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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Roy Magnuson

Associate Professor Creative Technologies
Creative Technologies Program
Office
Centennial East - CE 27
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Phone
(309) 438-8524office
phone
Email
rdmagnu@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://soundcloud.com/roy-magnusonwebsite
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Biography

The music of Roy David Magnuson has been performed throughout the United States and Europe at venues such as the World Saxophone Congress, WASBE, CBDNA, the RED NOTE New Music Festival, and the Robb Composers’ Symposium. Roy is also the creator of the virtual reality composition software solsticeVR, the conducting software RibbonsVR, and is a member of ASCAP. His music is recorded on Albany Records and NAXOS.

Current Courses

206.002Advanced Honors Seminar: Innovation and Inquiry

405.002Composition

205.001Composition:Level I

205.002Composition:Level II

490.010Directed Projects In Creative Technology

390.006Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology

101.011Music Theory I

101.012Music Theory I

Teaching Interests & Areas

Music Theory, Composition, Aural Skills, Virtual Reality Design, Electronic Music

Research Interests & Areas

Composition, Music Theory, Virtual Reality Software Design, Unity, VR Pedagogy, VR Research

DMA Music Composition

University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois

MM Music Composition

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

BM Music Composition and Theory

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

University Outstanding Creative Activity Award

Illinois State University
2022

American Prize

The American Prize
2022

Teaching Innovation Grant

Center for Teaching Learning and Technology
2021

College of Fine Arts Service Award

Illinois State University
2021

University Research Grant

Research and Sponsored Programs
2021

Creative Activity Initiative

Illinois State University
2018

Service Intiative

Illinois State University
2017

Presentations

Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Manipal University. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. (2023)

Grants & Contracts

Developing and Testing the Virtual-Reality Embedded Naloxone Training (VENT). Illinois Innovation Network. State. (2024)
The Development of New Outreach and Intervention Resources to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Illinois. OSF ISU. State. (2024)
United States Air Force Virtual Conducting Experience. USAF. Federal. (2023)
VR-assisted Scenario-based Learning for Teen Drivers. State Farm. Private. (2023)
University Research Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2022)