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Bill Rayner

Part-time Faculty
wsr1@nyu.edu
509 - 1 Wash Pl

Office Hours
Monday 2:00-6:00 (ADVISING IN RM 708)
Tuesday 2:00-5:00

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

2023 Spring

Creating Music, Composing Worlds

2023 Fall

Songwriting

2022 Spring

Creating Music, Composing Worlds

2022 Fall

Songwriting

2021 Spring

Creating Music, Composing Worlds

2021 Fall

Songwriting

2020 Spring

Playing Jazz

Bill Rayner