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Dr. John Miller serves as the Director of the Division of Performing Arts and Professor of Music Theory at North Dakota State University (NDSU). He holds a Ph.D., M.M., and B.A. in Music Theory from Northwestern University. Prior to NDSU, he held faculty and administrative roles in Music Theory and Technology at institutions including the University of North Dakota and Northwestern, DePaul, and Eastern Illinois Universities. He has professional experience as a guitarist, bassist, and composer/arranger in Chicago's commercial music industry.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Music Theory, Northwestern University
- M.M. in Music Theory, Northwestern University
- B.A. in Music Theory, Northwestern University
His research focuses on early music analysis, counterpoint, and pedagogical technology. He has co-authored computer-assisted instructional materials for Norton & McGraw-Hill, developed the MAPLE music programming language, and edited Miriam Makeba’s The World of African Song. He also co-authored Folk Guitar (Quadrangle Books/New York Times).
Dr. Miller is active in academic organizations: Region 3 Chair and visiting accreditation team chair for NASM, CMS Fund Treasurer, and former Board President of the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. He oversees program annotations for the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra with his students.
No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his contributions to pedagogical technology and music theory are significant. Grants and specific lab affiliations are not detailed in the provided text.
