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Danny Vaughan
dannyvaughan@ucojazzlab.com
Danny Vaughan has been the jazz guitar instructor at UCO since
1993. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Guitar Performance and a Master of Music Education Degree. In addition to teaching applied guitar, he has taught music theory and has served as musical director and arranger for various UCO productions.
Mr. Vaughan's teaching approach is a theory-based curriculum emphasizing the understanding of chord and scale progressions along with the practical skills necessary to be a professional musician in today's job market. He is also the author of Patterns for 21st Century Guitar, a hypermodern system for improvisation and composition.
Prior to UCO, Mr. Vaughan taught at Rose State College, Oklahoma Baptist University, and Southern Nazarene University. Mr. Vaughan brings to his teaching a wide range of musical genres and stresses stylistic versatility. Not only has he performed with the Oklahoma City Symphonic Orchestra, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra, Ballet Oklahoma, and Lyric Theatre, he is equally at home with traditional New Orleans jazz, country, bluegrass, rock, and fusion. The contemporary church music field is another area in which he possesses experience and expertise. He has previously conducted a seminar entitled, "Music in the Contemporary Worship Service" at Southern Nazarene University.
Danny Vaughan's goal is that the UCO Jazz Lab will be known for producing professional guitarists who are thoroughly equipped for the modern music workplace.