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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Gwen J. Threadgill
gthreadgill@troy.edu
John M. Long School of Music
Smith Hall
Troy University
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3500
Gwen has been on the music faculty since August of 2000. She is teaching class and private piano, aural skills, elementary music methods, and supervising interns. Gwen is the chairman of our local chapter of the National Guild of Pianists, President of the Troy Music Teacher’s Assoc., a member of MENC, ORFF, AMEA, MU PHI EPSILON, treasurer of our newly founded Troy University Choral Alumni Assoc., and co-founder/director of the TROY UNIVERSITY SUMMER PIANO CAMP. Gwen’s book, The Class Piano Solution, is the piano textbook for Troy University’s School of Music. . Celebrating twenty years, the annual monster piano duet program with ten pianos entitled “Christmas in Troy” is held at The University each December. Gwen is a certified Kindermusik® instructor also teaching children’s choirs, hand bells, a large studio of private piano students, and is substitute organist at First Baptist Church of Troy after serving many years as full-time organist there.
Gwen is from the “Land of Ahhhh’s”, Hutchinson, Kansas—the hometown of the Sky Rider’s Drum and Bugle Corps. Mrs. Threadgill has experience in all areas of music education--bands and choirs--public and private schools—elementary and secondary levels in Alabama and Kansas. Music groups consistently receiving superior ratings under her direction include high school madrigals/show choir, guitar ensemble, and numerous vocal and instrumental solos/ensembles along with her private piano studio both in Alabama and Kansas.
However, the highest honor comes from the number of students she has had the privilege of teaching who have chosen music as a career. Two of those students are listed on the John M. Long School of Music Outstanding Graduating Senior Plaque Another is the twirling instructor for the Sound of the South. Several are professional composers and musicians! And most are band and/or choir directors!
Ms. Gwen, as her students know her, received her BME degree from the College of Emporia, Kansas on a full four-year scholarship majoring in Pipe Organ/Trumpet. Dr. Paula Melton was her principal keyboard instructor. Trumpet instruction was under Dr. Paul Heigle, Dr. Marion Plummer, Buddy Morrow, Doc Severinson, and Clark Terry— jazz trumpeters. Frank Salisbury’s large work, the world premiere jazz setting of The Beatitudes with special guest artist’s, Clark Terry and Stan Kenton, was a gem in Gwen’s college career. Playing for Sunday morning services in Washington Cathedral, Wash., D.C. was also an awesome experience. Gwen’s graduate degree is from Troy State University with organ and piano studies under Dr. William Denison. Research under Dr. Denison includes a perpetual catalogue of published organ works based on hymn-tunes which has proven a most useful tool for organists.
Gwen is married to her best friend, Gene Threadgill, local artist, master carpenter, and TSU alumni with a BS in art and business. Living in the country with their daughters Rachel and Regan; their two dogs, Jake and Y0-Y0; and Cuddles, their tabby cat allows room for fishing and gardening.
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