Thomas Faux
Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Music
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Office
Julian Hall - JH 61
Office Hours
Fall: Tu/Th 2-3pm
Spring: 10-11am.
Spring: 10-11am.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
Biography
Tom is an ethnomusicologist, a performing guitar and banjo player, a radio producer, and with his spouse, founder and co-director of the Community Center for the Arts, a community music school in Urbana.
Current Courses
156.004American Music as Cultural History
156.005American Music as Cultural History
239.001Ensemble: Traditional American Music
439.001Ensemble: Traditional American Music
152.003Experiencing Music
287.003Independent Study
Teaching Interests & Areas
I teach music of the Atlantic rim.
Research Interests & Areas
Music of North and South America; music and identity.
Other French
Université Laval
Quebec City, Quebec
Other Ethnomusicology
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
MA Ethnomusicology
Tufts University
Somerville, MA
BA Music
University of Southern Maine
Gorham, Maine