Edward Strauman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Music Office Location:  St. Joseph Hall, Music Corridor, Room 24 Office Phone:  215.753.3634 E-Mail:  straumane@chc.edu

Educational Background:
 

• Ph.D., New York University, the Steinhardt School of Education
• M.M., Manhattan School of Music
• B.M., Temple University

Courses Taught:
 

• Music Theory
• Counterpoint
• Jazz Improvisation
• Orchestration
• Business of Music
• Film Music
• Broadway Musicals

Specialized Fields:
 

• Music Composition
• Theory and Analysis

Scholarly Interests:
 

• Music for Dance
• Music of Bela Bartok
• Evolution of the Dance Suite
• Jazz
• Form and Analysis of American Popular Music

Awards:
 

• Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
• National Endowment
• Eubie and Marion Blake Scholar
• Roger Phelps Award for an Outstanding Dissertation
• Artistic Merit Scholar
• Yamaha Artist / Educator

Selected Publications:
 

• Dissertation: An Analysis of Dance Suite for Orchestra By Bela Bartok 
• An Analysis of An Original Dance Suite for Jazz Orchestra: Listen With Your Feet 

Recordings: 

• Just Once More...Concert Jazz Records ( A Circle of Fifths Music)
• A Change of Heart Concert Jazz Records ( A Circle of Fifths Music)
• Alone In the East Parlor Concert Jazz Records ( A Circle of Fifths Music)
• Listen With Your Feet MMC Records
• Dedicated MMC Records