Theory, Composition & Musicology FACULTY

MARIO REY (full biography)
Theory, Composition & Musicology Dept Chair
Associate Professor
Ethnomusicology, Music of Latin America, Aural Skills, Zambar Yawar founding director

Ph.D. (Musicology-Ethnomusicology), Florida State University
M.M. (Music Theory & Composition), University of South Florida
M.A. (Experimental Psychology), Florida Atlantic University
B.A., Florida International University

TRAVIS ALFORD (full biography)
Associate Professor
Theory, Aural Skills, Composition
North Carolina NewMusic Initiative Director

Ph.D. (Composition), Brandeis University
M.M. (Composition), New England Conservatory of Music
B.M. (Composition), East Carolina University

NAVID BARGRIZAN (full biography)
Assistant Professor
Musicology

Ph.D. (Musicology, Composition), University of Florida
M.A. (Musicology, Art History), University of Hamburg
B.M. (Composition), Azad University Tehran

AMY CARR-RICHARDSON (full biography)
Associate Professor
Theory, Aural Skills, Counterpoint

Ph.D. (Music Theory), Florida State University
M.M. (Composition), Florida State University
B.M. (Guitar Performance), University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

THOMAS HUENER (full biography)
Associate Professor Emeritus
Early Music Ensemble

Ph.D. (Music Theory), University of Iowa
M.F.A. (Trumpet Performance), University of Iowa
M.M. (Composition), Southern Illinois University
B.A. (Music), Kalamazoo College

DEREK MYLER (full biography)
Assistant Professor
Music Theory

Ph.D. (Music Theory), Eastman School of Music
M.M. (Music Theory), University of Utah
B.M. (Vocal Performance), Weber State University

MORGAN RICH (full biography)
Teaching Assistant Professor
Musicology

Ph.D. (Historical Musicology), University of Florida
M.M. (Musicology), Bowling Green State University
B.S. (Music History and Literature), Indiana State University

MARK RICHARDSON (full biography)
Associate Professor
Theory, Aural Skills, Counterpoint, Composition, 20th century topics

Ph.D. (Music Theory), Florida State University
M.M. (Composition), Florida State University
B.M. (Music Theory and Composition), University of Kansas

MARK ALAN TAGGART (full biography)
Composition, Theory, Aural Skills

D.M.A. (composition), Cornell University
M.F.A. (composition), Cornell University
B.A. (music), University of Louisville

EDWARD JACOBS (full biography)
Composition, Electronic Music, Theory, Orchestration, 20th c. Topics
North Carolina NewMusic Initiative Founder

D.M.A. (Composition), Columbia University
M.A. (Composition), University of California, Berkeley
B.A. (Music), University of Massachusetts, Amherst

JOCELYN NELSON (full biography)
Music History, Music Appreciation

D.M.A. (Early Guitar Performance, Emphasis Music History), University of Colorado, Boulder
M.M. (Music History, Guitar Performance), University of Denver
B.M. (Guitar Performance), University of Denver