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Section 1:
Introduction
Welcome to Music Education at Indiana University!
Our Mission
The IU Department of Music Education, one of the preeminent programs in the nation, is committed to excellence in teaching, musicianship, and scholarship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department’s goal is to prepare outstanding music educators who will serve as positive role models for their students and who will assume leadership positions in the field. Faculty members in the Department define music education broadly to include traditional public school music and, moreover, all aspects of music pedagogy. The Department works to maintain close associations with music teachers in the State of Indiana, as well as nationally and internationally.
Bachelor of Music Education students can choose from four different areas of emphasis: choral, general, band, or orchestra. Depending on their instrument or voice, students can choose from a broad range of performance opportunities offered by the Jacobs School of Music that includes more than 30 orchestras, bands, choral ensembles, and specialty ensembles. Undergraduate students develop as music teachers and professionals through interactions with renowned university professors and expert public school music teachers, as well as through involvement in state and national music education associations. Graduates of the program have enjoyed an outstanding job placement rate (close to 100 percent) for many years.
Graduate music education programs at Indiana University place a strong emphasis on the integration of research and practice. The MME, MS, DME, and PhD curricula are individualized according to the student’s desire for specialization within the major and minor fields. Alumni of the graduate music education program have made significant contributions to music pedagogy and are among the most productive scholars in the field.
Music Education Faculty and Staff
Brenda Brenner: (812-855-0989; bbrenner@indiana.edu, JS308) Director of the Jacobs Academy, Violin Pedagogy I, Violin Pedagogy II, String Pedagogy, Applied Violin Teaching; assistant director of IU String Academy, director of Fairview Strings Project.
Frank Diaz: (812-855-6343; fmdiaz@indiana.edu, M145G) Instrumental Methods, Instrumental Jazz Methods, Mindfulness in Teaching and Wellness, Doctoral Seminar.
Amanda Draper (812-855-7738; ardraper@indiana.edu, M145E) Disability Studies and Music in Special Education, Freshman Colloquium in Music Education, The Practice of Music Teaching, Inclusive Participatory Music Practices, Exploratory Teaching in Music, Reading and Writing Research.
Brent Gault: (812-855-7993; bgault@indiana.edu, M145L) Music Education Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies; Elementary Music Education, Music in Early Childhood, Children’s Choir, Kodály Methods, Student Teacher Placements; director of Summer Kodály Institute, program director for the Indiana University Children’s Choir.
Lissa May: (812-856-4107; lamay@iu.edu, M145K) Co-Chair Guitar Department; Music Teacher Education; Historical Research in Music Education; Instrumental Jazz Methods; Student Teaching Supervision.
Peter Miksza: (812-855-7253; pmiksza@indiana.edu, M145H) Department Chair; Psychology of Music, Learning Processes, Measurement & Evaluation, Reading and Writing Research in Music Education; advisor to Indiana’s collegiate chapter of NAfME, faculty sponsor of the Young Winds program, director Music and Mind Lab.
Lauren Kapalka Richerme: (812-855-4430; lkricher@indiana.edu, M145F) Music Education Coordinator of Graduate Studies; Foundations of Music Education, History and Philosophy of Music Education, Philosophical and Advanced Philosophical Research.
Brian Shaw (812-855-3733; bpshaw@iu.edu, M145C) Student Teaching Supervision, Masterclass in Music Education-Student Teaching, Measurement & Evaluation, Senior Seminar, Instrumental Methods.
Julia Shaw (812-856-5105; shawjt@iu.edu, M145D) Inclusive Participatory Music Practices, Exploratory Teaching in General Music K-12, Choral Methods, Qualitative Research Methods.
