Dr. Brian Alber
Areas of Expertise
- Graduate Faculty
- Music
- Music Education
Biography
Dr. Brian Alber is a Professor of Music and the Graduate Chair for the Master of Arts in Music Education program at UNK. As the Director of Bands, he also co-directs the Pride of the Plains Marching Band and leads the Wind Ensemble. In addition to his conducting duties, Dr. Alber teaches undergraduate courses in Secondary Instrumental Music Methods, Marching Band Methods, and instrumental conducting. In the graduate music program, he teaches Foundations in Music Education, Introduction to Music Research, and is involved in various capstone committees.
Having graduated from UNK with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education, Dr. Alber also earned a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Doctor of Arts degree in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Northern Colorado. His teaching journey includes working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at both UNL and UNC, and teaching high school band for seven years at York, Aurora, Holdrege, and Plattsmouth high schools.
Beyond teaching and conducting, Dr. Alber has contributed two entries to the popular Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu, the Nebraska Music Education Association, Nebraska State Bandmasters Associations, College Band Directors National Association, and the International Society of the Promotion and Research of Wind Music. Dr. Alber is also an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.
