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Larry Worster

Affiliate Faculty

Music

Bio

Larry Worster is a Professor of Music at Metropolitan State College of Denver. He taught previously at the University of Colorado, Regis College, and Denver University. He performed for ten years (1984-94) in the Irish folk ensemble Colcannon. Dr. Worster has been active in the leadership of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the College Music Society, the Society for American Music, and the Board of Directors of the Boulder Bach Festival. He is the author of Cecil Effinger: A Colorado Composer published in 1997 by Scarecrow Press. His ChartCreator software is published as shareware at www.chartcreator.com. Six customized sets of ChartPlayer software for the support of general studies music textbooks have been published by McGraw-Hill.

Degree

PhD in Musicology

University of Colorado

Other in Musicology

University of Colorado

BA in Music

University of Colorado

BS in Chemistry

St. Lawrence University

Published Works

  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C., Worster, E. L. (2014). Faculty Mentoring: Shaping a Program. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 7(2), 151-154. .
  • Worster, E. L. (2013). Music: The Art of Listening, 9th Edition. ,
  • Faurer, C. J., Worster, E. L., Sutton, L. C. (2012, Winter). Faculty Mentoring: Shaping a Program. Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference.
  • Gibson, W. J., Worster, E. L. (2001). Instructor's Manual for Jeff Todd Titon's Worlds of Music, Shorter Edition. ,
  • Worster, E. L., Gibson, W. J. (2000). ChartCreator Listening Guides. ,
  • Worster, E. L., Gibson, W. J. (1998). ChartCreator Listening Guides. ,

Research Interests

Music in General Studies

Teaching Interests

Pedagogy of Music in General Studies

Office Hours

Monday - [10: to 12: ]
Tuesday - [10: to 12: ]
Wednesday - [12: to 12: ]