The College Band Directors National Association’s 2015 National Collegiate Marching and Athletic Bands Symposium will be held at Colorado State University, hosted by CSU’s Director of Bands Rebecca Phillips, and Associate Director of Bands Richard Frey. The conference is scheduled for May 28-30 at the University Center for the Arts, with special activities held regionally. […]
The 2015 Colorado Bandmasters Association Student Teacher Scholarship was recently awarded to Colorado State University Music Education student, Charlie Mathews, who is currently student teaching with Raleigh Eversole at Palmer Ridge High School, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Amy Abbott at Red Hawk Elementary School, Longmont, Colo. According to the Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA), the award […]
Heather Stenner with Cheryl Miller Thurston Growing up in a musical family in Pella, Iowa, many of Heather Stenner’s fondest memories are centered around the power of music. With parents who both played the saxophone, a mother who was a drum major and a father involved in drama, Heather’s own journey in music and the […]
On April 8, 2015, Dana Kettlewell, who will graduate in May with a Master’s in Music in Music Education, received the College of Liberal Arts 2014-2015 Excellence in Teaching Award for the graduate teaching assistant category. Kettlewell was nominated for the award by CSU Assistant Professor of Music Education Erik Johnson, followed by an evaluation […]
On February 25, several Music and LEAP graduate students presented research at CSU’s Graduate Student Showcase. Over 300 CSU graduate students presented research and creative works, including six exhibits from music students in areas of performance, education, and therapy, along with four exhibits from students in the LEAP Master of Arts Leadership & Administration program. […]
Assistant Professor of Music Education, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, was recently selected to join the Editorial Board for Music Educators Journal. MEJ is a national, peer-review journal of the National Association for Music Educators. The journal is in its 100th year (first printed in 1914) and has the largest circulation of any music education journal in […]
Director of bands at Longs Peak Middle School in Longmont, Colo., Chad Lemons ’08 has forged a partnership with his alma mater to benefit middle school students in music.
The Department of Music, Theatre and Dance announces that Colorado State University’s Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Student Organization has received the National 2011 Chapter of Excellence Award for Recruitment given by the MENC National Association for Music Education. The CSU Collegiate MENC Chapter held a Swing Dance Social in November 2010 featuring the […]
