Office Schedule
Monday 2-4 PM, Tuesday 1-2 PM, Friday 10-12
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 2023:00 pm - 4:30 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 202 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 202 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 202 | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 202 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 2022:00 pm - 5:00 pm
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, EI 202 |
Biography
David Manson is a trombonist, composer, improvisor, presenter and music technologist. His degrees include a doctorate from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A musician with diverse interests, he began his performance career with positions in the Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra and Memphis Symphony Orchestra. He taught low brass and jazz studies at Indiana State University from 1983-89 before returning to Florida. He has been soloist and composer with the BONK New Music Festival, Subtropics New Music Festival, Society of Composers and SEAMUS. He has performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Eugene Chadbourne, John Lindberg, Davey Williams and other innovators.
He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and backed legendary artists including Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Tommy Tune, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany and others. He was trombonist and arranger for Bogus Pomp, an acclaimed Frank Zappa repertoire band. His 2002 recording “Fluid Motion” with jazz legend Sam Rivers, was selected by JazzTimes critic Duck Baker as his “vote for jazz record of the year.”
David is a recipient of Artist Fellowships in music composition from the Florida Arts Council (1999 & 2005), a Fulbright-Hays project in Turkey, an artist feature in the Southern Arts Federations JazzSouth radio program, and grants from Meet The Composer. He worked with Cecil Taylor at the Atlantic Center for the Arts and was artist-in-residence at the Sound Arts Workshop in Miami. David served eight years on the board of the Pinellas County Arts Council (1995-2003) and was a composer-in-residence with the Moving Current Dance Collective and federal education project Studiopeace. His orchestral works have been performed by the Florida Orchestra and others.
David directs the EMIT series of adventurous with awards from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Chamber Music America and ASCAP. David is also former director of the Tampa Bay Composers' Forum (1995-2003). Through EMIT and the Composers Forum, David has presented over 230 concerts of new music in Pinellas County. David also started music technology courses at SPC in the mid-1990s and is a founding developer in the MIRA (Music Industry/Recording Arts) program at St. Petersburg. David currently writes music columns for Creative Pinellas. He performs with Brazilian group O Som Do Jazz and directs the Helios Jazz Orchestra, resident ensemble at SPC.
Subjects Taught
Music, Music: Applied
Course Schedule
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| 0470 Summer Term 2013 |
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MUH 1110 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
| 232 | SPG | Online | May 20 2013 | Jul 13 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the placement test. This course is a general survey of the world's great music and its composers, with emphasis upon the development of intelligent listening. This course is designed for the non-music major. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours. |
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MUH 1110 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
| 494 | SPG | Online | May 20 2013 | Jul 13 2013 |
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3 |
| Description: |
"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the placement test. This course is a general survey of the world's great music and its composers, with emphasis upon the development of intelligent listening. This course is designed for the non-music major. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours. |
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MUS 1360 MUSIC AND COMPUTERS
| 234 | SPG | In Class | May 13 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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3 |
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This course will introduce students to the applications of the computer as a tool to facilitate musical creativity. Students will become acquainted with Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and digital recording technology through projects in sequencing, performing, notating, and printing their work. Appropriate software such as Protools, Finale, Sibelius, Sonar, Cubase and others will be studied and applied in composition and arranging assignments. 47 contact hours. |
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MVB 1013 APPLIED MUSIC ENRICHMENT - TROMBONE
| 2489 | SPG | In Class | May 13 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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1-2 |
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Private instruction. This course is for students in the first year of study who are non-music majors, or preparing for music major audition. This course may be taken 3 times for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Students may register for 1 or 2 credits. 8 or 16 contact hours. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. |
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| 0465 Spring Term 2013 |
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MUH 1110 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
| 1039 | SPG | Online | Jan 14 2013 | Feb 22 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the placement test. This course is a general survey of the world's great music and its composers, with emphasis upon the development of intelligent listening. This course is designed for the non-music major. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours. |
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MUM 2600 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES I
| 1800 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: MUS 1360 and admission to the Music Industry Recording Arts A.S. degree. Corequisites: MUT 1001 and MUS 1621 or permission of the Dean. This introductory course in the music technology sequence presents recording concepts and historical milestones, signal flow theory, analog and digital basics, studio protocol and infrastructure, and critical music technology nomenclature. This course will prepare students for Music Technology and Recording Techniques II. 47 contact hours. |
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MUM 2600 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES I
| 1801 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: MUS 1360 and admission to the Music Industry Recording Arts A.S. degree. Corequisites: MUT 1001 and MUS 1621 or permission of the Dean. This introductory course in the music technology sequence presents recording concepts and historical milestones, signal flow theory, analog and digital basics, studio protocol and infrastructure, and critical music technology nomenclature. This course will prepare students for Music Technology and Recording Techniques II. 47 contact hours. |
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MUN 1710 JAZZ BAND
| 1821 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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1 |
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Audition required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental ensemble music in the jazz and popular medium. Course may be taken up to six times for credit. 47 contact hours.
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MUN 1710 JAZZ BAND
| 557 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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1 |
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Audition required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental ensemble music in the jazz and popular medium. Course may be taken up to six times for credit. 47 contact hours.
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MVB 1013 APPLIED MUSIC ENRICHMENT - TROMBONE
| 1600 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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1-2 |
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Private instruction. This course is for students in the first year of study who are non-music majors, or preparing for music major audition. This course may be taken 3 times for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Students may register for 1 or 2 credits. 8 or 16 contact hours. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. |
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MVB 1015 APPLIED MUSIC ENRICHMENT - TUBA
| 5309 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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1-2 |
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Private instruction. This course is for students in the first year of study who are non-music majors, or preparing for music major audition. This course may be taken 3 times for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Students may register for 1 or 2 credits. 8 or 16 contact hours. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. |
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