I have a PhD from University of Pittsburgh and Claremont Graduate University. I am an experienced teacher and professor. I have taught at Mount Union, Kent State, Boston University, Claremont Graduate University, the University of Pittsburgh, Brown Mackie College, and the Aultman College of Nursing. I have taught in the areas of basic musicianship, organ, voice, piano, ear training and sight reading, church music, hymnody, music history, music theory, American music, world music (ethnomusicology