Schiavo has been a full-time faculty member since 1991. He is a music theorist and historian and currently teaches courses in music theory, counterpoint, 20th-century music history, and computer applications in music. His primary interests include musical form and 20th-century music. Schiavo is the recipient of the 2003 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the 2008 Alumni Association's Outstanding Faculty Award.

Schiavo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers-Camden, where he graduated Magna cum laude, and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Rutgers Graduate School, New Brunswick. His dissertation focuses on Pulitzer Prize winning composer Charles Wuorinen entitled, The Piano Sonatas of Charles Wuorinen: An Evolution of Style (Abstract.pdf).

Schiavo has served as a member and Chair on a variety of committees on campus including Admissions and Retention, Student Affairs, and Rules of Procedure. In addition, Schiavo has served as a University Senator and a member of the Student Affairs Committee in New Brunswick. Schiavo has served as Vice President (AY 2002-03) and Secretary (AY 2006-07, 2003-04) of the Camden Faculty Senate. He also served as Acting Director of the International Studies Program in fall 2003 and in spring 2007. In spring 2004, Schiavo became a board member of the Rutgers-Camden Alumni Association. The Alumni Program Committee on which he served in 2004 won the President's Recognition Program Bridge Award.

In addition to serving on the recruitment and curriculum committees in the Department of Fine Arts, Schiavo is the webmaster not only for the department's web site but also for the FAS-Senate.

Schiavo is a member of the American Musicological Society, the Society for Music Theory, the College Music Society, and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.

Fall 2008 Schedule:

700:125 Introduction to Music Theory, TTH 9:30-10:50 FA110
700:221 Music Theory I, TTH 11:00-12:20 FA229
700:271 Counterpoint, TTH 1:30-2:50 FA229
700:325 Music Theory III, MW 1:20-2:40 FA229

Office: FA213
856.225.6539

Office Hours:
TTH 3:00 – 4:00
MW 11:00 – 12:00, 3:00 – 4:00
or by arrangement