Faculty Profile

Andrew May

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Composition Studies
College
College of Music

    

Education

PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2000.
Major: Music
Degree Specialization: computer music, conducting, improvised music
Dissertation Title: Vanishing: A Composition for Ensemble and Computer
MFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1994.
Major: Music Composition
Degree Specialization: music composition and violin performance
BA, Yale University, 1990.
Major: Music (Int.)

Current Scheduled Teaching*

MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2024
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2024
MUCP 3670.001, Introduction to Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2024
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Spring 2024
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2024
MUCP 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2023
MUCP 6200.702, Advanced Research in Computer Music, Fall 2023
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Fall 2023
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
MUAC 3540.701, Private Lessons (Concentration) in Electronics, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2023
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Computer Music, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4690.001, Topics in Computer Music Media, Fall 2023 Syllabus
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023
MUAC 3540.701, Private Lessons (Concentration) in Electronics, Spring 2023 SPOT
MUCP 4195.701, Senior Composition Capstone Project, Spring 2023 SPOT
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2022
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2022
MUGC 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Fall 2022
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022
MUCP 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2022
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 SPOT
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022 SPOT
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021 SPOT
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021 SPOT
MUAC 1540.500, Private Lessons (Concentration) in Electronics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4195.704, Senior Composition Capstone Project, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Computer Music, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4690.001, Topics in Computer Music Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MUCP 6195.702, Advanced Research in Composition, Spring 2020
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2020
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MUCP 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2020
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2019 Syllabus
MUCP 4195.702, Senior Composition Recital Capstone, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2019
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2019
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2019
MUCP 4910.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2017
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUCP 5080.700, Composition Seminar, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2017
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2017
MUCP 5900.702, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2017
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2017
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2017
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2016
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2016
MUCP 5080.700, Composition Seminar, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Fall 2016
MUGC 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
MUGC 5950.721, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2016
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUCP 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2016
MUCP 6465.001, Topics in Contemporary Music, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUCP 5080.700, Composition Seminar, Fall 2015
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUGC 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUCP 5910.702, Special Problems, Fall 2015
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2015
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2015
MUGC 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2015
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Spring 2015
MUCP 4195.702, Senior Composition Recital Capstone, Spring 2015
MUCP 4900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2015
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2015
MUCP 3180.700, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2014
MUCP 3190.702, Advanced Composition II, Fall 2014
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2014
MUCP 6200.702, Advanced Research in Computer Music, Fall 2014
MUCP 5080.700, Composition Seminar, Fall 2014
MUGC 6950.712, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Fall 2014
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2014
MUCP 3180.702, Advanced Composition I, Spring 2014
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2014
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2014
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2014
MUCP 4900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2014
MUCP 4910.701, Special Problems, Spring 2014
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2014
MUCP 4680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Fall 2013
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Fall 2013
MUCP 5180.702, Secondary Composition, Fall 2013
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2013
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2013
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2013
MUCP 5190.702, Master's Composition, Spring 2013
