Roy Magnuson

Professor of Music Theory and Composition

Office

JH Julian Hall 60

Office Hours

By appointment

Office Phone

(309) 438-8524office
phone

rdmagnu@ilstu.eduemail

Website

https://soundcloud.com/roy-magnusonwebsite

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Selected 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

MUS 405.002 Composition

MUS 205.002 Composition:Level II

CTK 490.010 Directed Projects In Creative Technology

CTK 390.006 Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology

MUS 405.001 Composition

MUS 405.002 Composition

MUS 405.003 Composition

MUS 405.004 Composition

MUS 205.001 Composition:Level I

MUS 205.002 Composition:Level II

MUS 205.003 Composition:Level II

MUS 400.003 Independent Study

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

Grants and Contracts

Developing and Testing the Virtual-Reality Embedded Naloxone Training (VENT)

Roy David Magnuson

Illinois Innovation Network. January 1 2024 - May 1 2024

TDS 1: System Validation and Learning Assessment

Yi-hsiang Chang, Roy David Magnuson

State Farm. January 2024 - May 2025

The Development of New Outreach and Intervention Resources to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Illinois

Roy David Magnuson

OSF ISU. January 1 2024 - December 31 2024

United States Air Force Virtual Conducting Experience

Roy David Magnuson

USAF. May 1 2023 - November 15 2023

VR-assisted Scenario-based Learning for Teen Drivers

Yi-hsiang Chang, Roy David Magnuson

State Farm. June 1 2023 - December 31 2023

University Research Grant

Roy David Magnuson

Illinois State University. July 1 2022 - June 30 2022

University Research Grant

Roy David Magnuson

Research and Sponsored Programs. July 1 2021

Virtual simulation of psychiatric disorders using spatial audio in medical education

Roy David, Anthony Deo, Rita Sahu

Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences. August 2020 - July 2021

XTAL VR Headset for CFA VR

Roy David Magnuson

Illinois State University. July 2019

Virtual Reality Workstation for Content Creation

Roy David Magnuson

Illinois State University. July 2018

A Series of Original Pieces for Electroacoustic Combinations

Roy David Magnuson

Illinois State University. July 2017

Performances and Exhibits

Collection of Works from Sabbatical 2023
Roy David Magnuson
January 17 2023 - May 5 2023

Thoughts and Prayers premiere
Anne Kovarik McNamara, Roy David Magnuson
March 13 2023 - March 13 2023

...the softest breath
Roy David Magnuson
Illinois State University. April 8 2022

House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson
Henry M. Gunn High School. October 7 2022

Illinois State University Wind Symphony Thursday, April 7 - Saturday, April 9; Wind Symphony Tour
Tony Charles Marinello, Rachel Hockenberry, Roy Magnuson
April 7 2022 - April 9 2022

Illinois State University Wind Symphony; Wednesday, April 6
Tony Charles Marinello, Rachel Hockenberry, Roy Magnuson
April 2022 - April 6 2022

In the room, great and green
Roy David Magnuson
Illinois State University. November 29 2022

Innsmouth, Massachusetts - 1927
Roy David Magnuson
Monmouth College. October 31 2022

Roy Magnuson: the softest breath
Tony Charles Marinello, Roy Magnuson
April 2022 - April 2022

The Flibbertigibbet’s Fabrefaction
Roy David Magnuson
National Flute Association. August 8 2022

The Flibbertigibbet’s Fabrefaction
Roy David Magnuson
National Flute Association. March 18 2022

a little night (rain) music
Roy David Magnuson
Diablo Valley College. November 17 2022

thoughts and prayers
Roy David Magnuson
December 1 2022 - March 1 2023

through the night, dark and drear
Roy David Magnuson
Illinois State University. April 2 2022

when I was...
Roy David Magnuson
Lincoln-Way Central High School. May 5 2022

Composer Collaboration: Roy Magnuson
Tony Charles Marinello, Roy Magnuson
February 2021 - February 2021

Defi
Roy David Magnuson
March 28 2021

House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson
Oklahoma State University. October 21 2021

Innsmouth, Massachusetts - 197
Roy David Magnuson
Texas State University. October 25 2021

The Clock Tower
Roy David Magnuson
November 7 2021

The Dunwich Horror at Dunwich Village: Lavinia Whately and her hideous son
Roy David Magnuson
April 25 2021

The Miskatonic at Arkham
Roy David Magnuson
April 25 2021

solsticeVR performance
Roy David Magnuson, Mike McFerron
Lewis University. December 2021

Float
Roy David Magnuson
Illinois Music Educator Association Conference. 2020

Offworld
Roy David Magnuson
March 2020