James Perone Margaret Morgan Ramsey Professor in Music with Mount Union College since 1994 Welcome to my corner of the Web. At Mount Union College I currently teach music theory, Music in America, and Vernacular Music and the Vietnam Conflict. I have also taught orchestration, basic musicianship skills, studio clarinet, and woodwind class. See my: Bio Academic Background Experience Publications (including my recently-published books on Carole King, David Bowie, Prince, and the development of British Invasion rock and roll) List of Compositions Affiliations Papers and Guest Lectures Clarinet and Saxophone Repertoire List (my performances since 1991) Special Interests, including my Theremin page. Guide to Jazz Theory Materials for the "Classical" Musician Suggestions for Harmonizing a Figured Bass Line Link to my notes on clarinet tone improvement from my February 1, 2001 OMEA clinic Links to notes from my February 4-5, 2005 OMEA clinics on tips for beginning and advancing clarinetists Sound Fundamentals: Tips for Beginning Clarinetists Hitting the Big Time: Tips for Advancing Clarinetists As Board Member for Music in General Studies of The College Music Society, I am trying to collect sample syllabi for MGS courses. This link will take you to what I've collected so far. Faculty members who teach MGS courses are invited to e-mail me and submit their sample syllabi for inclusion on this page.

Link to my Fall 2009 syllabi and schedules of assignments Link to my Spring 2010 syllabi and schedules of assignments   Link to the Music Department Home Page

Here's Dr. Perone doing some jazz saxophone improvisation work at a rehearsal for the 25th anniversary concert of the East Buffalo Media Association, May 2003. Send comments or suggestions to peroneje@muc.edu