• John Warren
  • John Warren
  • Assistant Teaching Professor
  • At Rutgers Since: 2007
  • Office: Loree Classroom Building, room 006
  • Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM
  • Research / Specialization:

    Music Theory, Music Composition, Multimedia Composition, Sound Studies, Popular Music Studies

  • Education:
    • Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate), Music Theory, May 2028 (anticipated)

      • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

    • Master of Arts, Music Theory & Composition, May 2011
      • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
    • Bachelor of Arts, Music Major, Philosophy Minor, May 2004
      • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Courses Taught:

    Writing Program:

    • 355:100R—Basic Composition w/Reading
    • 355:103—Exposition and Argument (Honors College)
    • 355:101—College Writing
    • 355:101—Expository Writing
    • 355:101—Expository Writing (Hybrid)
    • 355:101—Research in the Disciplines
    • 355:201—Research in the Disciplines
    • 355:201—Research in the Disciplines (Hybrid)
    • 356:630—Graduate Academic Success in the Disciplines

    Creative Writing:

    • 351:209—Intro to Multimedia Composition ("Words About Music" topic)
    • 351:309—Digital Composition ("Digital Storytelling" topic)

    Byrnes Seminars:

    • 090:101—Music in American Movies and TV

    Rutgers Future Scholars Summer Institute:

    • 10th Grade—Music Production
    • 10th Grade—Composition and New Media
    • 12th Grade—Public Speaking

    Mason Gross School of the Arts: 

    • 700:104—Intro to Music Analysis
    • 700:103—Intro to Music Theory
    • 700:133—Intro to Music Theory Online
    • 700:341—Orchestration I
  • Awards:

    Outstanding Contributions to the Writing Program, English Department, Rutgers University, Spring 2018

  • Membership Affiliations:

    Society for Music Theory | American Music Center | AFT-AAUP

  • otherdeptuniversitypostions:

    Program Coordinator, Rutgers Future Scholars (RFS) Summer Institute

    Affiliated with the MGSA Music Department

  • Publications:

    “Making Music and Sound with the GreenWaves: A Modern Reimagination of the Ondes Martenot.” Sound Studies, February 2026: 1–6. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20551940.2026.2622156?scroll=top&needAccess=true