Teaching Credits
Director, “Composing for the Screen”, sponsored by BMI (2008-2010). Intensive 6-week hands-on exploration of history, esthetics, technology and business of composing for film, geared toward working music professionals.
Lead Composition Instructor, “Music Composition For The Screen”, Columbia College Chicago (2007-2008). Lead composition instructor in MFA film music program . Taught courses in film composition and global folk music traditions.
Director of Composition Studies, Columbia College Chicago Music Department (2007-2008). Overseeing and teaching all levels of undergraduate music composition courses; student advising; curriculum development; concert planning and production; budget and faculty oversight.
Director, “On Film Scoring,” a day-long hands-on workshop sponsored by The Manhattan Producers Alliance (2006-2008)
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Private instruction in music composition and film scoring, music theory and piano: current.
Guest Lecturer, Film Scoring, Manhattan School of Music (2009), City College of NY (2006), The New School (2006), New York University (2004).
The Manhattan Producers Alliance (NYC): Supervising and training interns in music production, for graduate credit in various college programs, including NYU’s Film Scoring MFA (2004-2007).
Columbia University: Coordinator of Ear Training Program, 1988-1989. Also Ear Training and Theory instructor, 1984-1989.
Teaching-Artist, Lincoln Center Institute/Teachers College of Columbia University, 1980-1992: Creating and conducting music workshops for teachers and children.