Benjamin Marc lrom 1001 Leadership Place

Killeen, TX 76549

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 25 years Teaching Experience includes:

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• Educating college students in the areas of jazz improvisation, jazz arranging, jazzpiano, classical piano, and classical music theory.

• Directing small and large jazz ensembles at both university and junior college levels.

• Present instructor position as Director of Jazz Studies at Temple College

• Director of Jazz Studies at Baylor University for two years

• Adjunct Instructor at Riverside Community College in Southern California for 1 year

PERSONAL DATA

Birthplace: Redlands, California Date of Birth: May 2, 1970 Marital Status: Married Ethnicity: Caucasian

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Musical Arts

University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas D.M.A. in Music CompositionArea of Specialization: Jazz StudiesAugust 1995 to May 2003Degree Awarded: May 2003Dissertation Title: Three Tone Poems for Small Jazz Ensemble and StringsDissertation Committee Supervisor: Jeffrey Hellmer, M.M.

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition/Jazz Studies University of Texas

Austin, Texas