{"id":19132,"date":"2025-01-16T10:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/?p=19132"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:23:24","slug":"faculty-spotlight-emmett-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/faculty-spotlight-emmett-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Spotlight: Emmett Goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Goods-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Emmett Goods is pictured with his trombone.\" class=\"wp-image-19139\" style=\"width:253px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Goods-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Goods-1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1970\/Goods-1-364x328.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Emmett Goods is an Associate Professor of Music\/Teacher in Jazz Trombone in the Dept. of Music at URI. He is the ATL&#8217;s faculty spotlight for February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What course(s) do you teach, or have you taught, at URI?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have taught:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MUS 105 History of Rock &amp; Roll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 106 History of Jazz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 124 Jazz Theory and Ear Training I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 125 Jazz Theory and Eart Training II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AAF\/MUS 208 History of Hip Hop in Black American Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 301 Music as a form of Social Protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 396\/596 Big Band<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 398\/598J Jazz Combos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MUS 110W-510W Applied Jazz Trombone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your proudest teaching moment of the last year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My proudest moment every year is in the spring when my students do their recitals. It\u2019s a<br>very special time when I can see them putting to use all that I and my colleagues have<br>poured into them and they start to look like jazz musicians.<br>A second moment would be watching my students under the direction of Ayn Inserto<br>who was our Voices in Jazz composer in residence for 2024. It was amazing to see<br>them playing this very complicated music and nailing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is one piece of teaching advice that you have received that you would like to<br>pass on to others?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not teaching our students to be us, rather we are teaching them to realize who<br>they are. Leave time for reflection and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are the 3 qualities that you think make for a great teacher?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Love and deep knowledge of the subject matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empathy for the students you are teaching and the subjects you are teaching about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perseverance to push through the hard times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How have you seen teaching evolve over your career? And\/or where do you see<br>teaching going?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I never imagined a day where you could do most of your research at home. As a<br>musician I spent so much of my education trying to find recordings and listen to and<br>study them. Some were so elusive I felt I would never access them. But, now through<br>the power of the internet I can listen to and even read nearly anything. It\u2019s been a pivot<br>to learn how to help students use that resource. Now artificial intelligence takes that and<br>stretches things even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you relax after a long day of teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love to cook for my family. So, making a family favorite is a great way to reconnect with<br>them and disconnect from the stress of teaching. I also love to listen to and play music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Share your favorite place to go in Rhode Island? Why is this your favorite place?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love to fish out of Newport. I go out on a charter and just enjoy every moment of being<br>on the water and catching fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Emmett Goods is an Associate Professor of Music\/Teacher in Jazz Trombone in the Dept. of Music at URI. He is the ATL&#8217;s faculty spotlight for February 2025. What course(s) do you teach, or have you taught, at URI? I have taught: What is your proudest teaching moment of the last year? 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