Music Department

Director of Low Brass Studies and Jazz Orchestra

Dr. Jeffrey Macomber joined the music faculty of Missouri Southern State University in August 2002. He teaches music theory, music history, arranging, Jazz Orchestra, and is the studio instructor of trombone, euphonium and tuba. Previously, Dr. Macomber was the Director of Bands at Bemidji State University in Minnesota, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and Phillips University in Oklahoma. In addition to those posts, Dr. Macomber was a Visiting Professor of Music at Armstrong State College in Georgia, and was an instructor of band, orchestra and jazz in the Tulsa Public Schools.

Courses Taught

141/341 and 142/342 Jazz Orchestra

212 Music Theory IV

240 Recital Attendance

311/312 Music History I and II (WI)

433 Instrumental and Vocal Arranging

Applied Music Brass (low) - Elective and Major

As a trombonist and euphonium specialist, Dr. Macomber has held positions with the Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, the Rio Jazz Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Hilton Head Orchestra, the Tulsa "Starlight" Band, and has performed with the Tulsa Philharmonic, Oklahoma Sinfonia, Savannah Symphony, and Quad-Cities Symphony. Dr. Macomber also served as the conductor/music director of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra (MN).

Dr. Macomber is a native Clevelander. He holds degrees in Instrumental Music Education and Music Performance from Bowling Green State University (Ohio). He received the D.M.A. in trombone performance and pedagogy from The University of Iowa in 1988. He is a published composer (Cantilena for brass quintet, published by Ensemble Music) with several recent premieres: Brasiliana, performed by the Louisiana Brass Quintet and Ostinati, performed by the MSSU Percussion Ensemble. At the 2004 MMEA conference at Tan-Tar-A, Dr. Macomber presented a trombone instructional clinic entitled "F-attachment Trombone: A Crash Course for Music Educators."

He is also the co-founder/music director of Joplin's Route 66 Brass; a college-community brass choir hosted at Missouri Southern State University. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Macomber has developed a new World Music survey course, which is being offered as part of the core curriculum at MSSU. He is a member of MMEA/MENC, MBA, and ITA.

To view a sampling of Dr. Macomber's recommended courses of study for trombone, euphonium and tuba, click on low brass.