Dr. Christopher Endrinal is an Associate Professor at the Bower School of Music and the Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University where he teaches the core music theory sequence as well as other music analysis courses. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the Florida State University College of Music. He also earned a master’s degree in Music Theory from Northwestern University as well as a B.A. in Music from Loyola University Chicago. Prior coming to FGCU, he was an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Christopher’s research specialties include music theory pedagogy and the analysis of popular music, specifically form, meaning, and interpretation. In addition to his dissertation, “Form and Style in the Music of U2,” he has published articles, essays, and book chapters and has presented his work at various regional, national, and international conferences, including the US Branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-US), the Society for Music Theory (SMT), and the U2 Conference. He is also co-editor of the Rowman & Littlefield book series “For the Record: Lexington Studies in Rock and Popular Music”, a collection of monographs and edited collections that examine topics related to rock and popular music genres which have arisen in the 20th century.
Christopher is happily married to Xan; together they are parents to Declan, Loughlin, and Quinlan. They live in Fort Myers, FL, with their dog, Betty White.
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Chris: Hello. Believe it or not I am your baptismal godfather. Your mom Zen was a teacher at La Salle in the Philippines when I was the president of the school. Your dad Ding used to play tennis with me. I visited you in Houston in the eighties and at that time I had a feeling you had music in your blood. You could play the piano so well in your elementary years. Any way, if you have a chance, email me back or if you want, call me (951) 346 6413. I live in Southern California. Would like to know about your mom and dad. Take care.
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hi I just random jumped over here. What an original blog, it is fun, on a Dutch saturday morning to get such an intimate glimpse of someone in the US’s life. I grew up in Pittsburgh and am still mostly American at heart. Come over and take a look at artcalling for something completely different.
Have fun teaching, best regards, Sarah
ps you might enjoy reading the entry about my 76 year old concert pianist aunt’s first CD. I think it is in the ‘Life Art’category under ‘Women in my family’.
Chris,
Send me an email, I’d like to chat when you get a chance. It turns out that we have something in common….