Dr. Kevin Pruiett teaches applied trumpet and directs the Bison Jazz Orchestra. Dr. Pruiett has studied with Dr. Michael Ewald and Ray Sasaki at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Dr. W. Parker Melvin at Eastern Illinois University, Randy Reyman and Dr. Christopher Krummel at Millikin University. Dr. Pruiett stays very busy as a performer and clinician in central Oklahoma performing varied genres of music including classical, jazz, church music, rhythm and blues, and other forms of commercial music.

Educational Background:

• B.M., Millikin University
• M.A., Eastern Illinois University
• D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Bandsmen and Musicians of the Thirty-Third Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War: 1861-1865.

Courses Taught:

• Studio Trumpet
• Bison Jazz Orchestra
• Brass Technique
• Brass Ensemble
• Introduction to Music Study
• Band Instrument Repair
• Bison Jazz Messengers Combo
• Jazz Improvisation
• Instrumental Music in the Church

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:

University of Illinois Wind Symphony Guy M. Duker Award

Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society