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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Roy Magnuson

Professor of Music Theory and Composition
Office
JH Julian Hall 60
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Phone
(309) 438-8524office
phone
Email
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 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

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, Generative AI Research, Generative AI Pedagogy

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 2026
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 - 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 - 2019
Virtual Reality Workstation for Content Creation
Roy David Magnuson.
Illinois State University. July 2018 - 2018
A Series of Original Pieces for Electroacoustic Combinations
Roy David Magnuson.
Illinois State University. July 2017 - 2017

Performances and Exhibits

Counterfactuality (The Outer Worlds 2 OST)
Roy David Magnuson.
March 2025 - March 2025
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
April 28 2025 - April 28 2025
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
April 15 2025 - April 15 2025
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
March 22 2025 - March 22 2025
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
February 19 2025 - February 19 2025
Jumpscare!
Roy David Magnuson.
May 2025 - July 2025
Three Places in Lovecraftian New England
Roy David Magnuson.
October 24 2025 - October 24 2025
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 - 2022
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
Henry M. Gunn High School. October 7 2022 - 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 - 2022
Innsmouth, Massachusetts - 1927
Roy David Magnuson.
Monmouth College. October 31 2022 - 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 - 2022
The Flibbertigibbet’s Fabrefaction
Roy David Magnuson.
National Flute Association. March 18 2022 - 2022
a little night (rain) music
Roy David Magnuson.
Diablo Valley College. November 17 2022 - 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 - 2022
when I was...
Roy David Magnuson.
Lincoln-Way Central High School. May 5 2022 - 2022
Composer Collaboration: Roy Magnuson
Tony Charles Marinello, Roy Magnuson.
February 2021 - February 2021
Defi
Roy David Magnuson.
March 28 2021 - 2021
House plants in terracotta pots
Roy David Magnuson.
Oklahoma State University. October 21 2021 - 2021

Presentations

Image repair differences between human and AI-generated messaging: The case of the Chicago White Sox
Kevin R Meyer, Joseph Blaney, Stephen Hunt, Lance Lippert, K. Megan Hopper, Roy David Magnuson.
Annual Convention of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2025
Implementing Responsible AI Use: Illinois State University 's Approach
Roy David Magnuson, Cooper Cutting, Kristin Anne Carlson.
HLC Annual Conference, Chicago, April, 2025
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, December 8, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, November 30, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, November 17, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, November 15, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, November 10, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, October 27, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Online, October 26, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, October 24, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, October 16, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, October 11, 2023
Zero to Hero: Empowering Faculty to Explore and Utilize XR/VR Technologies for Research and Pedagogy
Roslin V Hauck, Roy David Magnuson, Jennifer Rose Sharkey.
Educause, Chicago, IL, October 10, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, October 9, 2023
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Roy David Magnuson.
Reimagining Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Normal, IL, September 22, 2023
RibbonsVR: Virtual Reality Assisted Conducting
Roy David Magnuson.
Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Normal, IL, December 20, 2022
XR @ ISU
Roy David Magnuson.
Continuous Improvement in Technology Conference, Normal, IL, August 8, 2022
XR @ ISU
Roy David Magnuson.
Research Computer Advisory Board, Normal, IL, March 18, 2022
ISU Board of Trustees Presentation titled RibbonsVR: Virtual Reality Assisted Conducing software and music pedagogy package being developed at Illinois State University
Roy David Magnuson, Tim Fredstrom, Tony Marinello.
ISU Board of Trustees Meeting February, 2022, Normal, IL, February 18, 2022
RibbonsVR: Virtual Reality Assisted Conducting
Roy David Magnuson.
Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Normal, IL, December 16, 2021
RibbonsVR: Virtual Reality Assisted Conducting
Roy David, Tony Marinello.
RibbonsVR: Virtual Reality Assisted Conducting, Chicago, IL, December 16, 2021
XR @ ISU
Roy David.
Research and Sponsored Programs, Normal, IL, September 24, 2021
XR @ ISU
Roy David.
XR @ ISU, Normal, IL, September 22, 2021
Creative Technologies at Illinois State
Roy David Magnuson.
University Club, Normal, September 10, 2021
Theory Pedagogy in the Band Curriculum
Roy David Magnuson.
Illinois State University Band Director Workshop, Normal, July 16, 2021