Daniel Arthurs
A faculty member beginning Fall 2011, Danny Arthurs received a bachelor's degree in music theory from the University of Tulsa, and a master's and Ph.D. from Indiana University, where he wrote a dissertation on the tonal jazz language of New York jazz pianist/composer Brad Mehldau. He taught the core written theory and aural skills curriculum at Indiana University from 2003-2009, as well as undergraduate analytical survey courses from pre- to post-tonal music. At Eastern Illinois University, he additionally taught composition. A former professional trombonist and pianist, his interests include the intersection of the jazz tradition, music of the common practice period, and Schenkerian analysis. He was awarded the Dissertation Year Fellowship at Indiana University in 2009, and has published in the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy and the Indiana Theory Review.
Lecturer of Music Theory
BM, University of Tulsa; MM and PhD, Indiana University-Bloomington
Email: Daniel.Arthurs@unt.edu