Timothy Steele

Timothy Steele

Timothy Steele
director: Collegium Musicum; musicology and music theory, Music
(616) 526-8523
ths3@calvin.edu
CFAC 237

Educational background

  • B.Mus.Ed., Music Education, magna cum laude, Temple University, 1981.
  • M. Mus., Music History and Literature, Temple University, 1983.
  • Ph.D., Musicology, University of Chicago, 1993.  Dissertation: "The Latin Psalm Motet, CA. 1460-1520: Aspects of the Emergence of a New Motet Type." 2 vols. Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1993 (UMI no. T32202)

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Music History, Temple University College of Music, 1981-83.
  • Instructor of Music, Palm Beach Atlantic College, 1990-93.
  • Assistant Professor of Music, Palm Beach Atlantic College, 1993-97.
  • Associate Professor of Music, Covenant College, 1997-2007

Courses Taught

Academic Interests

Other Topics/Courses Taught

  • Music History (Palm Beach Atlantic College and Covenant College)
  • Music Theory (Palm Beach Atlantic College and Covenant College)
  • Introduction to Music Literature (Palm Beach Atlantic College)
  • Music Appreciation (Temple University, Palm Beach Atlantic College and Covenant College) 
  • Form and Analysis (Palm Beach Atlantic College and Covenant College)
  • Counterpoint (Palm Beach Atlantic College and Covenant College)
  • Orchestration (Covenant College)
  • Symphonic Literature (Covenant College)
  • Hymnology (Covenant College)
  • Music in Contemporary Culture (Palm Beach Atlantic College)
  • Art and Music in the Cultural Heritage of the West (Covenant College)
  • Seminar for Senior Integration Paper in Music (Covenant College)

Honors & Awards

  • Lilly Endowment Sabbatical Research Grant, 2005