Dr. Carlos is an active musicologist (Ph.D., UCLA; M.A., USC) and vocalist (M.M. University of Redlands; B.M..Chapman University). She has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in music history, and music industry since 2015, first at Chapman University, and then as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Redlands from 2019-2021. Her research focuses on the ways in which invocations of the past in music can create layers of meaning for later generations, and what those meanings can reveal about particular historical moments. She has published in several edited volumes including the Oxford Handbook of Music and Medievalism, in addition to her work as a public musicologist. As co-founder of Music Universe, she is passionate about building community through music. Dr. Carlos is also honored to be serving as the Head of Education and Outreach for The Goffin and King Foundation.
Caitlin Carlos
Lecturer in Musicology
Conducting
Graduate study and training in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting
Ethnomusicology
The study of global musical traditions through performance training, research, and field work
Global Jazz Studies
Jazz performance and musicianship courses are paired with African American Studies
Music Composition
Mentorship in the creation and realization of music for concerts, opera, and visual media
Music Education
Preparation for music educators leading to a BA and teaching credential in just four years
Music Industry
A leadership-focused professional degree which prepares students to transform the creative, entrepreneurial, and executive structures of the music industry
Musicology
The scholarly study of the histories, cultures, and critical interpretations of music and music-making
Music Performance
Study and training towards professional performance careers in Western classical music