Dan Boner

Professor Dan directs Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University, where he teaches private vocal and instrumental instruction, a senior-level recording capstone course, artistic development, and leads the program’s renowned ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band. He has presented workshops and masterclasses in band performance, vocal health and technique, record production, and bluegrass music history at institutions in the United States and abroad. He holds a B.M in Vocal Music Education from ETSU and graduate coursework in Music Education from Boston University. He is a member of the IBMA Board of Directors representing Print, Media, and Education, and serves on the IBMA Executive Committee as Vice Chair. An active performer on all of the bluegrass instruments, you can find Dan touring regularly as a member of the award-winning Becky Buller Band.