When voting for the Collegiate National Association (CNAfME) of Music Educators state board of directors, three CSU Music Education majors were elected to serve in the positions of president, secretary, and general music representative. CNAfME is an organization open to students who are interested in any phase of music teaching and is the collegiate arm […]
Music education professor, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, has been selected to serve on a national panel for historical research in music education, which will take place at the Normal Symposium for the History of Music Education in Normal, Illinois in May 2023. The event is part of a scholarly research interest group within the National Association […]
Music instructor Wil Swindler recently released a new album titled “Space Bugs.” The album by Wil Swindler’s Elevenet received a four-star review in Downbeat Magazine in February. Downbeat is a popular magazine, but given jazz’s origins, it is considered one of the premier publications on the art form. “Any review in the magazine has a […]
The head of CSU Jazz Studies, Wil Swindler, and his band, The Elevenet were featured performers at the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference. The fourteenth annual conference was held on Jan. 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. According to the organization’s website, the conference offers a variety of events, including sessions and clinics to fit every attendee’s […]
CSU Dance Instructor Lisa Morgan recently appeared on the Living Healthy Longer podcast, produced by the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging. According to the site, the podcast description, living healthy longer covers the latest in the biological, cognitive, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of getting older—from research happening at Colorado State University to […]
Using guitar, piano, and voice talents, Sydney Steffen observed, co-treated, and led sessions with children and adults with varying intellectual and developmental disabilities for her music therapy internship.
Play the CSU Fight Song The Rocky Mountain Collegian from Nov. 16, 1932 The CSU Fight Song turns 90 years old this Saturday, Nov. 19! While the lyrics have changed slightly over time – mainly the modification of “stalwart Aggies” to “stalwart Ram Team” as the university’s mascot and name changed in 1950s – the […]
CSU music education majors Kristen Falls and Samuel Gray were selected to present at the annual Colorado Music Educators Association conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in January. The two master’s students will present during Research Session I on Jan. 27 from 9-10:30 a.m. in Bartolin Hall E 213 Fall’s presentation is titled “Examining Student Experiences […]
Music education masters student, Laura Taylor, presented a district-wide professional development session titled “Kodály-inspired Teaching in the General Music Classroom” to teachers in Waynesville R-VI School District in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in Sept. Laura completed her Kodaly Level III during the Colorado Kodaly Institute this summer, and is a music teacher at Thayer Elementary School […]
