DANIEL CLOUSE is a professional tuba player and teacher in Greensboro, NC. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Music at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro and adjusting to the south. Previously he was the Tuba Artist/Teacher in Residence at Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids, MI, and a member of the GVSU Faculty Brass Quintet. He is also teacher of tuba and euphonium at Cornerstone University, and active in the community as a teacher, conductor, and performer.
Mr. Clouse holds a bachelor’s degree in tuba performance from Central Michigan University, where he also minored in information systems. His interest in technology led him to a very successful career as a computer programmer and software engineer. Mr. Clouse specialized in web technologies and database design.
He subsequently earned a masters degree from the University of Tennessee, where he studied tuba, music theory, and music technology. His research focuses on the use of software in the instruction of music fundamentals and aural skills and explores ways that modern software can aid scholarly research in the college music setting. While studying in Tennessee, Mr. Clouse took up banjo and became an avid fan of bluegrass.
When he’s not pickin and grinnin, or oompah-ing up and down the square, Mr. Clouse enjoys cooking, exercising, and exploring the world. He lives with a houseplant named George and a scooter named Stella.