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2013
MUCP 4195.702, Senior Composition Recital Capstone, Spring 2013
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2012
MUCP 6200.702, Advanced Research in Computer Music, Fall 2012
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Fall 2012
MUGC 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012
MUCP 2180.702, Intermediate Composition I, Fall 2012
MUCP 2190.702, Intermediate Composition II, Fall 2012
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2012
MUCP 4195.702, Senior Composition Recital Capstone, Fall 2012
MUCP 6200.702, Advanced Research in Computer Music, Spring 2012
MUCP 5185.702, Concentration Composition, Spring 2012
MUGC 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2012
MUCP 6910.701, Special Problems, Spring 2012
MUCP 4180.702, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2011
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2011
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2011
MUCP 4900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2011
MUCP 6465.001, Topics in Contemporary Music, Spring 2011
MUCP 6200.702, Advanced Research in Computer Music, Fall 2010
MUCP 5080.700, Composition Seminar, Fall 2010
MUCP 6190.702, Doctoral Composition, Fall 2010
MUCP 4680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Fall 2010
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Fall 2010
MUGC 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2010
MUCP 3180.705, Advanced Composition I, Spring 2010
MUCP 3190.705, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2010
MUCP 6190.705, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2010
MUGC 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010
MUCP 4080.705, Secondary Composition II, Spring 2010
MUCP 4190.705, Senior Composition Recital, Spring 2010
MUCP 3190.705, Advanced Composition II, Fall 2009
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2009
MUGC 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2009
MUCP 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2009
MUCP 5910.700, Special Problems, Fall 2009
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Fall 2009
MUCP 3190.705, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2009
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2009
MUCP 5185.705, Concentration Composition, Spring 2009
MUCP 4680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2009
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2009
MUGC 5950.706, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009
MUCP 3180.705, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2008
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2008
MUGC 6950.715, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2008
MUGC 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2008
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2008
MUCP 6200.701, Advanced Computer Music Research, Spring 2008
MUGC 6950.715, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2008
MUCP 4680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2008
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2008
MUCP 5190.705, Master's Composition, Spring 2008
MUGC 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Spring 2008
MUCP 4190.705, Senior Composition Recital, Spring 2008
MUCP 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2008
MUCP 5910.702, Special Problems, Spring 2008
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2007
MUCP 6200.701, Advanced Computer Music Research, Fall 2007
MUGC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2007
MUCP 2180.700, Intermediate Composition I, Fall 2007
MUCP 2190.700, Intermediate Composition II, Fall 2007
MUCP 2190.701, Intermediate Composition II, Fall 2007
MUGC 5950.718, Master's Thesis, Fall 2007
MUCP 2080.700, Secondary Composition I, Fall 2007
MUCP 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2007
MUCP 5910.701, Special Problems, Fall 2007
MUCP 5910.703, Special Problems, Fall 2007
MUCP 6910.701, Special Problems, Fall 2007
MUCP 3190.705, Advanced Composition II, Spring 2007
MUCP 6190.705, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2007
MUGC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2007
MUCP 5680.001, History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2007
MUCP 5190.705, Master's Composition, Spring 2007
MUCP 5910.702, Special Problems, Spring 2007
MUCP 4680.001, Topics in Electro acoustic Music, Spring 2007
MUCP 3180.705, Advanced Composition I, Fall 2006
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2006
MUGC 6950.715, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2006
MUCP 5190.705, Master's Composition, Fall 2006
MUCP 5180.705, Secondary Composition, Fall 2006
MUCP 4080.702, Secondary Composition II, Fall 2006
MUCP 4900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2006
MUCP 6900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2006
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Spring 2006
MUCP 6200.701, Advanced Computer Music Research, Spring 2006
MUCP 6190.705, Doctoral Composition, Spring 2006
MUGC 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2006
MUCP 5680.001, Seminar in Computer Music Media I, Spring 2006
MUCP 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2006
MUCP 5900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2006
MUCP 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2006
MUCP 6400.001, Topics in Contemporary Music, Spring 2006
MUCP 4680.001, Topics in Electro acoustic Music, Spring 2006
MUCP 4180.705, Advanced Composition III, Fall 2005
MUCP 6200.701, Advanced Computer Music Research, Fall 2005
MUCP 5190.705, Master's Composition, Fall 2005
MUGC 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Fall 2005
MUCP 5710.001, Real Time Computer Music Systems, Fall 2005
MUCP 4910.702, Special Problems, Fall 2005
MUCP 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2005

