- Ph.D., Indiana University, 2013
- M.A., Indiana University, 1998
- B.A., Bethune-Cookman University, 1996
Tyron Cooper
Associate Professor, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Director, Archives of African American Music & Culture
- tycooper@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1330
- 800 E. 3rd St., 245
- Office Hours
Education
Research interests
- African American music and culture
- archival studies
- film music
Awards + Distinctions
Creative Activity
- Emmy for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Sing Winds: The Life and Works of T.C. Steele, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2022
- Emmy Nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Crooked Stick: Songs in a Strange Land, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2021
- Emmy for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Eva A-7063, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2019
- Emmy Nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement, The Music Makers of Gennett Records, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2019
- Emmy for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Crispus Attucks: The School That Opened A City, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2017
- Emmy Nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Indiana Trailblazers, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2016
- Emmy for Historical/Cultural as Arranger, Strange Fruit: The Salt Project, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2015
- Emmy for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Bobby ‘Slick’ Leonard: Heart of a Hoosier, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2015
- Emmy Nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2014
- Emmy Nomination for Art/Entertainment as Talent/Composer, Musical Threads: Expression of a People, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2012
- Emmy Nomination for Musical Composition/Arrangement, Open Door: China in Indiana, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2012
- Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studie, 2018
- Black Faculty Student Choice Award, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014
Courses recently taught
- History of Jazz
- Popular Music in Black America
- African American Music: A Socio-cultural Perspective
- IU Soul Revue
Film scores
- The Best We’ve Got: The Carl Erskine Story, In progress—August 2022 National PBS Release Projection
- Singing Winds: The Life and Works of T.C. Steele, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2021
- Beep Baseball, In Progress-2022 Release Projection
- Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2019-20
- The Music Makers of Gennett Records, WTIU PBS-Bloomington, 2018
- Eva A-7063, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2018
- Crispus Attucks: The School That Opened A City, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2016
- Indiana Trailblazers, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2015
- Bobby ‘Slick’ Leonard: Heart of a Hoosier, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis/Fox Sport Mid-West, 2014
- Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis\/ESPN Classical Television, 2014
- What’s Your Story: It’s A Family Reunion, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2012
- Open Door: China In Indiana, WFYI PBS-Indianapolis, 2011
- Rev. Ernest D. Butler: Rebel With A Cause, WTIU PBS-Indianapolis, 2008
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