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August 23, 2006
STEPHEN MARCONE APPOINTED INTERIM DEAN OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Stephen Marcone, a professor of music at William Paterson University, has been named interim dean of the University’s College of the Arts and Communication.
Marcone joined the William Paterson music faculty in 1984. He served as chair of the Department of Music from 1986 to 2001, and director of graduate studies in music from 2001 to 2006. Since 1984, he has served as coordinator of the University’s music management program, which offers a multifaceted look at the recording industry and is the only such program at a college in New Jersey. From 1976 to 1984, Marcone was a music professor at Syracuse University.
The author of Managing Your Band, now in its fourth edition, Marcone has contributed articles to the Journal of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association and Educational Communication and Technology Journal. He has also written for In-Concert Magazine, Musician Magazine and Music Educators Journal.
A member of the Business and Industry Committee of the College Music Society, Marcone is also a member of the Working Group on Music Industry Programs of the National Association of Schools of Music. He served as conference host for the 2004 annual meeting of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association.
Marcone was the recipient of the 2005 Faculty Service Award from the William Paterson University Alumni Association and the 2002 Students First Award, presented by the William Paterson Student Government Association.
A trumpet player, Marcone toured with his own band, Jam Factory, in the 1960s, opening for headliners such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and recording for Epic Records. He regularly lectures on rock and roll and the music industry.
Marcone is a graduate of Syracuse University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music and a doctorate in instructional design, development and evaluation. He is a resident of Wayne.
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