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James F. Daugherty, Associate Professor of Choral/Vocal Pedagogy, holds a Ph.D. from the School of Music, The Florida State
University, and master's degrees from Columbia University (M.A.), Union Theological Seminary, New York City (M.Div.), and the
University of Virginia (M.Ed.). He completed undergraduate concentrations in vocal performance and philosophy at Maryville
College (TN), and received a certificate in voice from the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Berlin, Germany. Daugherty taught
for fifteen years in the Virginia public schools. Before joining the KU faculty in 1998, he was Director of the Music Education
Division at Radford University.
Dr. Daugherty is editor of the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing.
He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education and Research and Issues in Music Education.
His primary research interests include acoustics of choir sound, choral pedagogy and conducting, and the philosophy of music and music
education. He has contributed articles to a variety of professional and research journals, as well as numerous international symposia
proceedings.
Daugherty works regularly with teacher workshops and festival choirs in many parts of the United States, and serves as consultant to
several school systems on the design and implementation of electronic learning for music classes. He has lectured and conducted in
Sweden, Australia, Canada, and England. He recently led the KU Oread Singers on a tour of Australia with performances at universities
and cathedrals in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns. KU Choirs under his direction have been heard nationwide on National Public
Radio's "Performance Today," and were featured on the NPR compact disc "Christmas Around the Country II."
Dr. Daugherty is a past president of the Virginia Choral Directors Association, and currently serves on the state board of the Kansas
Choral Directors Association. At KU, he directs the Concert Choir and teaches courses in choral pedagogy and conducting, vocal pedagogy, history and philosophy of music education,
aesthetics, research methods, and music technology.
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