Faculty Profile

Elizabeth McNutt

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Composition Studies
College
College of Music
Principal Lecturer
Instrumental Studies
College of Music

    

Education

DMA, University of California, San Diego, 2000.
Major: Contemporary Music Performance
Degree Specialization: Flute
Dissertation Title: Pipe Wrench: A Recording of Music for Flute and Computer
MA, University of California, San Diego, 1994.
Major: Music
Degree Specialization: Flute Performance
Dissertation Title: Ferneyhough, Fitch, Sollberger, Boulez: Notes on a Flute Recital
BM, St. Louis Conservatory of Music, 1990.
Major: Flute Performance

Current Scheduled Teaching*

MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Spring 2024
MUAG 6900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2024
MUCP 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2024
MUGC 5900.702, 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*

MUAC 1508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2023 SPOT
MUEN 5590.500, NOVA Ensemble Specialization, Fall 2023
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2023 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2023 SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUAM 1508.703, Flute, Fall 2022 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2022 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2022 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2022 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 4695.002, Topics in Contemporary Music, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6954.714, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2022
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2022 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2022 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAM 1508.703, Flute, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5590.500, NOVA Ensemble Specialization, Fall 2021 SPOT
MUCP 4695.002, Topics in Contemporary Music, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6953.754, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2021
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2021 SPOT
MUAG 5701.715, Master's Recital, Spring 2021
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2021 SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2021 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2021 SPOT
MUGC 6952.754, Dissertation Recital, Fall 2020
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2020 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2020 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2020 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2020 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2020 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6951.746, Dissertation Recital, Spring 2020
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2020
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2020
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2020
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2020
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2020
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUCP 4695.002, Topics in Contemporary Music, Fall 2019 SPOT
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUCP 4910.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019
MUCP 6900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2019 SPOT
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUEN 5585Z.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2018 SPOT
MUCP 6900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2018
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2018 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2018
MUAS 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2018 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2018 SPOT
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2017 SPOT
MUCP 4910.704, Special Problems, Fall 2017 Syllabus
MUAC 1508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUAM 1508.703, Flute, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2017 SPOT
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUAC 1508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2016 SPOT
MUAM 1508.703, Flute, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUAS 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUAS 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2016 SPOT
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Notation and Performance Practices, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUAM 6508.705, Flute, Fall 2015
MUAS 1508.703, Flute, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUAS 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2015 SPOT
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2015
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2015
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2015
MUAS 1508.703, Flute, Spring 2015
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2015
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2015
MUAG 5900.703, SPECIAL PROBLEMS, Spring 2015
MUCP 5690.001, Topics in Electroacoustic Music, Spring 2015
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2014
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2014
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2014
MUAS 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2014
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2014
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2014
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2014
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Spring 2014
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2014
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2014
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2014
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2014
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2014
MUCP 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2014
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2013
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2013
MUAS 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2013
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2013
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2013
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2013
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Spring 2013
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2013
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2013
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2013
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2013
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2013
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2012
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2012
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2012
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2012
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2012
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Spring 2012
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2012
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2012
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2012
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2012
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2012
MUCP 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2012
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2011
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2011
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2011
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2011
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2011
MUAC 1508.700, FLUTE, Summer 5W2 2011
MUAM 3508.700, Flute, Summer 5W2 2011
MUAM 6508.700, Flute, Summer 5W2 2011
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Spring 2011
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2011
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2011
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2011
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2011
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2011
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2010
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2010
MUAS 6508.703, Flute, Fall 2010
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2010
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2010
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Summer 5W2 2010
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2010
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Spring 2010
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Spring 2010
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2010
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2010
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2010
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Fall 2009
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2009
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2009
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Fall 2009
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2009
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2009
MUCP 4910.700, Special Problems, Fall 2009
MUCP 6465.001, Topics in Contemporary Music, Fall 2009
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Summer 5W1 2009
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Summer 5W1 2009
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2009
MUAC 5508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2009
MUAC 6508.703, FLUTE, Spring 2009
MUAM 6508.703, Flute, Spring 2009
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2009
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2009
MUAC 3508.703, FLUTE, Fall 2008
MUAM 3508.703, Flute, Fall 2008
MUAM 5508.704, Flute, Fall 2008
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2008
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2008
MUAM 6508.700, Flute, Summer 5W2 2008
MUAC 1508.709, FLUTE, Spring 2008
MUAM 1508.709, Flute, Spring 2008
MUAM 5508.709, Flute, Spring 2008
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2008
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2008
MUCP 4460.001, Contemporary Music, Fall 2007
MUCP 5460.001, Contemporary Music, Fall 2007
MUAC 1508.709, FLUTE, Fall 2007
MUAM 3508.709, Flute, Fall 2007
MUAM 5508.709, Flute, Fall 2007
MUEN 4585.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2007
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2007
MUAC 1508.709, FLUTE, Spring 2007
MUAM 5508.709, Flute, Spring 2007
MUEN 4631.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2007
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2007
MUCP 5580.001, Contemporary Performance Practices, Fall 2006
MUAM 1508.709, Flute, Fall 2006
MUAM 3508.709, Flute, Fall 2006
MUAM 5508.709, Flute, Fall 2006
MUEN 4631.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2006
MUEN 5585.500, NOVA Ensemble, Fall 2006
MUCP 4910.702, Special Problems, Fall 2006
MUCP 6465.001, Topics in Contemporary Music, Fall 2006
MUCM 5530.500, Brass Chamber Music, Summer 5W1 2006
MUAM 5508.703, Flute, Summer 5W1 2006
MUAM 3508.709, Flute, Spring 2006
MUAM 5508.709, Flute, Spring 2006
MUEN 4631.500, Nova Ensemble, Spring 2006
MUEN 5631.500, NOVA Ensemble, Spring 2006
MUCP 4460.001, Contemporary Music, Fall 2005
MUCP 5460.001, Contemporary Music, Fall 2005
MUAC 3508.709, FLUTE, Fall 2005
MUAM 3508.709, Flute, Fall 2005
MUAM 6508.709, Flute, Fall 2005
MUEN 4631.500, Nova Ensemble, Fall 2005
MUEN 5631.500, NOVA Ensemble, 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

