School
of Music Faculty
Dr.
Catherine Allard
Voice
Music History
Director of Collegiate Singers
Bryden
Atwater
Percussion
Dr.
Larry Blocher
Director
Music Education
Bands
Dovie Cutchen
Strings
Piano
Dr. William Denison
Piano
Organ
Matt Dunlap
Guitar
Carol
Franks
Flute
Music
Theory
Sam Fredrick
Music Appreciation
Ralph
Ford
Director of Bands
Coordinator of Winds and
Percussion
Carla Gallahan
Horn
Music Education
Bands
Dr. Michael Hix
Coordinator of Choral Music
Voice
Dr. Meg Jackson
Visiting Assistant Professor of
Voice/Ethnomusicology
Dr. John Jinright
Double Reeds
Piano
Music Industry
Tori Lee
Show Choir
Dr. Diane Orlofsky
Director of Concert Chorale
Music Education
Choir
Piano
Dr. Timothy Phillips
Music History
Clarinet
James
Smith
Coordinator of Undergraduate
Music Studies
Trombone
Ray
Smith
Saxophone
Music Technology
Bands
Robert W. Smith
Coordinator of Music Industry
Gwen Threadgill
Class Piano
Music Eduation
Carl Vollrath
Composition
Music Appreciation
Dr. Mark
Walker
Associate Director of Bands
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Low Brass
Lewis Webb, Jr.
Gospel Choir
Choir
Class Voice
Piano
Voice
Andy Williamson
Guitar
Dr. Hui-Ting Yang
Instructor of Piano
Accompanist
Dr. James Zingara
Coordinator of Applied Studies
Trumpet
Brass Ensembles
Ginger Zingara
Music Appreciation
Theory
Orchestra
School of Music Staff
Jo
Williamson-Adcock
Administrative
Assistant
School of Music
Monique Crawley
Administrative Assistant
University
Bands
Graduate Assistants
Tori Lee
University Chorus
Music Education
Tony Hawthorne
University Bands
Dawn Parkinson
University Chorus /
Music Education
David Samuel
University Bands
Eric Ward
Music Industry
Sean Weiler
University Bands
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Dr. Larry Blocher
lblocher@troy.edu
John M. Long School of Music
Smith Hall
Troy University
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3322
Dr. Larry Blocher is Professor of Music and Director of the School of Music at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Blocher serves as an associate conductor with the university bands, and teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses. Dr. Blocher received his BME and MM (music education and performance) degrees from Morehead State University in Kentucky, and his Ph.D. in Music Education from The Florida State University. His teaching/administrative background includes serving as Associate Director of the School of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Music Education at Wichita State University (KS), Assistant Director of Bands and Coordinator of Music Education at Morehead State University (KY), Chair of Music Education at Syracuse University (NY), and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Dayton (OH), and public school teaching as a band director in Kentucky and Florida.
Dr. Blocher is a past President of the Kansas Bandmasters Association, a member of the National Band Association School Reform and Research committees, and a past member of the Editorial Committee for the Music Educator’s Journal (MEJ). In 2005 he received both the Outstanding Bandmaster and the Outstanding Contributor to Bands awards from the Kansas Bandmaster Association. He is a past recipient of the Mortar Board Outstanding Educator Award (2004 - Wichita State) and the University Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching Award (2002 – Wichita State).
Dr. Blocher has served as a guest clinician/conductor/adjudicator in 28 states and 9 countries. He has served as music arranger for numerous high school and university marching bands as well as for the Peach Bowl and Outback Bowl. His original music for concert band is published by Wingert-Jones. He is a co-principal author of the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series (GIA).
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