First Name:
Dr. Joe
Last Name:
Brown
Main Title:
Assistant Professor of Trombone
Office Location:
Room 310 Broyhill Music
Phone Number:
828-262-6468
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Dr. Joseph Brown is assistant professor of trombone in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. In the Hayes School of Music, Dr. Brown teaches applied trombone, trombone choir/brass choir, brass methods, trombone pedagogy/literature, and brass chamber music. In a career in music education spanning over 20 years, Dr. Brown began as a middle school instrumental music educator in Gaston County (NC) Schools. Other past positions include Ohio University, Western Illinois University, and Monmouth (IL) College.
He is an advocate for chamber music and is active in several chamber groups including the low brass trio 3Basso, Ohio Trombone Quartet, and the Four Horsemen; recent performances of those groups include the 2024, 2021 and 2019 International Trombone Festivals, a 2024 guest artist residency in Oklahoma, and the 2019 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference. As an orchestral musician, Dr. Brown is currently second trombone in Symphony of the Mountains, and has performed with orchestras in North Carolina, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and West Virginia. He was also proud to be selected for the Fellow class at the 2013 Alessi Seminar.
Dr. Brown holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (DMA Trombone Performance) and Appalachian State University (MM Music Education/Trombone Performance and BM Music Education), where he was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. His professional memberships include the International Trombone Association, National Association for Music Education, and North Carolina Music Educators’ Association, as well as an honorary membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Rho Tau Chapter.