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Butler Goes Bluegrass
A sophomore music theory class traded equations for improvisation when Associate Professor of Music Theory Chelsea Burns brought a live bluegrass jam into the classroom. The result gave classically trained students a rare, real-time look at the spontaneity, collaboration, and unwritten rules of making music on the fly. Read More
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Andrew Parker
Associate Professor of Oboe
Area Counselor, woodwinds
Area Counselor, woodwinds
John Fremgen
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Double Bass
Director, Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble
Director, Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble
Marianne Wheeldon
Professor of Music Theory