Performing Opportunities

Students in my classes learn quickly that, for me, the word “music” is a verb. I get them up in front of a class to teach as soon as I can.

Mount Union gave a good foundation in music to enter the main stream of music and to get into the schools that eventually got me to The Metropolitan Opera.

I believe demonstrating passages at the piano can show my own musical passion to my students and often helps spark the students’ own passion for learning...

My course on popular music and the Vietnam War came directly out of research that I did on my first sabbatical in fall 2000. My more recent research on the development of British Invasion rock and roll has led directly to my First Year Seminar, "Beyond the Beatles."

I visited 23 college campuses in my search and as soon as I stepped on Mount's campus I knew it was the place for me.

I had no doubts that I wanted to be at Mount Union. I have had the privilege of working with talented and dedicated colleagues inside and outside of the music department.