Before joining the faculty at Western, Dr. Watson previously served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in music education, and served as a supervisor of music student teachers. Dr. Watson has also previously served as a Visiting Lecturer in Jazz Studies at the Community College of Rhode Island, and as a band director in the public schools of Massachusetts. He regularly serves as a music festival adjudicator and clinician (jazz and concert band). Dr. Watson is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the Berklee College of Music. Back to top