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Janine Tiffe

Janine Tiffe

Assistant Professor - Music
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jtiffe [at] kent.edu
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330-672-2172

Biography

Dr. Janine Tiffe received her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Florida State University and is Assistant Professor at the Kent State University School of Music where she directs the KSU African Ensemble and KSU Steel Band, and teaches courses in world and popular musics. Dr. Tiffe has performed with Women in Steel and Invaders Steel Orchestra; as a member of Azaguno, she performed for the 2002 FIFA World Cup ceremonies in Seoul, Korea. Her research interests include the African diaspora, particularly the Trinidadian steel band, as well as musical migration, transmission, pedagogy, and education. She has authored articles in Percussive Notes, Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century, and Double Voicing and Multiplex Identities: Unpacking Hegemonic and Subaltern Discourses in the Caribbean. She is an active member of The Society for Ethnomusicology and Percussive Arts Society, and serves as Director of International Chapters for Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity.

Learn more about Kent State's Ethnomusicology program

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African music and dance, Trinidadian music, Community Music, Gender, hiphop, popular music, music transmission and pedagogy, Performance Practice
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