Dan Musselman: Keyboardist, Composer, Music Director

His recordings are available on iTunes under the name Mezzo Piano, Piano Prayer, and Dan Musselman

Dan Musselman is passionate about making music. He is motivated and fascinated by how music can impact the way people feel: immersed in a concert experience, creating suspense or joy through film-scoring, or expressing themselves in worship.

Dan grew up in Jefferson City, MO and started studying classical piano at the age of 5. He went on to attend McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in Music Composition.

Dan loves to make music that simultaneously appeals to the musical novice and connoisseur. He enjoys opportunities where he can tailor music to fit the situation, where problem-solving and creativity intersect. He has a particular appreciation for jazz, contemporary Christian music, and anything with synths, but he strongly feels that all kinds of music has the ability to inspire and impact people.

Dan has composed or arranged music for organizations and artists such as Best Buy, the University of Minnesota, Kat Perkins, Cantus, and United Health Group. He has led his own ensembles at several establishments in the Twin Cities, including the Artists’ Quarter (now Vieux Carré) and the Dakota Jazz Club. Dan has also performed with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, John Moulder, Cory Wong, GB Leighton, and many others.

In 2013 Dan released Devotion, a jazz album inspired by books of the Bible. In 2014, he released A Modern Christmas, an electronic/jazz/pop inspired album, consisting of “recompositions” of sacred Christmas hymns. Additionally, Dan has published five textbooks, Ear Training For the Modern Musician, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and Learn How Music Works, Books 1 and 2. Dan is a co-founder of two music education companies, American Pop Academy and Corridor Music and is also a music director for River Valley Church. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.