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Clay J. Couturiaux

Title: Principal Lecturer

Department: Conducting and Ensembles

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • DMA, University of North Texas, 2000
    Major: Performance
    Specialization: Orchestral Conducting
    Dissertation: The Nightingale's Flight from Opera to Symphonic Poem: A Comparative Study of The Nightingale and The Song of the Nightingale by Igor Stravinsky
  • MM, University of North Texas, 1996
    Major: Performance
    Specialization: Orchestral Conducting
  • BM, University of North Texas, 1994
    Major: Violoncello

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2025
MUAG 5850.006Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2025
MUGC 6952.735Dissertation RecitalSpring 2025
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2025
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2025
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2025
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2025
MUAG 5815.001Symphonic Literature ISpring 2025
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2024
MUAG 5850.004Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2024
MUGC 6951.711Dissertation RecitalFall 2024
MUGC 6954.703Dissertation RecitalFall 2024
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2024 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2024
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2024
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2024 Syllabus
MUAG 4900.730Special ProblemsFall 2024 Syllabus
MUAG 5820.001Symphonic Literature IIFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2024 SPOT
MUAG 5850.005Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2024
MUGC 6954.724Dissertation RecitalSpring 2024
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2024 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2024 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2024 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5900.711SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2024
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6954.703Dissertation RecitalFall 2023
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2023 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.511Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2023 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 6900.710Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2023
MUAG 5815.001Symphonic Literature IFall 2023 SPOT
MUED 5900.703Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2023
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2023 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2023 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2023 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2023 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2022 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2022 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2022 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.511Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2022 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2022 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2022 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2021 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2021 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2021 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 8W2 2021
MULB 5172Z.511Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2021 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 6900.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2021
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2021 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2021 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2021 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2021 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2020 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2020 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2020 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1805.801OrchestraFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2020 SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2020
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2020
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2020 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2020
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2020
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2019 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2019 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2019 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.511Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2019 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.512Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 8W2 2019
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2019 SPOT
MUAG 5900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W1 2019
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2019 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2019 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.500Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.500Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 1805.500OrchestraSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5900.702SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2019
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2018 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2018 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2018 SPOT
MULB 5172Z.511Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2018
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 3W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 3W1 2018 SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2018 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2018 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2018 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2018
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2017 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5805.001Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2017 SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2017 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2017 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2017 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2016 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2016 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2016 SPOT
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2016 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2015 SPOT
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2015 SPOT
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUAG 5900.702SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W1 2015
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2015
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2015 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2015
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2014
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2014 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2014 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2014
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2014 Syllabus
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2014
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2014 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2014
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2013
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2013 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2013 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2013
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2013 Syllabus
MUAG 3800.001Fundamentals of ConductingSummer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2013
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2013 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2013
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2012
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2012 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2012 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2012
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2012 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2012
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2012 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2012 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2012
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2012 Syllabus
MUAG 5900.707SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2012
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2011
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2011 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2011 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2011
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2011 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2011
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2011 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2011 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2011
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2011 Syllabus
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2010
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2010 Syllabus
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2010 Syllabus
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2010
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2010
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2010
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2010
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2010
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2010
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2010
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2009
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2009
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2009
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraFall 2009
MULB 1805.501OrchestraFall 2009
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2009
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2009
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2009
MUAG 5910.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2009
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2008
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2008
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2008
MUGC 6910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2008
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2008
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2008
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2008
MUAG 5910.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2008
MUAG 6910.703Special ProblemsSpring 2008
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2007
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2007
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2007
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2007
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2007
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2007
MUAG 5900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2007
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2006
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2006
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2006
MUAG 5900.702SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2006
MUAG 5900.703SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2006
MUAG 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2006
MUAG 6910.703Special ProblemsFall 2006
MUAG 5910.703SPECIAL PROBLEMSSummer 5W1 2006
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2006
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2006
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2006
MULB 5172.501Large Ensemble: OrchestraSpring 2006
MULB 1805.501OrchestraSpring 2006
MUAG 5910.704SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2006
MUAG 6910.702Special ProblemsSpring 2006
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingFall 2005
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2005
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2005
MUAG 4900.705Special ProblemsFall 2005
MUAG 6900.705Special ProblemsFall 2005
MUAG 5850.003Advanced Instrumental ConductingSpring 2005
MUAG 3800.003Fundamentals of ConductingSpring 2005
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingSpring 2005
MUAG 5910.706SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2005
MUAG 3800.002Fundamentals of ConductingFall 2004
MUAG 3870.002Instrumental ConductingFall 2004
MUAG 4910.706Special ProblemsFall 2004
MUAG 5900.704SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2004
MUAG 5910.704SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2004
MUAG 6910.701Special ProblemsFall 2004
MUAG 6910.702Special ProblemsFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    CD Recording - Ensemble

  • Couturiaux, C.J., DeRosa, R.J. (2017). DeRosa - Suite for an Anniversary (UNT Concert Orchestra/Jazz Quintet). Perseverance: The Music of Rich DeRosa at North Texas.
  • Couturiaux, C.J., Holt, J.H. (2011). Richard Peaslee - Nightsongs (UNT Chamber Orchestra; John Holt, flugelhorn). Trumpet Panoply - Concertos by Arutiunian, Hummel, and Tartini; Nightsongs by Richard Peaslee.
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    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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