Trevor de Clercq ('08E and '12E) is Professor of Audio Production in the Department of Recording Industry
at Middle Tennessee State University, where he coordinates the commercial musicianship
curriculum and teaches coursework in audio theory, sound recording, and music production. His
published research has often highlighted how contemporary popular music departs from traditional
music theory frameworks developed to explain the organization of common-practice-era European
art music. His Nashville Number System Fake Book was published by Hal Leonard in 2015, and
his textbook, The Practice of Popular Music: Understanding Harmony, Rhythm, Melody, and
Form in Commercial Songwriting, was published by Routledge in 2024.