Jonathan McElroy

Assistant Professor

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 Fall

Ear Training I – MU 221L
Group Strings – MU 163
History and Literature of Music I – MU 218
Music Appreciation – MU 101
The Music Industry Landscape – MU 140

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)
History and Literature of Music I (MU 218)
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)