Jonathan McElroy

Instructor

Office: Lauren K. Woods Theatre Complex 216

Jonathan McElroy earned his Ph.D. in Music Education at New York University. He earned both his Master of Music in Composition/Arranging, and Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance on trombone and upright/electric bass from William Paterson University. Jonathan is an active performer who subs on Broadway and off-Broadway, leads a sextet, and composes/arranges for a variety of music groups and artists. Such artists include Alfa Garcia, Adam Pascal, Robert Bannon, South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, and more.

Publications include a chapter in The Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education entitled, “Students as the Educator: A student-centric model for curriculum development” (forthcoming); “The Power of Rap in Music Education: A Study of Undergraduate Students’ Original Rap Creations” (forthcoming); and “Composing Your Meaning” (2020) Visions of Research in Music Education.

Jonathan is a professor in the Music and Theatre Arts Department at Monmouth University where he oversees the Music Education program. Jonathan’s website is www.jonathan-mcelroy.com.

Education

Ph.D., New York University

M.M., B.M, William Patterson University

Courses

Recently Taught Classes

2024 Spring

Ear Training II – MU 222L
History and Literature of Music II – MU 219
Roots, Rock, Reggae – MU 292
The American Music Tradition – MU 217
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

2023 Fall

Ear Training I – MU 221L
From Blues to Rap: the African-American Music Tradition – MU 216
Fundamentals of Musicianship – MU 121
Music Appreciation – MU 101
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

2023 Spring

History and Literature of Music II – MU 219
Music Appreciation – MU 101
The American Music Tradition – MU 217
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

2022 Fall

Ear Training I – MU 221L
From Blues to Rap: the African-American Music Tradition – MU 216
The American Music Tradition – MU 217
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

2022 Spring

Ear Training II – MU 222L
History and Literature of Music II – MU 219
Music Appreciation – MU 101
Roots, Rock, Reggae – MU 292
The American Music Tradition – MU 217
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140
The Teaching of Music in the Secondary School – ED 333

2021 Fall

Ear Training I – MU 221L
From Blues to Rap: the African-American Music Tradition – MU 216
History and Literature of Music I – MU 218
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

2021 Spring

Ear Training II – MU 222L
The American Music Tradition – MU 217

Frequently Taught Classes

Applied Music: Private Instruction (MU 199)
Ear Training I (MU 221L)
Ear Training II (MU 222L)
From Blues to Rap: the African-American Music Tradition (MU 216)
Fundamentals of Musicianship (MU 121)
History and Literature of Music II (MU 219)
Music Appreciation (MU 101)
Music for the Child (ED 331, MU 331)
Roots, Rock, Reggae (MU 292)
The American Music Tradition (MU 217)
The Music Industry Landscape (MU 140)