About
Garrett Schumann is a composer, music scholar, and arts administrator who lives in Ypsilanti, MI and teaches courses in music at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts. Garrett's research interests include heavy metal music, inclusive music pedagogy, the sociology of music and musical practice, musical meaning, and music created by women and minority-identity musicians from the Renaissance through to the twenty-first century. In addition to teaching, scholarship, and creating original music, Garrett serves as the founding Executive Director of the Ypsilanti-based concert presenting organization ÆPEX Contemporary Performance.
