William Rayner
Part-time Faculty
wsr1@nyu.edu
(212) 992-6327
1 Wash Pl, Room 714
Office Hours
Monday (9-12 by appt)
Tuesday 2-3, 6-8
Wednesday (9-12 by appt)
Thursday (9-12 by appt)
Friday (9-12 by appt)
B.A. English Literature, Emerson College, 1979
M.A. Music Composition, LIU C.W. Post, 1982
Ph.D. Music Composition, New York University, 1997
Bill Rayner is a composer, songwriter, guitarist and educator who has collaborated, worked, and performed with notable musicians and composers, choreographers, film makers, and artists. A long-time faculty member at NYU Gallatin and NYU Steinhardt, Bill’s research and teaching interests include music composition, songwriting, jazz performance, film scoring, forensic musicology, music business, and recording technology.
Teaching and Research Interests
music composition, improvisation, and performance; guitar studies; recording technology
Courses
2021 Spring
Creating Music, Composing Worlds
2020 Spring
2020 Fall
2019 Spring
2019 Fall
2018 Spring
2018 Fall
