Tyler Browning is a fourth-year doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama pursuing his degree in violin performance. He is a former member of the School of Music’s quartet-in-residence, the Capstone String Quartet. He also served as a rotating section principal in the Huxford Symphony Orchestra. He is studying under the tutelage of Professor Jenny Grégoire. 

A native of Kentucky, Tyler holds a Bachelor of Music in violin performance with a minor in psychology from the University of Kentucky, having studied under Daniel Mason. He also holds a Master of Music in violin performance from Bowling Green State University, having studied under Dr. Penny Thompson-Kruse. While at BGSU, he was a graduate teaching assistant of Dr. Elaine Colprit for the undergraduate string methods course and served as the graduate strings supervisor of the weekly after-school Music Plus program.

Tyler has played with several regional ensembles across the South and Midwest, including the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Prentice Chorale Orchestra, Shoals Symphony Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Starkville Symphony Orchestra, Choral Society of Pensacola, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, Lexington’s It’s A Grand Night for Singing, Lexington Philharmonic, Maysville Symphony Orchestra, and the Cave Run Symphony Orchestra. His teaching experience includes part-time faculty and clinician positions with several music organizations across the Midwest, including Riverfront Studios, Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Forte Music School, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles Mentor Program, Central Music Academy, and the Montgomery County Public Schools. Recently, Tyler gained the position as adjunct faculty at Miles College in Fairfield, AL teaching the undergraduate string methods course.

A dedicated educator, Tyler hopes to share his passion for music through performance and by nurturing the next generation of young college musicians. His doctoral project focuses on the applications of humanistic psychology within music pedagogy to improve teacher communication and promote healthier learning cultures in college settings.

Tyler currently resides in Northport, AL and maintains an active performing and teaching presence throughout West-Central Alabama.