RecentFacultyAccomplishments

RECENTFACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SAM TSUGAWA

Professor Tsugawa recently had his research published, "Bridging the Digital Divide: Distance music learning among older adult musicians. " The study is about older musicians, Zoom and using technology during the height of the pandemic. It can be found at the International Journal of Music Education.

RICHARD BATEMAN

Richard Bateman is the next Assistant Director of the Cougar Marching Band. He has spent 13 years as an Assistant Director for the Lone Peak and American Fork High School bands.

RON SALTMARSH

Ron Saltmarsh was the MC for the "Monster Concert" piano extravaganza at University Mall in Orem on April 30th. His band, Joshua Creek released a new single titled "The Garden Road" and you can listen to it HERE!

BENJAMIN NICHOLS

Ben Nichols is returning to BYU to become the new director of BYU Synthesis and professor of saxophone. He graduated from

BYU with a Bachelor's degree in Saxophone Performance. He received his Master's degree in Jazz Studies from New England

Conservatory of Music. Ben earned his Doctor of Musical

Arts from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.