Ashkan Behzadi Composer Postdoctoral Researcher at Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637 Email: ab3762@columbia.edu HTTPS://SOUNDCLOUD.COM/ASHKAN-BEHZADI Tel: 917.889.1396 Education 2019-20
Postdoctoral Researcher at CCCC, University of Chicago, US
2019
D.M.A Candidate in Music Composition, Columbia University, US
2012
B.Mus (Honors) in Music Composition and Theory, McGill University, Canada
2007
M.Mus in Music Performance (Piano), Tehran University of Arts, Iran
2006
B.A in Architecture, Tehran University, Iran
Composition Instructors Primary Advisors Fred Lerdahl, George Lewis, Georg Friedrich Haas, Brian Cherney, Chris Paul Harman, Alireza Mashayekhi Master classes
Philippe Leroux, Magnus Lindberg, Mauro Lanza, Chaya Czernowin, Hector Parra, Franรงois Paris, Alessandro Solbiati, Christoph Neidhรถfer
Selected Teaching Experiences 2019 Instructor in Intro to Music: Material and Design, University of Chicago Teaching a compulsory core curriculum introductory course in music that is intended for students who are interested in exploring the language, interpretation, and meaning of music through coordinated listening, analysis, and creative work.
2015-19
Instructor in Masterpieces of Western Music, Columbia University Taught a compulsory core curriculum course for undergraduate students. The goal of the course is to prepare students with a deeper understanding of western classical music and to provide them with intellectual insight and appropriate vocabulary for critical observation and discussions of music.
2016
Adjunct Professor in Introduction to Music, Montclair University Prepared and delivered a weekly three-hour lecture on critical listening and deeper understanding of western art music through studying selected pieces from the history of western art music and reflecting on the social-political context of their creation.
2018
Advanced Composition I, Columbia University Worked as a TA for Prof. George Lewis in advanced music composition course for music major undergraduate students. Responsibilities included giving lectures providing individual lessons, organizing concerts, and assisting with rehearsals.
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