Biography
Dr. Jay Dougherty, a tenured Associate Professor, is the Music Department Chair and Director of Choral Activities at Marietta College in the Mid-Ohio Valley where he directs the Concert Choir, the Treble Choir, a contemporary a cappella ensemble (Floodstage), and the community Oratorio Chorus. He also teaches Choral Methods, Beginning Conducting, and Advanced Choral Conducting. Jay serves as the director of the City of Flags Chorus (SAI) in Canton, Ohio, and as the director of the Alliance Chorus (BHS) in Columbus, Ohio.
Jay holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting, and a Masters (MM) in Choral Conducting, both from the University of Colorado Boulder. He also holds a bachelor’s degree (BM) in Choral Music Education from Brigham Young University, Provo.
In addition to his work in academia, Jay has served as the director of various community and youth ensembles, many of which have competed and earned the high honors and awards. While in Denver, he directed the Longs Peak Chorus, a community men’s chorus. Under his direction, they competed in a 9-state Rocky Mountain Competition, taking home the title of "Plateau II Champions" and "Most Improved Chorus." Jay also served as the assistant director of the world-renowned, and internationally competitive, Sound of the Rockies Chorus, and as the director of the 52eighty Youth Chorus, which took first place honors under his direction in the international youth chorus competition in 2014. Recently, the City of Flags Chorus earned 2nd place in their plateau at a regional competition.
Jay is a regular coach and clinician for quartets and choruses around the world (BHS, SAI, and HI ensembles), and serves on the faculty for many of the Barbershop Harmony Society's educational events such as Rocky Mountain Harmony College, Illinois District Jamboree, Seneca Land District Pow Wow, JAD Top Gun Academy, JAD Apple Corps, and is a long-time faculty member at Harmony College East. Jay is also a 10-time faculty member at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s flagship educational event, Harmony University, where he teaches about tuning and conducting.
In addition to teaching and coaching, Jay is a performer. He earned multiple 4th place international medals with the Sound of the Rockies Chorus singing baritone and bass, and also earned a district quartet championship with his quartet, Surround Sound. Jay is also an internationally certified Music Judge through the Barbershop Harmony Society and travels the U.S. several times a year judging and adjudicating barbershop contests and festivals.
Jay’s areas of research are varied. In one survey, Jay studied the perception and preference of tuning systems in a choral setting. The results of his study suggested that singers preferred the sounds of just intonation more after being instructed on the topic than they did prior to the instruction. Additional research interests include helping introverts succeed in the music classroom, and the ways imposter syndrome affects musicians.
Other professional activities include 70+ conference presentations on a variety of topics surrounding conducting skills, tuning techniques, audition procedures, silent rehearsal planning, introverts in ensembles, imposter syndrome, a cappella warm up techniques, unbiased audition procedures, and vocal production techniques, among many others. He also is a published arranger and composer. His recent publications include arrangements of The Ukrainian National Anthem, Please Come Home For Christmas as sung by the Eagles, and Once Upon a Dream from Jekyll and Hyde. Click the "Publications" link to learn more.
Jay is in demand as a clinician, arranger, judge, coach, presenter, conductor, and adjudicator for festivals, ensembles, honor choirs, conventions, and competitions around the world. He lives in Vincent, Ohio, with his wife and five daughters.
Dr. Jay Dougherty, a tenured Associate Professor, is the Music Department Chair and Director of Choral Activities at Marietta College in the Mid-Ohio Valley where he directs the Concert Choir, the Treble Choir, a contemporary a cappella ensemble (Floodstage), and the community Oratorio Chorus. He also teaches Choral Methods, Beginning Conducting, and Advanced Choral Conducting. Jay serves as the director of the City of Flags Chorus (SAI) in Canton, Ohio, and as the director of the Alliance Chorus (BHS) in Columbus, Ohio.
Jay holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Choral Conducting, and a Masters (MM) in Choral Conducting, both from the University of Colorado Boulder. He also holds a bachelor’s degree (BM) in Choral Music Education from Brigham Young University, Provo.
In addition to his work in academia, Jay has served as the director of various community and youth ensembles, many of which have competed and earned the high honors and awards. While in Denver, he directed the Longs Peak Chorus, a community men’s chorus. Under his direction, they competed in a 9-state Rocky Mountain Competition, taking home the title of "Plateau II Champions" and "Most Improved Chorus." Jay also served as the assistant director of the world-renowned, and internationally competitive, Sound of the Rockies Chorus, and as the director of the 52eighty Youth Chorus, which took first place honors under his direction in the international youth chorus competition in 2014. Recently, the City of Flags Chorus earned 2nd place in their plateau at a regional competition.
Jay is a regular coach and clinician for quartets and choruses around the world (BHS, SAI, and HI ensembles), and serves on the faculty for many of the Barbershop Harmony Society's educational events such as Rocky Mountain Harmony College, Illinois District Jamboree, Seneca Land District Pow Wow, JAD Top Gun Academy, JAD Apple Corps, and is a long-time faculty member at Harmony College East. Jay is also a 10-time faculty member at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s flagship educational event, Harmony University, where he teaches about tuning and conducting.
In addition to teaching and coaching, Jay is a performer. He earned multiple 4th place international medals with the Sound of the Rockies Chorus singing baritone and bass, and also earned a district quartet championship with his quartet, Surround Sound. Jay is also an internationally certified Music Judge through the Barbershop Harmony Society and travels the U.S. several times a year judging and adjudicating barbershop contests and festivals.
Jay’s areas of research are varied. In one survey, Jay studied the perception and preference of tuning systems in a choral setting. The results of his study suggested that singers preferred the sounds of just intonation more after being instructed on the topic than they did prior to the instruction. Additional research interests include helping introverts succeed in the music classroom, and the ways imposter syndrome affects musicians.
Other professional activities include 70+ conference presentations on a variety of topics surrounding conducting skills, tuning techniques, audition procedures, silent rehearsal planning, introverts in ensembles, imposter syndrome, a cappella warm up techniques, unbiased audition procedures, and vocal production techniques, among many others. He also is a published arranger and composer. His recent publications include arrangements of The Ukrainian National Anthem, Please Come Home For Christmas as sung by the Eagles, and Once Upon a Dream from Jekyll and Hyde. Click the "Publications" link to learn more.
Jay is in demand as a clinician, arranger, judge, coach, presenter, conductor, and adjudicator for festivals, ensembles, honor choirs, conventions, and competitions around the world. He lives in Vincent, Ohio, with his wife and five daughters.
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