James Perone Professor of Music with Mount Union College since 1994 Welcome to my corner of the Web. At Mount Union College I currently teach music theory, Music in America, and Vernacular Music and the Vietnam Conflict. I have also taught orchestration, basic musicianship skills, studio clarinet, and woodwind class. See my: Bio Academic Background Experience Publications (including my recently-published books on Stevie Wonder, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Carole King, David Bowie, and Prince) List of Compositions Affiliations Papers and Guest Lectures Clarinet and Saxophone Repertoire List (my performances since 1991) Special Interests, including my Theremin page. Guide to Jazz Theory Materials for the "Classical" Musician Suggestions for Harmonizing a Figured Bass Line Link to my notes on clarinet tone improvement from my February 1, 2001 OMEA clinic Links to notes from my February 4-5, 2005 OMEA clinics on tips for beginning and advancing clarinetists Sound Fundamentals: Tips for Beginning Clarinetists Hitting the Big Time: Tips for Advancing Clarinetists

Link to my Fall 2008 syllabi and schedules of assignments Spring 2009 syllabi will be posted later in the fall...   Link to the Music Department Home Page

Here's Dr. Perone doing some jazz saxophone improvisation work at a rehearsal for the 25th anniversary concert of the East Buffalo Media Association, May 2003. Send comments or suggestions to peroneje@muc.edu