Faculty Profile

Robert Parton

Title
Chair
Department
Jazz Studies
College
College of Music

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MMus, Northern Illinois University, 1989. 
Major: Performance & Ped-Orch Instrument





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
MULB 1819.500, Commercial Music Laboratory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, 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*


            
                    

                    MULB 1819.500, Commercial Music Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2023 
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1819.500, Commercial Music Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.702, Jazz Recital, Spring 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.521, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAS 1516.711, Trumpet, Spring 2023 
                    

                    MUJS 5490.502, Advanced Jazz Improvisation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    MULB 1819.500, Commercial Music Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.521, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAS 1516.711, Trumpet, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.702, Jazz Recital, Spring 2022 
                    

                    MUJS 4720.702, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 6536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174Z.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAS 5516.730, Trumpet, Spring 2022 
                    

                    MULB 1819.500, Jazz Keyboard Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.521, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174Z.532, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4720.702, Jazz Senior Recital Capstone, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 5535.701, Jazz Recital, Summer 5W2 2020 
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2020 
                    

                    MUJS 5536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2020 
                    

                    MUJS 6536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Spring 2020 
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MUJS 5430.001, Graduate Review of Jazz History, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 4470.001, History of Jazz, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 1808.502, Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUAC 3536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MUJS 6536.701, Jazz Trumpet, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MULB 5174.502, Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab Band, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
*
  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


  
CD Recording - Ensemble
Parton, R. T. (2019). Concert Impressions featuring the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Yes it was some overdubs to solidify mixes.. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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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):
				
      
					
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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  • 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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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