Professor of Music Emeritus of CSUN, Dr. Scott received his Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees from Indiana University.

At Cal State Northridge, Dr. Scott directed the Opera Theatre and was chairman of the voice area for 35 years. During that time he staged and conducted more than 125 major opera and musical theatre productions. The Opera Theatre, under his direction, was selected to perform before the National Opera Association and the Music Teachers National Association. They also participated in an opera exchange program with the Shanghai and Beijing Opera theaters. Dr. Scott is also active as a professional director and producer and recently directed Le Nozze Di Figaro for the Orlando Opera.

As a voice teacher his students have been selected as winner of competitions at the regional and national levels. This includes seven singers who have won the Western Regional Metropolitan Opera auditions. Many of his students have sung with the Metropolitan Opera Company, Paris Opera, Royal Opera at the Covenant Garden, and La Scala Opera. He continues to teach privately.

From 1987-1998 he directed the opera program for the CSU Summer Arts sponsored by the CSU Chancellorís Office. He was recently named Outstanding Professor at CSUN.