Mark Katz holds degrees from the College of William and Mary, where he earned a B.A. in Philosophy, and the University of Michigan, where he earned his M.A., and Ph.D. in Musicology. Before joining the faculty at UNC, he taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, 1999– to 2006.

Professor Katz teaches courses on music and technology, popular music, and modern art music. In 2011 he received an Innovation Grant from UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities to expand the scope and reach of university-level music pedagogy. One result of this grant was the creation of several new courses, including The Art and Culture of the DJ, Beat Making Lab, Rap Lab, and Rock Lab. Aimed at students without formal musical training, these courses introduce students to composition, performance, music history, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.

Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities; Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, UNC Department of Music

mkatz@email.unc.edu