BS, Middle Tennessee State University, 1972.
MM, George Peabody College, 1974.
PhD, Vanderbilt University (George Peabody College), 1983.
Graduate Work, University of South Florida, 1994.

BA, Arkansas State University, 1994.
MA, Arkansas State University, 1995.
Graduate Work, Florida State University, 1995.
PhD, University of South Florida, 2010.

BS, Lipscomb University, 2014.
MM, Florida State University, 2016.

BA, Westminster Choir College, 1976.
MS, Indiana University, 1980.

AA, Florida College, 1988.
BS, University of Illinois, 1991.
Graduate Work, Eastern Illinois University, 1991–1992.
MM, University of South Florida, 2004.