Résumé Gary L. Johnston 3056 Hergott Drive Edgewood, Ky 41017 (606) 341-7477, (606) 341-8648 FAX
Present position: Associate Professor of Electronic/Computer Music, Northern Kentucky University Family: Married to Nyoka Johnston, with three children, Allison, Alan, and Alex
EDUCATION:
University of Cincinnati A.B.D. College-Conservatory of Music to present, all course work completed toward D.M.E. in music composition and theory University of Cincinnati M.M. 1979 College-Conservatory of Music composition and theory Xavier University/UCCCM (joint degree) M.Ed. 1969 trombone, composition and theory Cincinnati, Ohio Vanderbilt University B.M.E. 1967 Peabody College of Education Nashville, Tennessee
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky: Associate Professor of Music (electronic music) - to present Director of Academic Computing 1985 - 1988 Interim Director of Academic Computing 1984-1985 Associate Professor of Music with tenure 1984 to present Assistant Professor of Music 1978-1984 Instructor of Music 1977-1978 Part-time Instructor of trombone 1973-1977 Miami University of Ohio 1975-1977 Oxford, Ohio Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow Visiting Assistant Professor of trombone and theory Walnut Hills High School 1969-1972 Cincinnati, Ohio Director of Instrumental Music (Band and Orchestra) Boone County High School 1968-1969 Florence, Kentucky Assistant Band Director Ockerman Junior High School 1967-1969 Florence, Kentucky Director of Instrumental Music
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Kentucky Society for Music Teacher Education Cincinnati Composers Guild Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia professional music fraternity American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Cincinnati Musicians Association (CMA - AFLCIO) Leader, Cincinnati MIDI (musical instrumental digital interface) special interest group "MuSIG" Chair, Computer Applications Committee, Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities (GCCCU) International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Digital Equipment Users Society (DECUS) Kentucky Academic Computer Users Group (KACUG) PERFORMING ACTIVITIES: Percussionist with the 85-member Cincinnati Comunity Orchestra (1988- ) Primary Conductor, Brass Fellowship brass chior (24 members) (1995- ) Conductor, River City Concert Band, (Summer 1994) Principal trombone, Northern Kentucky Symphony (Spring concert 1994) Principal trombone, Brighton Brass Band (Summer 1994) Principal trombone and co-conductor, Mt. Auburn Brass Fellowship (1994) Principal trombone, Steve Green concert at Music Hall (1993) Percussionist and trombonist, Cincinnati Community Orchestra (1988- ) Interim Director, Calvary Baptist Church Orchestra for 10 months through September, 1993. Director of the KMEA Select HS Jazz Ensemble for 1991 and 1992. Principal trombone, Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra Principal trombone, Cincinnati Christian Orchestra Principal trombone, Calvary Baptist Church Orchestra PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS PRESENTED: 1995 Presented at the Kentucky Education Technology Conference, Using the ClarisWorks to manage large Classes, Lexington, Ky, Convention Center, May, 1995. 1994 Presented at the Kentucky Education Technology Conference, Utilizing Technology in the Music Classroom, Louisville, Ky, Commonwealth Convention Center, May 5, 1994. 1994 Presented a clinic on trombone sponsored by United Musical Instruments (UMI) and Buddy Rogers Music a Trombone Circus after being selected as a Benge Trombone Artist by the company. 1993 Participated in Steve Green concert as principal trombone at Music Hall, Cincinnati. 1992 Conducted NK Select High School at Kentucky Music Educator's Conference (KMEA) in Louisville, Ky. Group was selected by audition by statewide committee. 