Michael Thrasher
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
and Director of Graduate Studies
College of Music
Florida State University

Michael Thrasher currently serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies at the Florida State University College of Music.  Previously, he held teaching and administrative positions at the University of Texas at Tyler, North Dakota State University, North Central Texas College, and in public school music education.

As a researcher, Thrasher has presented papers, lectures or performances at conferences of the College Music Society, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and at conventions of the International Clarinet Association in Ohio, Georgia, Sweden, Spain and Belgium.  His work has been published in various journals, including the Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education, The Department Chair, The Clarinet, Saxophone Symposium, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, and the NACWPI Journal. 

As a performing clarinetist, Thrasher has performed in numerous symphony and opera orchestras, including the Tallahassee Symphony (Florida), Shreveport Symphony (Louisiana), Fargo-Moorhead Opera and Symphony (North Dakota), Texarkana Symphony (Texas), and the Longview Symphony (Texas).  He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, serves as a Minister of Music at Immanuel Baptist Church in Tallahassee, and maintains active involvement with organizations such as the National Association of Schools of Music.

Thrasher holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northwestern State University, and both the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of North Texas.

Michael Thrasher, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
College of Music
Florida State University
(850) 644-5848
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