Current Graduate Students in Music Education
Master’s level
| Riley Bland MS | Kate Jolley MME |
| Xinyue Cai MS | Michael Klinberg MS |
| Emma Goulet MS | Emma Lamberti MME |
| Jerrell Gray MS | Danae Redick MME |
| Andrea Hernandez MME | Alexander Regalado MS |
| Scott Horton MS | Benjamin Rodman MS |
| Saif Jassani MS | Cole Taylor MME |
Doctoral level
| Megan Ankuda PhD | Brandon Magid PhD |
| Alyssa Avenatti PhD | Joey Mason PhD |
| Jennifer Christensen PhD | James Montminy DME |
| Zachary Clark PhD | Eddie Mony DME |
| Eric deWeber PhD | Flora Nevarez PhD |
| Charlie Edmonds PhD | Brandi Perkins PhD |
| Nabile Galván DME | Chase Remsburg PhD |
| Danielle Girard DME | Bridget Rinehimer PhD |
| Marissa Guarriello PhD | Shi Shi PhD |
| Sai Guo PhD | Richard Tilley PhD |
| Paul Hunt PhD | You-Ling Wang PhD |
| Wolfgang Jaeger DME | Robert Wilson PhD |
| Hsuan-Wen Juan PhD | Emily Woock PhD |
| Li Kang PhD | Xizi Zang PhD |
| Kollin Klingler DME | |
Doctoral Alumni in Music Education
| Carla Aguilar PhD – Metro State University, Professor of Music Education, Coordinator of Music Education | Khin Yee Lo DME – The Education University of Hong Kong, Lecturer |
| Kristin Allegood DME – K-12 school teaching | Shawn MacNamara DME – Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Melissa Arnold PhD – The Packer Collegiate Institute (in memoriam) | Lissa May DME – Indiana University, Professor of Music, Interim Chair of Guitar |
| Sam Baltzer DME – Shorter University, Professor of Music (formerly) | Peter Miksza PhD – Indiana University, Professor of Music, Chair of Music Education |
| Natalie Boeyink DME – Indiana University, Associate Professor of Music, Jazz Studies | Amanda Montgomery DME – University of Alberta, Professor Emeritus |
| Dennis Ballard DME– Indiana State University, Professor of Music, Associate Dean College of Arts and Sciences | Cynthia Nasman DME – Eastern Washington University, Quarterly faculty |
| Jennifer Blackwell PhD – Northwestern University, Assistant Professor | Masafumi Ogawa DME – Yokohama National University (Japan), Professor of Music Education |
| Timothy Brakel DME – The University of Toledo, Professor of Music Education | Ann Osbourne PhD – University of West Indies-Trinidad (in memoriam) |
| Christine Brown DME – Indiana University Southeast, Adjunct Instructor of Piano | Carlotta Parr DME – Central Connecticut State University, Professor of Music Education, Chair of Department of Music (formerly) |
| Katarzyna Bugaj PhD – Florida State University, Associate Professor of String Music Education | Wendolyn Pazitka-Munroe DME – Canadia University College, Professor, Chair, Director of Choral and Vocal Studies (formerly) |
| Iantheia Calhoun PhD – Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, Lecturer | William Perrine PhD – Concordia University–Ann Arbor, Associate Professor of Music, Director of Instrumental Activities |
| Gustavo Cardinal DME – Ringsted Musik & Kulturskole, Denmark | Loida Pineda DME – Campbellsville University, Assistant Professor of Music |
| Kerry Carlin DME – East Carolina University, Professor Music (formerly) | Mary Reichling DME – University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Education (in memoriam) |
| Mary Ann Craig DME – College of St. Rose, Professor of Music (formerly) | Barbara Resch – Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (formerly) |
| Janice Cusano PhD – Loyola University, New Orleans, Assistant Professor of Music, Coordinator of Music Education (formerly) | James Reifinger DME – Southern Illinois University, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Music Education |
| Tom Dust DME – University of Alberta, Professor | George Rogers DME – Westfield State University, Professor Emeritus |
| C. Victor Fung PhD – University of South Florida, Professor of Music Education, Director of Center for Music Education Research | Nicholas Roseth PhD – Bucknell University, Assistant Professor |
| Brenda Graham DME – Oakland University (in memoriam) | Shawn Royer PhD – Marian University, Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre, Assistant Professor of Music |
| Travis Greene PhD – K-12 school teaching | Lois Sabo-Skelton DME – Ivy Tech Community College, Adjunct Professor |
| Joyce Gromko PhD – Bowling Green State University, Professor Emeritus | Charles P. Schmidt PhD – Indiana University, Professor Emeritus |
| Tura Beth Hayes PhD – Thomas Edison State University, Instructor | John Seybert PhD – K-12 school teaching |
| Les Hicken DME – Furman University, Professor of Music (formerly) | Shahanum Mohamad Shah PhD – Universiti Teknologi Mara (Malaysia), Professor of Music |
| Monika Herzig DME – Indiana University, Senior Lecturer (O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs) | Anne Sinclair DME – Mississippi College (formerly) |
| William Hochkeppel DME –University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Associate Professor of Music, Director of Bands | Jacqueline Skara DME – Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor of Viola and Music Education |
| Andrew Hohman DME – Cedarville University, Adjunct Professor | Elizabeth Bauer Starowitz DME – Wheaton College, Guest Lecturer |
| Gay Hudson – K-12 school teaching (formerly) | Pamela Stover PhD – University of Toledo, Associate Professor of Music Education |
| Marcia Hughes DME – Lipscomb University, Professor of Music, Chair of Music Department (formerly) | Nancy Sugden PhD – Bowling Green State University (formerly) |
| Russell Jones PhD – Pittsburg State University, Professor of Music, Director of Graduate Studies (formerly) | Rose Sciaroni DME – University of Nevada Honors College, Teaching Assistant Professor, |
| Flossie Jorgan DME – University of Idaho (formerly) | Leonard Yu Chaur Tan PhD – Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Associate Professor |
| J. Michael Kearns DME – Georgian College, Faculty | Shin Pei Gayl Teo PhD – Dulwich College (Singapore), Strings Assistant |
| Shela Bondurant-Koehler DME – Illinois Wesleyan University, Associate Professor of Music, Head of Music Education (formerly) | Valerie Trollinger DME – Kutztown University, Professor of Music |
