Teaching and Performing Career
Rousseau is a well-known classical saxophonist and teacher. Many of his students have gone on to become well-known saxophone teachers.
He taught at Indiana University for 36 years, from 1964 to 2000. He was succeeded as professor of saxophone by Otis Murphy, himself a former student of Rousseau. He holds the title of "Distinguished Professor of Music" there.
Rousseau now teaches at the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty of the School of Music there in fall 2000.
He has taught a master course at the prestigious Mozarteum in Salzburg annually since 1991.
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