J. Bradley Baker | Tabor College

Director, Music Preparatory School, Tabor College (Current)
Collaborative Pianist & Vocal Coach, Tabor College (Current)
Adjunct Professor of Music, Tabor College (Current)
Orchestral Keyboardist, Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Current)
Orchestral Keyboardist, Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita, Kansas (Current)
Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory, Judson College Distance Learning, Marion, Alabama
Director of Chamber Music and Scheduling, Hot Springs Music Festival
Assistant Professor of Music, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Adjunct Lecturer in Piano, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Aural Skills, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tabor College: Music History I & II; Music Theory I & II
Judson College: Music Theory I-IV; Form & Analysis; Applied Piano; Class Piano I–IV
Stillman College: Music Theory & Aural Skills; Introduction to Finale Software; Music Appreciation
The University of Texas at Tyler: Accompanying; Harmony & Keyboard Skills
The University of Alabama: Aural Skills & Musicianship (The University of Alabama)

Baker, J. Bradley. (2014). An Edition of Ottorino Respighi’s Fantasia Slava, P. 50 with an Analysis of His Early Style. The University of Alabama. [Doctoral Document]

Baker, J. Bradley. (2016, October). “The Inner Struggle: Methods to Conquer Performance Anxiety in Ourselves and Our Students,” Newton Area Music Teachers Association [Lecture].
Baker, J. Bradley. (2015, October). “Making Music with your Pianist in Ten Minutes or Less,” Tabor College Voice Festival and Competition [Lecture].
Baker, J. Bradley. (2015, February). “Preparing the Musical Score for Successful Collaboration,” The University of Alabama [Lecture and Master Class].
Baker, J. Bradley. (2015, January). “Modeling: Analysis of its Role in Piano Instruction and Methods for Increasing its Effectiveness,” Birmingham Music Teachers Association [Lecture].
Baker, J. Bradley. (2014, September). ““Effective Practice Techniques: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of the Practice Room,” Stillman College [Faculty Lecture].
Baker, J. Bradley. (2014, April). “Modeling: Analysis of its Role in Piano Instruction and Methods for Increasing its Effectiveness,” The University of Alabama [Doctoral Lecture].
Baker, J. Bradley and Jenny Mann (2013, June). “Lesser Known Works for Bassoon and Piano,” International Double Reed Society Conference [Recital].
Baker, J. Bradley and Marcus Miller (2011, June). “Sacred Echoes: An Overview of Selected Western Sacred Vocal Music Genres,” Christian Scholars Conference [Lecture and Recital].

Vice President, Newton Music Teachers Association (Current)
Collaborative Music Chair, Advisory Board, Kansas Music Teachers Association (Current)
Update Editor, Kansas Music Teachers Association (Current)
Volunteer Instructor, Osher Life-Long Learning Institute, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Guest adjudicator at various piano competitions:
KSHSAA 6A State Solo & Ensemble (2017); Manhattan Area Music Teachers Piano Concerto Competition (2017); University of Texas at Tyler Piano Skills Festival (2017); MTNA Kansas State Competition (2016); KMTA District III Fall Auditions (2016); West Central MTNA Division Competition (2016); KSHSAA Regional Festival (2016); Kilgore College Bach Festival, Kilgore TX (2015); Mississippi Music Teachers Association Finals. Jackson, MS (2015); Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, Elementary and Junior Division (2014); East Texas Music Teachers Association Competition, Tyler, TX (2014); Longview Music Teachers Association Competition, Longview, TX (2014); Marshall Music Teachers Association Competition, Marshall, TX (2014); Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, Senior Division Finals, Birmingham, AL (2013)

J. Bradley Baker. Felt: Striking Works for Solo Piano. Navona Records, 2015. CD.

J. Bradley Baker, D.M.A.