Author of contemporary music blog
McNutt, E. B. (2016). New Music Pioneer. newmusicpioneer.com
McNutt, E. B. (2015). New Music Pioneer. www.newmusicpioneer.com
Book Chapter
McNutt, E. B. (2019). Book chapter: Performing Knowledge: 20th-c. Music in Analysis and Performance, with D. Leong, Oxford University Press. Book chapter: Performing Knowledge: 20th-c. Music in Analysis and Performance, with D. Leong, Oxford University Press. Oxford University.
CD Recording - Chamber
McNutt, E. (2020). Are u Safe?. Quarantine Report. https://quarantinereport.bandcamp.com/track/are-you-safe
McNutt, E. (2020). Sexist Instruments. https://bitchessettraps.bandcamp.com/album/sexist-instruments
McNutt, E. B., May, A., (2015). The Tornado Project.
Klein, J. P., McNutt, E. B., Olschofka, F., Nestler, E. M., Deane, C. J. (2014). Improbable Encounters — Music by Joseph Klein.
CD Recording - Ensemble
McNutt, E. B. (2023). White Rock Lake, Music of Hee Yun Kim.
McNutt, E. B. (2014). Adriana Isabel Figueroa Manas Compositions.
McNutt, E. B. (2014). It is raining while you listen.
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
McNutt, E. B. (2016). Lizamander.
McNutt, E. B., Klein, J. P. (2014). Der Hinterbringer.
McNutt, E. B. (2014). Evan's House.
McNutt, E. B. (2000). Pipewrench: music for flute and computer.
Magazine/Trade Publication
McNutt, E. B. (2023). Interview.
McNutt, E. B. (2023). Interview.
Music Composition
McNutt, E. B. (2023). Chroma.
Other
McNutt, E. B. (2017). New Music Pioneer. newmusicpioneer.com
Videos of live performances published online
McNutt, E. B. (2020). Videos of live performances published online. elizabethmcnutt.com; soundmodern.org
Videos of performances
McNutt, E. B. (2016). Videos of performances. elizabethmcnutt.com; soundsmodern.org
McNutt, E. B. (2015). Videos of performances. elizabethmcnutt.com; soundsmodern.org

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
McNutt, E. B. (Principal), "City of Denton’s American Rescue Plan Act Grant Program," Sponsored by Greater Denton Arts Council, Local, Funded. (July 2024).
McNutt, E. B. (Principal), "MicroGrant," Sponsored by Greater Denton Arts Council, Local, $500 Funded. (July 2024).
McNutt, E., "US Artists International," National, $4500 Funded. (2019).
McNutt, E. B., "Earle Brown Foundation," Sponsored by Brown/Feldman Grant Program 2015-17, International, Funded. (20162017).
May, A., McNutt, E. B., "Sounds Modern performs Feldman and Brown," Sponsored by Earle Brown Foundation, Private, $2000 Funded. (20162017).
McNutt, E. B., "Foundation for Contemporary Art Emergency Grant," Sponsored by Foundation for Contemporary Art, Other, Funded. (20152015).
May, A., "Sounds Modern concert," Sponsored by Texas Office of the Governor, State, Funded. (2014).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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out of 7
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students responded
  • 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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