Employed Since:

2007

Educational History:

B.M., The University of Memphis; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., The University of Oregon

Fields of Expertise:

 Jazz Studies, Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music, Music Theory Pedagogy

Personal Highlights:

Before coming to the Shenandoah Conservatory, Keith Salley taught jazz guitar at The University of Memphis and Tulane University. His compositions were performed by Tony Reedus’s Frontiers Quartet, featuring John Patitucci, John Abercrombie, and Ravi Coltrane. He has played Jazz, R&B, Rock, Reggae, Country, Bluegrass, Irish Trad, and Celtic music professionally.

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The purpose and goal of all music theory courses is to give students the ability to engage critically with music that is meaningful to them, so that they may understand the processes through which the meaning they perceive emerges.