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Alex Taylor

Instructional Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition
School of Music
Office
CE Centennial East 225
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Biography

Dr. Alex Taylor has been commissioned and performed by prominent artists in his native New Zealand and abroad, including Orchestra Wellington (NZ), Enso Quartet (US), Ensemble U (EE), Ensemble Proton Bern (CH), Susan Narucki (US), Justine Cormack (NZ), and the Tanglewood Music Center (US). He is also a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and conductor. His solo album of art song, Dryad, is available on Bandcamp.

Current Courses

405.002Composition

205.002Composition:Level II

207.003Group Instruction In Basic Musicianship III

207.004Group Instruction In Basic Musicianship III

201.001Music Theory III

201.002Music Theory III

201.005Music Theory III

201.006Music Theory III

201.007Music Theory III

219.001Advanced Sight Singing

220.001Analysis Through Composition

405.001Composition

205.003Composition:Level II

214.001Transcription

Teaching Interests & Areas

Composition, music theory, aural skills, orchestration, vocal music and songwriting, New Zealand music, popular music

PhD Music Composition

University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California

MM Music Composition

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

Bachelor of Arts English Literature

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

BM Music Composition

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand