James F. Daugherty

Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy

James F. Daugherty, associate professor of choral music education, holds a Ph.D. from Florida State University School of Music and a master degree from Columbia University (M.A.), Union Theological Seminary, New York City (M.Div.), and the University of Virginia (M.Ed.). He completed undergraduate concentrations in vocal performance and philosophy at Maryville College (TN), and received a certificate in voice from the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Berlin, Germany. Daugherty taught for 15 years in the Virginia public schools. Before joining the KU faculty in 1998, he was director of the music education division at Radford University.

Dr. Daugherty is editor of the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing. He serves on the editorial boards of the "Journal for Research in Music Education" and "Research and Issues in Music Education." His primary research interests include acoustics of choir sound, choral pedagogy and conducting, and the philosophy of music and music education. He has contributed articles to a variety of professional and research journals, as well as numerous international symposia proceedings.

Daugherty works regularly with teacher workshops and festival choirs in many parts of the United States, and serves as consultant to several school systems on the design and implementation of electronic learning for music classes. He has lectured and conducted in Sweden, Australia, Canada and England. He recently led the KU Oread Singers on a tour of Australia with performances at universities and cathedrals in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns. KU Choirs under his direction have been heard nationwide on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," and were featured on the NPR compact disc "Christmas Around the Country II."

Dr. Daugherty is a past president of the Virginia Choral Directors Association, and currently serves on the state board of the Kansas Choral Directors Association. At KU, he directs the Concert Choir and teaches courses in choral pedagogy and conducting; history and philosophy of music education; aesthetics; and music technology.