Candice D. Mattio
Dr. Candice D. Mattio’s research focuses on the intersections of musical creativity, social issues in contemporary and popular music education, and technology-based music teaching and learning contexts. Her work has been presented on the international, national, and regional stages and awarded by the Conklin Forum on Social Justice in Music Teacher Education and the Bulletin… Continue reading Candice D. Mattio
Music Teaching & Learning program doctoral student Angelica Brooks wins 2022 Presser Music Award
USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning doctoral student Angelica Brooks has won this year’s Presser Music Award. The award is given to a graduate student demonstrating excellence and outstanding promise for a distinguished career in the field of music. Brooks will use the grant to hold a conference at USC in June for academic professors,… Continue reading Music Teaching & Learning program doctoral student Angelica Brooks wins 2022 Presser Music Award
Sean Nye publishes new book
USC Thornton Musicology program faculty member Sean Nye published Modeselektor’s Happy Birthday! on Feb. 24. The book explores the histories of Berlin techno, European rave culture and electronic music through the lens of Modeselektor’s 2007 album Happy Birthday! Nye will present his work as part of a virtual panel on Thursday, March 3. The panel… Continue reading Sean Nye publishes new book
Nate Sloan talks Mariah Carey’s Christmas hit with NBC News
Nate Sloan, a Thornton Musicology program faculty member, was recently quoted in a NBC News article about the popularity of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Sloan said, “Charts are dominated by the newest hit single, and the appetite for new music is the drive for climbing the charts — the only… Continue reading Nate Sloan talks Mariah Carey’s Christmas hit with NBC News
Maxine Eilander
Maxine is adjunct professor of historical harps at the USC Thornton School of Music. She has most recently started working on a project of harp and violin music by little known female composers of the Classical and Romantic periods with violinist Tekla Cunningham.
Jacob Vogel
Director of the USC Trojan Marching Band, Vogel’s artistic vision has been instrumental to the success of his collaborative efforts with the Thornton School of Music’s Popular Music Program, the Kaufman School of Dance, X Ambassador’s Sam Harris, Fitz and the Tantrums, composers Ramin Djawadi and Alan Silvestri, as well as Angelina Jolie and Mark Hamill.
William Coppola
William J. Coppola is assistant professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, cultural diversity and research methods. He is chair-elect of the Philosophy Special Interest Research Group for the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the global music representative… Continue reading William Coppola
Tim Greiving
Tim Greiving is an arts journalist in Los Angeles who specializes in film music. He regularly contributes to NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. His work has been published in the New York Times, Variety, The Ringer, Los Angeles Magazine, and Vulture. He has written program notes for the Los Angeles Philharmonic,… Continue reading Tim Greiving
Nate Sloan highlighted in The New Yorker and The New York Times
USC Thornton faculty member Nate Sloan was recently highlighted in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Acclaimed music critic Alex Ross wrote a glowing review of “Switched On Pop,” the podcast Sloan co-hosts with songwriter Charlie Harding, in The New Yorker. In his review, he discussed how Sloan and Harding offer music appreciation… Continue reading Nate Sloan highlighted in The New Yorker and The New York Times
Garry Schyman wins Society of Composers & Lyricists Award
Garry Schyman, a Thornton alumnus and faculty member of the Screen scoring program, received an award from the Society of Composers & Lyricists along with fellow composer Mikolai Stroinski. The duo earned the award for Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media for their work on the Kafka-inspired video game Metamorphosis. This award, given at the… Continue reading Garry Schyman wins Society of Composers & Lyricists Award