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
May, A. (2007). Studio Report: Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.
Book Chapter
May, A. (2005). Philippe Manoury's 'Jupiter' in Mary Simoni, Analytical Methods of Electroacoustic Music.
Book Review
May, A. (2022). Frederic Rzewski: Non Sequiturs. The Anarchist Review of Books. 1(3), . New York, NY:. https://www.anarchistreviewofbooks.org/
May, A. (2005). Third Practice Festival 2004.
May, A. (2004). 3rd October Afternoon.
May, A. (2002). David Rosenboom: Invisible Gold.
May, A. (1999). Philippe Manoury: Jupiter.
CD Recording - Chamber
McNutt, E. B., May, A., (2015). The Tornado Project.
CD Recording - Ensemble
May, A. (2017). Ada. SEAMUS Interactions 2016.
May, A., Négyesy, J., Nykter, P. (2012). Edgewise for 2 violins. Dedications 2.
May, A., McNutt, E. B., Lamneck, E. (2012). Still Angry for flute, clarinet, and computer. CDCM Volume 39: Music from the University of North Texas Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.
CD Recording - Solo
May, A. (2018). Diatoms. Christian Verspay (electric guitar), Blood Moon.
May, A. (2012). Imaginary Friends: seven works for instruments and computer.
May, A. (2006). "Chant/Songe" on SEAMUS CD recording (peer reviewed selection.
Journal Article
May, A. (2006). Sustainability in Electroacoustic Music.
Personal Essay
May, A. (2019). The Score Is an Affordance. DAMN.. https://newmusicpioneer.com/guest-post-the-score-is-an-affordance-damn/
May, A. (2015). Subtlety, Intricacy, and Hidden Complexity: Not a Manifesto. https://newmusicpioneer.com/guest-post-subtlety-intricacy-and-hidden-complexity-not-a-manifesto/
Popular Press Article
May, A. (2005). Chant/Songe for clarinet and computer discussed in F. Gerard Errante, "The Electric Clarinet, Part II".
May, A. (2005). Chant/Songe reviewed in Douglas Geers, "International Computer Music Conference 2004".
May, A. (2005). Chant/Songe reviewed in Peter Swendsen, "SEAMUS National Conference 2005".
May, A. (2004). Retake reviewed in Bonnie Miksch, "1st October Afternoon".
May, A. (2004). Ripped-Up Maps discussed in Jeremy Baguyos, "Interactive Computer Music for Double Bass" .
May, A. (2004). The Twittering Machine and Retake previewed in Wes Blomster, "Artists bring 'Wild Wired West' to BMOCA".
May, A. (2004). The Twittering Machine and Retake reviewed in Sabine Kortals, "McNutt tests exotic musical terrain".
May, A. (2004). The Twittering Machine reviewed in Robert Denham, "Elizabeth McNutt: Pipe Wrench".
May, A. (2003). The Twittering Machine reviewed in Waterman, Ellen, "Pipe Wrench: Music for Flute and Computer" (review).
May, A. (2003). The Twittering Machine, Retake discussed in Elizabeth McNutt, "Performing electroacoustic music: a wider view of interactivity".
May, A. (2001). The Twittering Machine reviewed in James Harley, "Elizabeth McNutt: Pipe Wrench".
May, A. (2000). Shimmer reviewed in "Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance".
May, A. (1997). Altered in Transmission discussed in Pam Dixon, "Charting the future: computers usher composers to a whole new plane".
May, A. (1997). The Twittering Machine reviewed in Larry Fritts, "Friday afternoon concert".
May, A. (1996). Chicago: Ten and Six to Eight previewed in "Konzert: Vom Reinen und Schönen,".
May, A. (1996). Marginalia  reviewed in Herman Trotter, "Short, random ideas".
May, A. (1996). The Twittering Machine reviewed in Josef Woodard, "SONOR offers colorful, contemporary program".
May, A. (1996). The Twittering Machine  reviewed in Herman Trotter, "June in Buffalo Festival Opens with interactive computer music".
May, A. (1991). Singing Boxes reviewed in Courtenay Cauble, "Composers infuse Sprague Hall concert with new ideas".
Software
May, A. (2020). MaxScript. http://andrewmaymusic.com/Software/
May, A. (2008). Synth-o-rama: software modeling of voltage controlled analog synthesizer modules, for pedagogy and performance.
May, A. (2007). max_regress (revision): five external objects to the Max/MSP  computer music environment (written in c language).
May, A. (2007). pd_regress: a set of seven external objects to the pure data computer music environment (written in c language).
May, A. (2007). SoftSoundSpace system for live 3-dimensional audio diffusion: alpha version (unreleased).
May, A. (2005). Scrumpy: a script-based real-time environment for theater sound and music production (in collaboration with sound designer Gary Grundei).
May, A. (2005). Speaker Test Kit: software tools for measuring speaker and room response.
May, A. (2004). PeakGraph application for visualization of audio data, development versions.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
May, A., "Seeking Refuge: artist residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts," Sponsored by Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, National, $600 Funded. (June 2021June 2021).
May, A., "Institute for Advancement of the Arts Fellowship," Sponsored by IAA, University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (August 2017May 2018).
May, A., "At Night in My City: Augmented-Reality Chamber Opera," Sponsored by MacDowell Colony, International, Funded. (January 22, 2018February 21, 2018).
Grant - Research
May, A., McNutt, E. B., "Sounds Modern performs Feldman and Brown," Sponsored by Earle Brown Foundation, Private, $2000 Funded. (20162017).
May, A., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant: Vanishing revision," University of North Texas, $4700 Funded. (February 2017).
May, A., "Emergency Grant: unset," Sponsored by Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Private, $2000 Funded. (2015August 2015).
May, A., "ORED Small Grant: Tornado Project post production," University of North Texas, $825 Funded. (2015).
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    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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