1990 Orchestration of Majesty performed as feature work with the John Guest "Greater Cincinnati Alive!" crusade. This same piece will tour the country with the crusade this year 1986 Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society (DECUS) Spring Symposium, "A Video Network for Microcomputers," New Orleans, Louisiana 1987 Kentucky Higher Education Computing and Telecommunications Conference, "Strategies for Instructional and Research Computing" Florence, Kentucky, joint presentation with Dr. Cyndi McDaniel 1987 Kentucky Academic Computing Users Group, "Networking Microcomputers," Elizabethtown, Kentucky, joint presentation with Dr. Cyndi McDaniel and Dr. Michael Thomson 1988 Academic Microcomputing Conference, "Hypertext in Instructional Computing," Indianapolis, Indiana 1988 DECUS Spring Symposium, "Computerizing the Faculty," an overview of the Northern Kentucky University computer literacy initiative, Cincinnati Ohio PUBLICATIONS/GRANTS/HONORS: Author of the NKU Music home page http://www.nku.edu/~music Childhood Scenes from Covington Kentucky (1994) composition for brass choir, commissioned by the NKU Brass Choir, the NKU Music Department, and co-sponsored by individuals from Covington with matching funds from the NKU Office of Grants and Contracts. Total $700 grant. Submitted for publication. Pending. Founder of the River City Concert Band (1994) Raised $4,700 in community support from the Huntington Bank, City of Covington, and the Music Performance Trust Funds for a concert presented free to the public on August 7, 1994 in Covington's Devou Park Instructor's Guide to Basic Music Skills Computer Programs , 1983 Micro Music, Inc., Normal, Illinois Basic Music Skills - Music theory software for the Apple ][+ microcomputer; Co-authored with Dr William J. Rost, Chair, Dept. of Music, Montana State University 1980 Micro Music, Inc., Normal, Illinois Users' Guide to Computer Assisted Instruction in Music Theory at NKU 1979 NKU, Highland Heights, Kentucky Revelstoke Impressions for unaccompanied bass trombone, 1975 Brass Press, Nashville, Tennessee COMMUNITY WORK: President of the 85-member Cincinnati Comunity Orchestra (1996- ) Member of the Northern Kentucky Coalition for Music Education (1994) Organizer and chairman of the annual Northern Kentucky Music Educator's Association Northern Kentucky High School Jazz Festival, presented yearly since 1988 at NKU. Member of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Community Orchestra (1992 to present) Member of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati BoyChoir (1992) Selected as Communications Specialist for the KY-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). This is a NDMS, FEMA federal program. Past-President (three terms ) of the AppleSiders of Cincinnati, a 450 member computer user's group Executive Committee of the AppleSiders of Cincinnati Former member, Board of Directors for SpeciaLink, an organization providing computer applications for the handicapped System Operator (Sysop) of two regional/national electronic bulletin boards, the AppleSider's Information System (AIS), and Mac Cincinnatus Past president, and present Vice President of the Board of Directors, and chair of the finance committee for the Northern Kentucky Council for Religious Education / Weekday School of Religion President of the Board of Directors, and chair of the finance committee for the Northern Kentucky Council for Religious Education / Weekday School of Religion District Emergency Coordinator (1975-1988) for the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Assistant Director, Great Lakes Division or the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) (Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan) Member, Cincinnati Community Orchestra Treasurer and worker for several political campaigns System Operator for Cincinnati Bell's Tri-State On Line computer system Member, Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club (NKARC), the Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association (GCARA), and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Committee chair and chaperone for the Cincinnati Junior Strings Australian tour COMPUTING EXPERIENCE: Macintosh SE/30, II, Centris, Quadra, PowerPC, 1984 to present IBM-PC, XT, AT, 286, 386, PS/2, Pentium, 1981 to present VAX-11/780, 785, 8600, VAX Cluster 1981 to present PDP-11/60 1978-81 Apple ][, ][+, //e, //GS 1977 to present DEC-1090 mainframe 1977-80 IBM 360/Amdhal mainframe 1975-77 Wang 2200 minicomputer system 1975-77 SPECIAL AREAS OF COMPUTER EXPERTISE: Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) Music publishing applications HyperCard applications Computer instruction, training, and education Communications and networking in a multivendor environment Desktop publishing Management and planning for corporate computer integration