Joice Gibson

Affiliate Faculty

Music

Bio

A musicologist who has taught in the classroom and online at MSU Denver since 1999, Gibson is an active scholar and musician with highly varied skills, interests, and experiences.

Degree

PhD in Musicology

University of Colorado at Boulder

MM in Musicology

University of Colorado at Boulder

BA in Music

Metropolitan State College of Denver

BA in Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Iowa

Published Works

Gibson, W. J. . Sound Connections: Exploring Music in Its Context. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2025). Using AI for Teaching in Higher Ed. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2014). "Cues and Signals in Music". SAGE Publications,
Gibson, W. J. (2014). "Genetic Basis in Music". SAGE Publications,
Gibson, W. J. (2009). "Horace Boyer Remembered". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol353.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2006). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol323.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2006). Elements of Music: An Online Music Example Bank. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2006). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol321.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2005). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol313.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2004). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol303.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2003). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol291.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2002). Creating an Online Course with Templates. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2002). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol281.pdf
Gibson, W. J., Worster, E. L. (2001). Instructor's Manual for Jeff Todd Titon's Worlds of Music, Shorter Edition. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2001). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol272.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (2001). Boulder Bach Festival, Concert Program Notes. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2000). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol262.pdf
Worster, E. L., Gibson, W. J. (2000). ChartCreator Listening Guides. ,
Gibson, W. J. (2000). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/vol261.pdf
Gibson, W. J. (1999). "Some Recent Articles and Reviews". Society for American Music, american-music.org/publications/bulletin/fl99indx.html
Gibson, W. J. (1999). Colorado Music Festival, Concert Program Notes. ,
Worster, E. L., Gibson, W. J. (1998). ChartCreator Listening Guides. ,
Gibson, W. J. (1998). Colorado Music Festival, Concert Program Notes. ,
Gibson, W. J. (1997). Colorado Music Festival, Concert Program Notes. ,

Research Interests

English comic opera, opera, blackface minstrelsy, early American music publishing, music and the brain, recorder (instrument) literature, globalization of music, corridos of Mexico, historical ethnomusicology, transcultural music participation, African American spirituals, musical theater, film music, music history pedagogy, OER, Creative Commons licensing, issues and best practices for teaching with AI

Teaching Interests

music research and writing, history of western art music, American music foundations and issues, music and ethnocentrism, fundamentals of music theory, music and drama, world musics, issues in music therapy, music appreciation broadly conceived, online education, using AI to promote student AI literacy and responsible use