Areas of expertise

Eileen Meyer Russell is a trombone clinician and artist with C.G. Conn and has presented solo recitals and master classes throughout the United States. Each summer she serves as a Low Brass Instructor and performs on both trombone and euphonium at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan. She has presented clinics, papers or performances at College Music Society national and regional conferences, International Trombone Association festivals, International Tuba Euphonium Association conferences, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra conference, the New York State School Music Association conference, the Texas Bandmasters Association conference, and Texas Music Educators Association conferences. Articles by Dr. Russell appear in The Horn Call, the Instrumentalist, the International Trombone Association Journal, the International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal, and the Southwestern Musician. She is the Chapter Coordinator for the International Tuba Euphonium Association and an active member of the International Trombone Association.

Education

Doctor of Music, Indiana University - Bloomington 1996
Master of Music, University of Northern Iowa 1989
Bachelor of Music, Indiana University 1987

Positions

Low Brass Instructor
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
June 01, 2004 - present
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is located in Twin Lake, Michigan

Low Brass and Theory
Southwestern University
August 01, 2006 - present

Low Brass and Theory
Del Mar College
August 01, 1995 - May 01, 2006
Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas

Low Brass Instructor
Austin Peay State University
August 01, 1993 - May 01, 1994
Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee

Assistant Director of Bands, Low Brass, and Theory
Vincennes University
August 01, 1989 - May 01, 1993
Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana

Courses: Fall 2009

Trombone
Trombone (Upper-level)
Euphonium
Euphonium (Upper-level)
Tuba
Tuba (Upper-level)
Chamber Music: Instrumental
Fund of Solfege & Ear Training
Fundamentals of Music Theory

Research

Brass Performance, Brass Pedagogy, Brass Literature, and Audio Recording Technology

Publications

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "Researching the Sonata for Trombone and Piano by Paul Hindemith: The Glenn Gould and Henry Charles Smith Recording Session." International Trombone Association Journal, 37/2 (2009): 23-27.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "Managing an Audio Dossier." International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal, 36/3 (2009): 84-87.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "For the Record: A Practical Guide to Using Digital Audio Recording Equipment in the Private Studio." National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal, Volume 56/3 (2008): 7-12.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "For the Record: A Practical Guide to Using Digital Audio Recording Equipment in the Private Studio." The Horn Call, Volume 38/2 (2008): 33-35.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "If the Rochut Fits: Integrating Aspects of the Undergraduate Music Major Curriculum into Applied Lessons and Ensembles."International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal, 35/2 (2008): 66-68.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "In Praise of Scales." The Instrumentalist, May (2006): 42-43.

Russell, Eileen Meyer.  "Providing Performance Opportunities (and more) for Students Heading to TSSEC." Southwestern Musician, May (2006): 28-29.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "Interviewing for Your First College Teaching Position." International Trombone Association Journal, 31/4 (2003): 34-35.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "An Analysis of Movement III of John Stevens' Soliloquies for Solo Euphonium." International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal, 31/1 (2003): 74-76.

Russell, Eileen Meyer. "Tending to Tomorrow." Southwestern Musician, August (2002): 44-45.

Massinon, Eileen. "Joseph Alessi's Premiere of a Pulitzer Prize Winner." International Trombone Association Journal, 24/2 (1996): 26-31.

Meyer, Eileen. "Career Counseling: Interviews with Arnold Jacobs and Frank Crisafulli." International Trombone Association Journal, 8/4 (1985): 32-34.