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Carol Thurgood is a Lecturer in Brass Techniques at the University of Alberta, with over 24 years of experience teaching instrumental music in Edmonton. She is an active performer, playing French horn in the Edmonton Winds and tenor horn in the Mill Creek Colliery Band, and has performed with multiple orchestras including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Opera Nuova orchestra.
- B.Ed. from University of Alberta
- M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (Music Education) with a focus on historical Canadian band music
Her research interests center on demographics and diversity in instrumental music programs in Alberta schools, informed by her thesis on historical Canadian band music and its modern arrangements. She has studied conducting under notable mentors like Frank Battisti and Allan McMurray.
Carol teaches Brass Techniques (Music 214) and Lab Band courses, and her office is located in FAB 3-57 at the University of Alberta. She is available by appointment.
