He received his B.M. in music composition/piano in 2001 from the University of Louisville, studying privately with Fred Speck, Marc Satterwhite, and Steve Rouse. In 2007, he completed the Grawemeyer Fellowship in music composition (M.M.) at the University of Louisville under the guidance of Steve Rouse and John Gibson. Upon completion of his master of music degree, he taught music theory/aural skills and private composition lessons at the University of Louisville. While teaching on the collegiate level, he also implemented and taught multiple after-school composition programs in Louisville, KY-area public high schools. Jeremy recently began the Jacobs School of Music Doctoral Fellowship (D.M.) at Indiana University where he is studying with Don Freund and John Gibson. He is also an Associate Instructor, and is currently teaching Notation and Calligraphy as well as private composition lessons.