Dwight Andrews

SCHOLAR, MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR

I believe that an educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our democracy. Although this idea is not original to me, it is a central tenet to why I teach. My appreciation for the role of education in America is borne out of my own experience. I am the product of an excellent public school and university education. Unquestionably my quality of life has been shaped in large measure because of my strong education. I was instilled with the notion that an education is the most valuable asset a person can have and that it cannot be taken away from you. As a student of history, I note that the remarkable progress of African Americans in this country is due in large measure to the power of education. I was drawn to a career in teaching because I believe that education plays a key role in creating the nation and the world we seek.

FULL TEACHING NARRATIVE

EMORY TEACHING PEDAGOGY

Dwight Andrews featured in Emory Teaching Video. Andrews portion begins at 18:01.

LECTURES

Bearden & Music: A Conversation

In conjunction with the exhibition "Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey," exhibition curator Robert O'Meally, composer and Emory Associate Professor of Music Dwight Andrews, and Emory Playwright-in-Residence Paul Carter Harrison discuss the music that influenced Bearden and his influence on musicians (March 4, 2014). http://www.carlos.emory.edu/content/romare-bearden-black-odyssey

Emory Jazz in Paris

Professor Dwight Andrews talks about Emory Jazz Studies' participation in the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Toni Morrison Society in Paris and the implications of this collaboration for the Jazz Studies Program.

The Nature of a Jazz Masterpiece

Dwight Andrews, noted musician and scholar, discusses what makes a jazz masterpiece. In every discipline of western art, certain works have been deemed emblematic of an era, a style, or an artist. How is a canon established within the art world? What is a jazz masterpiece? Is there a jazz canon?

 

SPELMAN COLLEGE

Spelman College Presents - Dwight Andrews - "What I Am Learning"

2015 Spelman College Signature Series in the ArtsPresents" - A Converstion with Composer, Musician, Educator and Pastor - Dwight Andrews "What I Am Learning" Living a Creative Life that Bears Witness to a World of Problems and Promise. 2015 Distinguished Visiting Scholar