Scott Buchanan serves as the Director of Choral Activities and coordinator of the voice and choral division at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Buchanan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Bradley University, a Master's Degree in Music Education from the Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Prior to his appointment at ISU, he served on the faculty as Director of Choral Activities at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Georgia. Dr. Buchanan began his career teaching choral music at the high school level in Brevard County, Florida. Dr. Buchanan is in frequent demand as a choral clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States. Additionally, he has published articles in the Southeastern Journal of Music Education, the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, VocalEase magazine, and has written compact disc and choral reviews for Choral Journal.

In April 2001, Dr. Buchanan made his Carnegie Hall debut as a guest conductor for MidAmerica Productions. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society, and maintains active membership in MENC, ACDA, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. At Indiana State, Dr. Buchanan conducts the select Concert Choir, Masterworks Chorale, and teaches conducting and choral methods at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

He and his wife, Heidi, reside in Terre Haute with their two children, Kelli and Will.

Groups Directed

Indianapolis Women's Chorus