduled for December 2nd from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at China Europe International Business School, featuring speaker Michael Sy Uy, with a colorful watercolor background, a photo of Michael Sy Uy, and a QR code at the bottom right.

A lecture on Western music at the Chinese European International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai

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The Grammy-winning Parker String Quartet performs for “Intro to Western Art Music” in Boylston Hall, Harvard.

PhD/DMA Courses:

  • Music and Philanthropy

  • Music and Prizes

  • Music, Colorado, and the American West

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“Music and Prizes” DMA students with Grammy-nominated hip hop artist Marco Pave, CU Boulder.

Current and Past Graduate Students

Current

  • Johnette Martin, PhD Musicology, Co-Supervisor, 2025–

  • Jacob Kaminski, DMA Conducting, Committee member, 2026–

  • Priscilla Kim, DMA Cello, Committee member, 2025–

  • Ben Mangonon, DMA Bassoon, Committee member, 2025–

  • Leo Matsuoka, DMA Violin, Committee member, 2026–

  • Amy Millesen, DMA Trumpet, Committee member, 2025–

  • Victoria Paulino de Souza, DMA Piano, Committee member, 2026–

  • Laura Perez Rangel, DMA Violin, Committee member, 2026–

  • Grace Stringfellow, DMA Oboe, Committee member, 2025–

  • Ellie Lim, MA Violin, Committee member, 2025–

  • Miranda Grey, BA Linguistics Honors Thesis, Committee member, 2024–

  • Phillip J. Montaño, PhD Performance as Public Practice, UT Austin, Committee member, 2024–

Graduated

  • Charles Wofford, PhD Musicology, Committee member, 2025

  • Isaac Johnson, PhD Musicology, Committee member, 2024–26

  • Nicholas Felder, DMA Composition, Committee member, 2024–26

  • Joel Ferst, DMA Saxophone, Committee member, 2024–26

A musical performance on a stage with a band of seven musicians, including guitarists, a bassist, a drummer, and keyboard players, in front of an audience in an auditorium with wooden wall accents and large windows.

Legendary blues banjoist Otis Taylor leading a workshop for “Western History II” in the Chamber Hall, CU Boulder.