Dan Haerle

Dan Haerle
Birth name John M. Haerle Jr.
Also known as Dan Haerle
Born (1937-07-23) 23 July 1937
Quincy, Illinois
Genres jazz, jazz/rock fusion, latin, classical, avant garde
Occupation(s) pianist, composer, author, teacher
Instruments piano, synthesizers
Years active 1953–present
Website Official website

Dan Haerle (born July 23, 1937) is a jazz pianist, composer, author and teacher, based in Denton, Texas. He is a professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas.[1][2]

Early life and education

Dan Haerle attended Quincy High School. In 1953 he moved with his family to New York where he attended Flushing High School and graduated from Hicksville High School in 1955. In 1957 he moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended Coe College and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1961.[1] Haerle earned a Master of Music in Composition from North Texas State University in 1966.[3]

Career

Haerle began teaching in 1961 at Tri-County Community Schools in What Cheer, Iowa, where he was the Instrumental music director for elementary, junior high and high school.[1]

In 1963 to 1966, as a graduate student at North Texas State University, Dan was one of three teaching assistants to Leon Breeden, director of the jazz studies program.

In 1966, he became an Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas State University, where he taught freshman and sophomore theory.[4]

In 1968, Haerle moved to Monterey Peninsula College, where he was an Instructor of Music, teaching class piano, music theory, jazz history, jazz improvisation, and directing jazz ensembles[4]

In 1971, he taught at the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida as an Assistant Professor of Music, teaching classical theory, jazz piano, jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz arranging and also directed jazz ensembles[4]

In 1973, Haerle returned to New York City to be a freelance professional.

In 1975, Haerle became an Associate Professor of Music and co-director of the Jazz Studies degree program. at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. He taught jazz piano, jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz styles and directed jazz ensembles[4]

In 1977, he moved to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas as a Professor of Music. He was appointed Regents Professor in 1992.[1] While there he organized the Dan Haerle Quartet, including recent graduates of the University music program.[5]

Haerle wrote a number of instructional books about jazz performance, as well as a series of jazz/rock charts.[6]

In 2002 Haerle retired from full-time teaching,[1] but continued to teach private jazz piano lessons and the online jazz theory course [3]

In 2007- he was named UNT Professor Emeritus and became a member of the adjunct teaching faculty.[3]

As of 2015, Haerle continues to perform with his trio and quartet and offers online instruction to students around the world.

Honors

Publications

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNT Counterpoint, Spring 2002
  2. ↑ Gene I. Maeroff (8 February 2003). A Classroom of One: How Online Learning Is Changing Our Schools and Colleges. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-1-4039-6085-6.
  3. 1 2 3 Jazz Education Journal, January/February 2003
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 North Texas Jazz: Fifty Years CD Boxed Set 1998
  5. ↑ Emmis Communications (July 1979). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. pp. 162–. ISSN 0148-7736.
  6. ↑ The School Musician Director and Teacher. Ammark Publishing Company. 1978. p. 26.
  7. 1 2 Jazzed, January 2012
  8. ↑ Jerry Coker (1984). Jazz Keyboard for Pianists and Non-Pianists: Class or Individual Study. Alfred Music. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-4574-9393-5.
  9. ↑ Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. School of Music, The University of Oklahoma. 1993. p. 208.
  10. ↑ Michele Weir (2005). Jazz singer's handbook: the artistry and mastery of singing jazz. Alfred Music Publishing. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-7390-3387-6.
  11. ↑ Downbeat, September 2005

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