Edmond Johnson is Director of Academic Advising and Coordinator of the Core Program at Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he also teaches courses in Music History. He received a BA in music from Lawrence University and a MA and PhD in musicology from the University of California, Santa Barbara . He has published articles in the Journal of Musicology and Keyboard Perspectives, as well as contributing several entries on musical instruments to Grove/Oxford Music Online. His article “The Death and Second Life of the Harpsichord” (Journal of Musicology) was awarded the 2015 Frances Densmore Prize by the American Musical Instrument Society. He currently serves as the Reviews Editor for the Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society and is on the board of governors of the Los Angeles Theatre Organ Society, the American Musical Instrument Society, and the Ruth and Clarence Mader Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Edmond’s research interests include the history of musical instruments and their intersecting social, cultural, and technological histories, with a particular interest in keyboard and mechanical instruments. He has written on the history of the early music revival in the late 19th and early 20th century, including the work of such seminal figures as Arnold Dolmetsch and Wanda Landowska.
As a seasoned higher education professional, he is interested in innovative approaches to academic advising, high-impact curricular practices, and student support. He provides institution-level leadership in advising and has over a decade of experience overseeing the daily operations of a first-year seminar program. With extensive experience in planning and assessment, he has participated in multiple program reviews and a multi-year reaccreditation process.