Faculty Profile

Davy Mooney

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Jazz Studies
College
College of Music

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, New York University, 2015. 
Major: Music Performance & Composition
Dissertation Title: 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 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUGC 6951.711, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUJS 5530.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUJS 4720.706, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUGC 6900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  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*


            
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6954.735, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.501, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1817.502, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.517, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2023 
                    

                    MUGC 6954.707, Dissertation Recital, Summer 5W2 2023 
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6953.750, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2023 
                    

                    MUGC 6954.762, Dissertation Recital, Spring 8W2 2023 
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5530.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.706, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6952.727, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2022 
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.517, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 5174Z.556, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2022 
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.501, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.706, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6951.743, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.502, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.706, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1817.503, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.706, Jazz Recital, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUGC 6954.753, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5440.001, Introduction to Research in Jazz Studies, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 1526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 3526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 5526.700, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAS 1526.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1817.503, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 4720.701, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6954.735, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAS 5527.730, Guitar, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 3526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAS 1526.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1817.503, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.700, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.518, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5900.701, Special Problems, Fall 8W2 2019 
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    MUGC 6954.753, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2019 
                    

                    MUAC 1526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAS 1526.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2019 
                    

                    MUAS 1526.703, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.501, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.503, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.701, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.517, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.519, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.705, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2018 
                    

                    MUAC 3526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUAS 1526.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2018 
                    

                    MULB 1817.501, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.503, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.700, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.517, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.519, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2018 
                    

                    MUJS 5490.501, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6953.750, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.701, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5490.500, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MUGC 6952.727, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 1526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 5526.701, JAZZ GUITAR, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6530.700, Jazz Guitar, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1817.501, Jazz Guitar Laboratory, Fall 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.700, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.517, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2017 

          


          
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  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


  
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



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Contract   
Mooney, D. M. (Principal), "Davy Mooney becomes a Benedetto Artist," Sponsored by Benedetto Guitars, International,  Funded. (March 14, 2019 – March 14, 2019).
Grant - Research   
Mooney, D. M., "SCA Award," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (October 28, 2021 – August 1, 2022).
Mooney, D., "CREATE Grant," University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (November 29, 2021 – July 1, 2022).
Mooney, D., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Award," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (January 27, 2020 – May 1, 2020).
Mooney, D. M., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Award," Sponsored by UNT College of Music, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018).
Grant - Teaching   
Mooney, D., "Micro-Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (June 22, 2021 – September 22, 2021).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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