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Davy M. Mooney

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Jazz Studies

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, New York University, 2015
    Major: Music Performance & Composition
    Dissertation: Joe Pass's Catch Mel, Joy Spring, and For Django: Transcription and Analysis.
  • Certificate, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, 2009
    Major: Jazz Studies
  • MM, University of New Orleans, 2005
    Major: Jazz Studies
  • BMUS, University of North Texas, 2001
    Major: Jazz Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2025
MUGC 6952.707Dissertation RecitalSpring 2025
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2025
MUAC 3526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2025
MUJS 5530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2025
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2025
MULB 1817.500Jazz Guitar LaboratorySpring 2025
MUJS 4720.706Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2025
MUGC 6954.735Dissertation RecitalFall 2024
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2024
MULB 1817.502Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2024
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2024 SPOT
MUGC 6951.711Dissertation RecitalSpring 2024
MUJS 5530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2024 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2024 SPOT
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalSpring 2024 SPOT
MUJS 4720.706Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6900.708Special ProblemsSpring 2024
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6954.735Dissertation RecitalFall 2023
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2023 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2023 SPOT
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2023 Syllabus
MULB 1817.502Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2023 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalFall 2023 SPOT
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2023
MUGC 6954.707Dissertation RecitalSummer 5W2 2023
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6953.750Dissertation RecitalSpring 2023
MUGC 6954.762Dissertation RecitalSpring 8W2 2023
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2023 SPOT
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalSpring 2023 SPOT
MUJS 4720.706Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6952.727Dissertation RecitalFall 2022
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2022 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2022 SPOT
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalFall 2022 SPOT
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2022
MULB 5174Z.556Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2022
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAC 3526.705JAZZ GUITARSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAC 5526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2022 SPOT
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratorySpring 2022 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalSpring 2022 SPOT
MUJS 4720.706Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2021 SPOT
MUGC 6951.743Dissertation RecitalFall 2021
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2021 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2021 SPOT
MULB 1817.502Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalFall 2021 SPOT
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2021
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2021 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2021 SPOT
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalSpring 2021 SPOT
MUJS 4720.706Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 1526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5526.700JAZZ GUITARFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2020
MULB 1817.503Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2020 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.706Jazz RecitalFall 2020
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2020
MUGC 6954.753Dissertation RecitalSpring 2020
MUJS 5440.001Introduction to Research in Jazz StudiesSpring 2020
MUAC 1526.705JAZZ GUITARSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUAC 3526.705JAZZ GUITARSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUAC 5526.700JAZZ GUITARSpring 2020
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2020
MUAS 1526.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2020 Syllabus
MULB 1817.503Jazz Guitar LaboratorySpring 2020 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalSpring 2020
MUJS 4720.701Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6954.735Dissertation RecitalFall 2019 SPOT
MUAS 5527.730GuitarFall 2019 SPOT
MUAC 1526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 1526.705JAZZ GUITARFall 2019 Syllabus
MUAC 3526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.705JAZZ GUITARFall 2019 Syllabus
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2019 SPOT
MUAS 1526.700Jazz GuitarFall 2019 Syllabus
MULB 1817.503Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2019 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalFall 2019 SPOT
MUJS 4720.700Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5174.518Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2019
MUJS 5900.701Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2019
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2019
MUGC 6954.753Dissertation RecitalSpring 2019
MUAC 1526.705JAZZ GUITARSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2019 SPOT
MUAS 1526.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2019
MUAS 1526.703Jazz GuitarSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratorySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1817.503Jazz Guitar LaboratorySpring 2019 SPOT
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalSpring 2019 SPOT
MUJS 4720.701Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandSpring 2019 SPOT
MULB 5174.519Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandSpring 2019 SPOT
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2018 SPOT
MUAC 1526.705JAZZ GUITARFall 2018
MUAC 3526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2018 SPOT
MUAS 1526.700Jazz GuitarFall 2018
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1817.503Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2018 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalFall 2018 SPOT
MUJS 4720.700Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2018 SPOT
MULB 5174.519Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2018
MUJS 5490.501Advanced Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2018 SPOT
MUGC 6953.750Dissertation RecitalSpring 2018 SPOT
MUAC 1526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARSpring 2018 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarSpring 2018 SPOT
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalSpring 2018 SPOT
MUJS 4720.701Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 5490.500Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2017 SPOT
MUGC 6952.727Dissertation RecitalFall 2017 SPOT
MUAC 1526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2017 SPOT
MUAC 5526.701JAZZ GUITARFall 2017 SPOT
MUJS 6530.700Jazz GuitarFall 2017 SPOT
MULB 1817.501Jazz Guitar LaboratoryFall 2017 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.701Jazz RecitalFall 2017 SPOT
MUJS 4720.700Jazz Senior Recital CapstoneFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 5174.517Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandFall 2017

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Article in the Washington Post

  • Mooney, D.M. (2014). Fine, jazz is easy to mock. That doesn't mean it doesn't matter.. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/08/12/fine-jazz-is-easy-to-mock-that-doesnt-mean-its-useless/?utm_term=.2a775d3aa199
  • Book

  • Mooney, D.M. (2022). Into the Labyrinth: An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar. St Louis, MO, Mel Bay. https://www.melbay.com/Products/31070M/into-the-labyrinth.aspx
  • CD Recording - Chamber

  • Mooney, D.M., Omura, K., Ellis, J., Zaleski, G., Clohesy, M. (2018). Benign Strangers. New York, New York, https://sunnysidezone.com/album/benign-strangers
  • Mooney, D.M. (2017). Hope of Home. http://www.sunnysiderecords.com/release_detail.php?releaseID=859
  • CD Recording - Ensemble

  • Mooney, D.M. (2023). Emerald and Sapphire.
  • Mooney, D.M. (2023). Way Back. https://davymooney.bandcamp.com/album/way-back
  • Mooney, D., Helbing, S. (2020). Light Sleeper.
  • Mooney, D. (2020). Davy Mooney and the Hope of Home Band Live at National Sawdust. https://www.sunnysiderecords.com/site/artist?id=436
  • Mooney, D.M. (2019). Anthony Caceres - "Something's Gotta Give".
  • Mooney, D.M. (2016). Linnzi Zaorski - "Greet the Dawn".
  • Mooney, D.M., Lee, K.A. (2016). Khari Allen Lee and the New Creative Collective - "A New Earth". https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/khariallenleethenewcreat2
  • Mooney, D.M. (2014). Laura Dryer - "Vida. Arte. Amor.".
  • Mooney, D.M. (2013). Elsa Nilsson - "Already There Yet".
  • CD Recording - Solo

  • Mooney, D.M. (2012). Perrier St. http://www.sunnysiderecords.com/release_detail.php?releaseID=612
  • Novel

  • Mooney, D.M. (2017). Annalee. https://www.amazon.com/Annalee-Davy-Mooney/dp/1540445291/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505771288&sr=8-1&keywords=annalee+davy+mooney
  • Mooney, D.M. (2012). Hometown Heroes. https://www.amazon.com/Hometown-Heroes-Davy-Mooney/dp/1479119598/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505771382&sr=1-1&keywords=hometown+heroes+davy+mooney

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Mooney, D.M. (Principal), "Davy Mooney becomes a Benedetto Artist," sponsored by Benedetto Guitars, International, Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Grant - Research

  • Mooney, D.M., "SCA Award," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Mooney, D., "CREATE Grant," University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Mooney, D., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Award," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Mooney, D.M., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Award," sponsored by UNT College of Music, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
  • Grant - Teaching

  • Mooney, D., "Micro-Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
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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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