Welcome

Audre Lorde said that poetry “names those ideas which are—until the poem—nameless and formless, about to be birthed, but already felt.”

I view music and musical theater as essential tools for uncovering truths and sparking transformation. Through my work, I strive to illuminate the complexities of our experiences, encouraging curiosity and exploration of new possibilities to create a vibrant future where every voice is acknowledged and valued. Every note, rhythm, and lyric invites you to join this journey.

I’m delighted you’re here!
Dr. Magid

 

Short Bio / Intro

Dr. Brandon Magid is a music director, choral music educator, and scholar whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and higher education. His Broadway and Off-Broadway music department credits include the 2011 Broadway revival of Godspell, New York City Center Encores!, and The York Theatre, with regional credits including American Repertory Theater, Barrington Stage Company, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Constellation Stage & Screen, Goodspeed Musicals, and Paper Mill Playhouse. He most recently served as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Choral Director at Ohio Northern University and as Visiting Music Director at Indiana University. He holds master’s and Ph.D. degrees in music education from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where his studies focused on choral conducting and philosophical research on race, gender, and sexuality in choral pedagogy.

As a scholar and arts leader, he presented his work at conferences including the American Educational Research Association and the MayDay Colloquium, and he serves on the Executive Committee of the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance. His scholarship has also appeared in Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education and the Music Educators Journal. Learn more at DoctorMagid.com.

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Selected Credits

  • Hansel and Gretel — Composer
    American Repertory Theater
    Cambridge, MA

    Little Shop of Horrors — Conductor
    Interlochen Center for the Arts
    Interlochen, MI

    On the Air — Music Director
    Gallery Players
    New York City, NY

    A Christmas Story, A Year with Frog and Toad, Elf, Matilda, and The Break— Music Director
    You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown — Vocal Director
    Constellation Stage & Screen
    Bloomington, IN

    Ride The Cyclone and Hello, Dolly! — Music Director
    Ohio Northern University
    Ada, OH

  • — SELECTED UNIVERSITIES

    Ohio Northern University (2024–2025)
    Professor of Musical Theatre and Choral Director — College of Arts & Sciences
    Ada, OH

    • MUSE 1011: University Singers 

      • Director and Conductor

    • MUSE 1131: Chamber Singers

      • Director and Conductor

    • MUSC 4491: Choral Music Methods

    • MUSC 1051: Advanced Musicianship for Musical Theatre

    Indiana University (2018–2024)
    Associate Instructor — Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN 

    • MUS F411: Musical Productions for the Choral Director 

      • Associate Instructor of Record

    • MUS F413: Choral Literature for Music Educators 

      • Associate Instructor of Record

    • EDUC M343: Methods and Materials for Teaching Choral Music

    • MUS I201: Music Education Master Class

    • MUS E481: Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Jazz

    • MUS E312: Arranging for Vocal and Instrumental Groups 

      • Associate Instructor of Record

    New York University (2014–2016)
    Adjunct Professor of Musical Theatre — Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
    New York, NY

    • MPAVP-GE.2321: Graduate Showcase and Business Skills with Professor William Wesbrooks

    — SELECTED K-12

    Hamilton Southeastern Schools (2020–2021)
    Assistant Choral Director — Hamilton Southeastern High School
    Fishers, IN

    • Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Chorus

    • Beginning Piano

    New York City Department of Education Public Schools (2010–2018)
    Choral Music Educator & Director of Arts Programming — DreamYard Preparatory High School
    Bronx, NY 

    • Chorus, Musical Theatre, Secondary General, and Yoga

    • Liaison between New York City Department of Education, DreamYard Preparatory High School, and The DreamYard Project

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education (2024)
    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, Indiana

    • Minor: Choral Conducting

    • Dissertation: Rethinking Social (In)justice: An examination of race, gender, and sexuality in choral music education

    Master of Science in Music Education (2020) 
    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, Indiana

    • Specialization: General & Choral Music

    Bachelor of Arts in Music and in Theatre (Magna Cum Laude - 2007)
    Loyola University Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois

    • Concentration: Piano

    — ADDITIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

    LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ (Level I - 2024)
    Baldwin Wallace University
    Cleveland, OH

    Kodály Methodology (Levels I & II - 2022–2023)
    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN

    Smithsonian Folkways Certification in World Music Pedagogy (2021–present)
    University of Washington School of Music
    Seattle, WA

    Professional Educator’s License (2021–present)
    Initial Practitioner, P–12 Vocal and General Music
    Indiana, USA

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