Category Archives: Music Education

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Dr. Erik Johnson contributes to a new industry standard in pedagogy for teaching instrumental music

Dr. Erik Johnson, Colorado State University associate professor of Music Education, was honored to contribute his expertise to Teaching Instrumental Music: Contemporary Perspectives and Pedagogies, edited by Bryan Powell, Kristen Pellegrino, and Quincy Hilliard from Oxford University Press. Press Description: Teaching Instrumental Music: Contemporary Perspectives and Pedagogies reflects the music pedagogy of recent years while […]




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CSU Trombone Choir at the 2023 International Trombone Festival

Colorado State University’s Trombone Choir performed four world premier pieces at the 2023 International Trombone Festival, including compositions by Chris Evan Hass, Amber Sheeran (B.M. Music Education, CSU ’21), James M. David (CSU Professor of Music), and Kevin Poelking (CSU Assistant Professor of Bands). The group was invited to perform based on a submitted recording. […]


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MSOE Composition Competition

Announcing the 2024 Middle School Outreach Ensemble Composition Competition! Winners will have their piece performed during the 2024 MSOE Concert. We would like to invite all music students to participate in the 2024 MSOE Composition Competition. The competition is open to ALL middle school and high school students who are enrolled in their school music […]


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Music Education Faculty News

Music Education Faculty News Dr. Bonnie Jacobi Associate Professor of Music; Music Education; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute Music education professor, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, was selected to serve on a national panel for historical research in music education, which was held at the Normal Symposium for the History of Music Education in Normal, Illinois, in […]


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2023 Music Alumni Notes

2023 Music Alumni Notes Gregg Cannady, B.M., Music Education, 1985; M.M., Music Education, 1989 Gregg Cannady Gregg co-founded and is COO of the non-profit, One Voice 4 Change, where innovation is the center of global collaborative learning adventures. A glimpse of the miracles that have come from One Voice 4 Change can be seen on […]


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Endowment Supporting MSOE: A milestone with roots in service

Endowment Supporting MSOE: A milestone with roots in service Dr. Erik Johnson, Colorado State University music education professor and the director and creator of the Middle School Outreach Ensembles, found a common goal with CSU alum and donor Jim Vidakovich: Service. Both men use art and music to uplift and educate. Jim Vidakovich, B.A., ’69, […]


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2023 Master’s Graduates

2023 Master’s Graduates   What are your plans, and how has CSU prepared you to be a teacher? Kristen Falls, MME, ‘23 Through my program at CSU, I have worked on my teaching practice. Through experiences working with undergraduates and diving deeper into relevant music education topics, I have been able to reflect on what […]


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Bob Kreutz: Teacher and performer with four decades of experience

Bob Kreutz: Teacher and performer with four decades of experience Robert Kreutz has a wealth of knowledge from many years of teaching in the Thompson School District and performing in prestigious orchestras in Colorado and Wyoming. Kreutz holds a Bachelor of Music Education (’84) from Colorado State University and a Master of Music in Conducting […]