Dr. Luanne Fose is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 with a double major in Music Theory and Music Education. She continued her education at Indiana University where she received the Masters of Music degree in Music Theory and Trombone Performance in 1983. At Indiana University, Dr. Fose taught music theory and ear training courses to undergraduates, serving as an Associate Instructor. It was during her studies with Gary Wittlich at Indiana that she became interested in Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) and writing computer music software.

As a result of this interest in CAI, Dr. Fose decided to attend the University of North Texas for her doctorate degree. In the 1980s there were many new developments happening at UNT in this unchartered field. During her studies at UNT, Dr. Fose co-wrote the 10-disk music software package to accompany the text book Basic Ear Training Skills written by Dr. Robert Ottman and Dr. Paul Dworak. This software package was published by Prentice-Hall in the early 1990s. While attending UNT, Dr. Fose served as a Teaching Fellow and taught various courses in music theory and ear training. Besides her interests in CAI, during her tenure at UNT Dr. Fose also studied Medieval/Renaissance music under the UNT music faculty, private Latin with Professor Barbara Huggins, and cello performance with Dr. Carter Enyeart. In 1992 she graduated from UNT with a Ph.D. in Music Theory and a minor in Musicology. For more information on Dr. Fose's doctoral dissertation, The Musica Practica of Bartolomeo Ramos de Pareia: A Critical Translation and Commentary, please consult the Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology Online Catalog.

Dr. Fose has taught on the music faculty of Point Loma Nazarene University,
the University of San Diego, and San Diego State University. In 1999 she served as the music director/organist of Mission Hills United Methodist Church. She created several online distance learning courses for Extended Education at San Diego State University and taught Music Technology 104 and 204 online at SDSU in the Spring of 2001.

In July 2001, Dr. Fose accepted the position of Instructional Designer/Information Technology Consultant for Information Technology Services at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. In this position, Dr. Fose serves as the pedagogical technologist for the campus, teaching faculty in workshops or one-on-one consultations and assisting faculty in design/pedagogical strategies to teach more effectively with Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, discipline-specific courseware projects, and hybrid on-campus/web-assisted courses. In 2006, Dr. Fose was transferred to assist in the development of the Center for Teaching and Learning, where she had served as a guest speaker for many years.

Dr. Fose frequently leads workshops on using music technology in music education at music conferences and universities throughout the country. She is very active in her community as a pianist/organist, trombonist, composer, music director, and music technology consultant AND she spends a great deal of her time making music, playing with technology, and surfing in Morro Bay!