Texas Tech University

Justin R. Glosson

Email: justin.glosson@ttu.edu

Justin R. Glosson graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Music in Education in 2009, and again in 2013 with a Master of Music Theory. His thesis explored alchemical symbolism in modal symbolism. After teaching elementary music for four years, he began attending Texas Tech University in 2017 to pursue the Fine Arts Doctoral Program. He is a Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship recipient. His current research interests include modal affect, shared rhetorical structure in ritual and performance practice, and early music performance practice. He enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons, MMORPGS, improvising contemplative music, and composing for the harp.

Justin Glosson

Education

Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas               2017 – Current

      Fine Arts Doctoral Program - Current

Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas                  2011-2013

      Master of Music (Music Theory)

Thesis: Alchemical Harmonia: An Exploration of Alchemical Modes and other Symbols in Music

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Nico Schüler

Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas                  2003-2009

      Bachelor of Music with All-Level Music Teaching Certification

Teaching Experience

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Graduate Part-Time Instructor,2017 – Present

Assist professors in lectures, testing, and content design in the Music History instructional field. Provide students with excellent and engaging content presentations.

Guest Lecturer, 2017-2018

Provided 10 lectures for Clara Zahler's Music in Western Civilization course, covering a variety of topics from medieval mode to modern jazz studies.

Guest Lecturer, August 2017

            Modal presentation concerning ritualistic use of mode, symbolism, and a guided meditation.

Sugar Loaf Elementary School, Killeen, TX

Music Specialist, 2013-2017.

Teach state standard elementary music curriculum of Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5 through Kodaly and Orff styled lessons. Instruct private lessons and sectionals to neighboring middle schools and high schools, including Palo Alto Middle School and Ellison High School. Prepare student performers for Talent Shows, District Choir Ensembles, and multiple campus concerts. Serve as sponsor for Cardinal Choral Ensemble and Cardinal Orff Percussion Ensemble for the campus.

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2012-2013

Taught non-major students the basics of Essential Musicianship using “From Sound to Symbol; Fundamentals of Music” (Houlahan/Tacka, 2012). Collaborated with professors and teaching assistants to create an inclusive curriculum that prepared students for Theory I/Aural I.

Graduate Instructional Assistant, 2012.

Managed the Center for Aural and Theory Tutoring. Assisted research of Otto Laske's psychomusicological publications and translating them from print media to digital collection.

Publications & Presentations

The Sixth Noble Science of the Craft: An Examination of Music in and about the Lodge of Freemasonry, South Central Music Bulletin X/2 (Spring 2012).

Freemasonry and Music in Texas                                                         2015
Norton Moses Lodge, Leander, TX

Music of Masonic Music Manuals                                                        2013

            College Music Society South Central Conference in Brownsville, OK
BEST STUDENT POSTER AWARD

Future of the College Music Society                                                                                                  2012

            College Music Society National Conference in San Diego, CA
Regional Student Representative

Alchemical Initiation: Proper Modes and Music of Masonic Degrees             2012
Norman Masonic Lodge in Norman, OK

Alchemical Initiation: Proper Modes and Music of Masonic Degrees             2012
Dallas Scottish Rite Valley in Dallas, TX

Alchemical Harmonia: Correspondence through Musical Modes       2012

            College Music Society South Central Conference in Ada, OK

            BEST STUDENT POSTER AWARD

The Sixth Noble Science of the Craft:                                                  2011

An Examination of Music in and About the Lodge of Freemasonry

            American Musicological Society – Southwest Chapter Conference

            Texas State University International Graduate Conference

Music in Masonry: The Lesson of the Fellowcraft                               2011
Guthrie Scottish Rite in Guthrie, OK

Anatomy and the Golden Mean:                                                           2009

Magical Applications of the Human Body                                                  

            Austin York Rite Temple in Austin, TX

Music and Masonry                                                                              2009
Austin Scottish Rite Children's Theatre in Austin, TX

Esoteric Studies in Music: Pythagorean Modes and Magic                2009

            Austin York Rite Temple in Austin, TX

Honors, Awards, and Service

 

Co-Lead: School of Music Marketing Team, Texas Tech University School of Music, 2018

Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship, Texas Tech University, JTMTCVPA, 2018

Campus Representative, Association for Texas Public Educators, 2016-2017.

Fine Arts Elementary Curriculum Committee, Killeen Independent School District, 2015-2016

District Employee Action Committee, Killeen Independent School District 2013-2016.

Campus Employee Action Committee, Sugar Loaf Elementary School2013-2016.

Best Student Poster Presentation, College Music Society – South Central Chapter Conference, 2012 and 2013                                 

Most Outstanding Graduate Student of the School of Music, Texas State University, 2012

Board Member, College Music Society – South Central Chapter, 2012-2014.