New to UW . . .
Tiger Robison is a new Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Wyoming, where he teaches courses in elementary general music methods, aural skills, world music, and supervises student teachers. Dr. Robison earned a Ph.D. in music education from The Hartt School, University of Hartford, a M.S. in music education from Central Connecticut State University, and a B.M. in music education at The Hartt School. Additionally, Dr. Robison holds level
certifications in Orff, Kodaly, and First Steps in Music methodologies.
Before his appointment at the University of Wyoming, Dr.
UW welcomes Dr. Bryan Raya as the new director of the Western Thunder Marching Band at the University of Wyoming. He recently finished his final semester as a Teaching Assistant at Arizona State University (ASU) while earning a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind band conducting with his doctoral thesis, A Survey of the Current Financial Trends in American Adult Community Bands. Dr. Raya worked with multiple ensembles at ASU including the concerts bands, Sun Devil Marching Band, and the pep band. Before earning his Master’s in conducting from Fresno State in 2014, he was a bandmaster/ conductor in the United States Army.
Dr. Raya has performed as a trombonist and conductor throughout his musical career with various military and civilian ensembles throughout the world. Since graduating in 2005 with his Bachelor’s degree in trombone performance, he has played for numerous dignitaries and government officials, including the President and Vice President of the United States of America as well as other elected and appointed officials from around the world. While he was with the 25th Infantry Division Band stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, he was deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2006 to September 2007. Dr. Raya’s highest military position and last assignment was as the Executive Officer with the 323rd Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own” at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
A decorated military veteran, Dr. Raya has numerous achievements and honors. These include being named the 2006
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Robison was Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Maryland. Prior to his collegiate teaching career, Dr. Robison was a music teacher in the Connecticut public schools for ten years. After teaching strings at the elementary level for two years, Dr. Robison taught general music for eight years to students in pre-Kindergarten through grade four. He also directed a primary choir for whom he created original compositions and commissioned new works from young composers.
Dr. Robison is comfortable in the quantitative, qualitative, and philosophical research realms equally. He is interested in issues related to gender, music teacher educators, and music teacher preparation. Dr. Robison has published in the Journal of Music Teacher Education, and he has presented his research at the biennial national symposium of the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE), the Desert Skies Symposium on Music Education Research, and the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium. Dr. Robison currently maintains his own musicianship by playing double seconds steel pans.
U.S. Army, Pacific Soldier of the Year, the
Distinguished
Honor Graduate for the Army’s Advanced Leader Course in 2010, and being selected as a warrant officer/bandmaster for the U.S. Army in 2011.
Before he joined the Army, Dr. Raya performed with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps including their 1999 championship season, and he worked with numerous high school and college marching band programs. Dr. Raya is inspired by his previous mentors, Dr. James Klein and Dr. Lawrence Sutherland, in both trombone and conducting. He is a member of the Association of Concert Bands, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, Military Officers Association of America, and also a life member of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band service fraternity.
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