Scott Moore

Scott Moore serves as a Professor in the Music Department at Gustavus Adolphus College, where he has maintained an active teaching schedule from 2021 through the 2025 academic year. His responsibilities span applied brass instruction, ensemble direction, and academic coursework in music history and American popular traditions.

His primary scholarly interests include:

• Brass Performance (specializing in trombone, euphonium, and tuba)
• Chamber Music and Brass Ensembles
• American Popular Music traditions and analysis
• Western Music History with emphasis on historical contexts

Professor Moore directs multiple ensembles including Trombone Choir, Chapel Brass, and Chamber Brass Ensemble, while teaching applied lessons across all brass instruments at both lower-division (e.g., MUS-257/258/259) and upper-division levels (MUS-357/358/359). He regularly instructs the academic course U.S. Pop Music (MUS-105), Western Music II (MUS-375), and First Term Seminars on American popular music (FTS-100). His signature pedagogical contribution includes the Challenge Seminar "Failure Not Option" (MUS-298) exploring creative resilience.

No scientific awards or research grants are documented in the available institutional records.

Professor Moore maintains consistent student engagement through applied instruction and ensemble participation, though specific advisee relationships are not detailed in public course listings. His work occurs within the Fine Arts building complex, though formal school/college affiliation remains unspecified in source materials.