Dr. Aloisio is a musical "jack of all trades". From orchestral trombonist to nightclub disc jockey to salsa band leader to creator/presenter of programs for senior citizens, he has long specialized in making music come alive for people for all types, backgrounds, and age groups. General Music education remains his first love, and Dr. Aloisio teaches all of the Music Department offerings for the non-major including Introduction to Music, and Pop Music U.S.A. Within two academic years of his arrival at MSU in 1997, enrollment in general music courses increased nearly tenfold to its current level of nearly 2000 students each year. Nearly 60% of M.S.U. students take at least one class with Dr. Aloisio before they graduate. As a presenter for The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning Traveling Workshop series, Aloisio has the opportunity to bring his views, opinions, and techniques to hundreds of educators each year. Dr. Aloisio is a well respected and "in demand" professional trombonist having performed with numerous professional orchestras and artists ranging from Sarah Vaughan, Marvin Hamlisch and Johnny Mathis to The Four Tops and Frankie Valli. Professor Aloisio received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
