Teaching
Justin values above all else meeting students where they are. Students come to music from innumerable backgrounds, and his goal as a teacher is to grow their musical knowledge by connecting with prior knowledge and experience. In all teaching, he embraces interdisciplinarity, providing multiple entry points and shared concepts for students. Long term, his goal is to create a community of scholar-teachers to enable students to have agency in their own learning.
Justin is Assistant Professor of Horn at Tennessee Tech University. You can learn about the music program at https://www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/music/. You can send Justin a message if you're interested in taking a lesson or studying at Tech!
Masterclasses and Presentations
Justin regularly lectures and leads masterclasses at schools and events aground the country, including Missouri Southern State University, Morehead State, the University of Oregon, the University of Kentucky, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of Idaho, Central Washington University, and the University of Montana. Topics include auditions, creating a professional chamber music ensemble, and musical interpretation.
Research
Justin's research interests include the pedagogy of musical interpretation, inclusivity in music education, overlooked composers, and the history and development of brass pedagogy. Click below to view his doctoral research on musical gesture and agency.