| William Koehler DME – Illinois State University (formerly) | Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman DME – Indiana University, Professor of Music (in memoriam) |
| Eloise Stebleton Kornicke PhD – Mary Baldwin College, Adjunct Professor | Kevin Watson DME – Western University (Canada), Associate Professor |
| Natalie Kreutzer PhD – University of Idaho, Professor of Music (in memoriam) | Art Williams DME – Faulkner University, Associate Professor |
| Wen Wang Kurkal DME – Montgomery College, Professor of Music and Orchestra Director (formerly) | Todd Williams DME – Indiana Wesleyan University, Assistant Professor of Saxophone, Jazz, and Music Education |
| Eva Kwan DME – Taylor University, Associate Professor of Music Education | Kexin Xu DME – Tennessee Tech University, Assistant Professor of Music Education |
| Mary Leglar PhD – University of Georgia, Professor Music Education, Chair of Music Education, Director of Academic Programs (formerly) | Stephen Zdzinski PhD – University of Miami, Professor of Music Education |
| Barbara Lewis PhD – University of North Dakota, Associate Professor of Music Education (formerly) |
BME (Bachelor of Music Education)
(High School Diploma or Equivalency Required)
This degree leads to Indiana state music teaching certification K-12 in instrumental teaching-band, choral teaching, general music teaching, or instrumental teaching-strings. Indiana state certification can be applied in most states in the US. This degree provides a well-rounded preparation in musical performance, theory, history, piano skills, conducting, instrumental techniques, music education methods, general education, field observation, and student teaching field experience. Students participate in a music ensemble each semester. Indiana University offers a wide range of ensemble experiences, including the Marching Hundred marching band, Singing Hoosiers show and jazz choir, five symphony orchestras, three concert bands, four jazz bands, numerous choirs, and new and early music ensembles. A classical audition and music education interview are required for admission.
Visit the Undergraduate Advising & Records Services webpage − https://intranet.music.indiana.edu/degrees/undergraduate/requirements/index.shtml − for more information on Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
Graduate Music Education Degrees
- Master of Music Education (MME)
- Master of Science in Music Education (MS)
- Doctor of Music Education (DME)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education (PhD)
MS (Master of Science)
(Undergraduate degree in music or equivalency required)
The MS in music education is designed for graduates of Bachelor’s degree programs in an area of music other than music education. It provides a foundation of understanding the principles and processes of both teaching and learning music while supplementing previous study with those competencies necessary for teaching certification.
MME (Master of Music Education)
(Undergraduate degree in music or equivalency required)
The Master of Music Education degree makes it possible for individuals with previous teaching experience in schools or private settings to enhance their musical and methodological techniques. The MME student may also design the curriculum to prepare for further study at the doctoral level. This degree is available with an emphasis in band conducting and literature, choral methods, general music, instrumental methods, Kodály and Orff, or individualized studies.
DME (Doctor of Music Education)
The Doctor of Music Education degree is designed to prepare the student who intends to teach music education at the collegiate level and conduct scholarly research in music education. Major field courses and a firm foundation of research techniques will prepare the student with knowledge of historical and current research in the field by providing courses in philosophical, historical, quantitative, and qualitative research methodologies. This degree is offered with a specialization area of wind conducting and literature, choral conducting and methodology, college music teaching, instrumental methodology, jazz methodology, general music methodology, string methodology, or individual studio study. The program includes study in one minor field in addition to dissertation research. This degree is regarded as generally interchangeable with the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education; however, it typically has a more practical focus.
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
The Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education degree, conferred by the University Graduate School, focuses on the thorough preparation of future scholars in music education by providing courses in philosophical, historical, quantitative, and qualitative research methodologies. This degree is offered with a specialization area of wind conducting and literature, choral conducting and methodology, college music teaching, instrumental methodology, jazz methodology, general music methodology, string methodology, or individual studio study. This program includes study in one minor field in addition to dissertation research. This degree is regarded as generally interchangeable with the Doctor of Music Education; however, it typically has a more scholarly focus.
Specialist Certificate in Music Education
The Specialist in Music Education is designed to provide a flexible program of study beyond the Master’s degree for students whose interests are in public school teaching or supervision. The focus of the certificate is on pedagogical knowledge that can be applied in a variety of educational settings. Courses may be chosen from music education theory and practice, performance, conducting, music theory and history, techniques, methods, and from areas outside music. The applicant must have a master’s degree in music or music education and at least three years of teaching experience. With permission of the Music Education Department, students may subsequently count courses in pursuit or fulfillment of the specialist certificate towards a doctorate.
Visit the Graduate Advising & Records Services webpage − http://intranet.music.indiana.edu/degrees/graduate-diploma/index.shtml − for more information on Graduate Degree Requirements.