Bob Brooks

Robert Rankin Brooks is dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts at Hardin-Simmons University, encompassing the School of Music, Department of Art, and Department of Theatre.

He is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he earned the Bachelor of Music in vocal pedagogy and the Bachelor of Music Education in choral music education. He completed his graduate studies at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, receiving the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in church music.

Brooks has served as director of graduate studies and department head of church music at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He has served as dean of fine arts and associate dean of the Gary Cook Graduate School of Leadership at Dallas Baptist University. Also, Brooks has served as associate director of educational outreach and director of educational outreach at The Juilliard School in New York City.

His work experience includes a nine-year tenure on the music staff of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. His performance experience includes performance in musical theater, opera, theater and church music. He is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.