The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is excited to announce Dr. Cayla Bellamy as our new assistant professor of bassoon, starting Fall 2020. Dr. Bellamy comes to Colorado State University following four highly successful years as the bassoon professor at the University of Northern Iowa, where she also taught courses in music education and […]
During this time, music is doing what it has always done — touching our hearts and lifting our spirits. In lieu of a live performance, Dr. Joel Bacon and Dr. Lynn Boland present this Music in the Museum concert/lecture as a video to enjoy from home. Musician: Dr. Joel Bacon, piano Art Historian: Dr. Lynn Boland […]
Dr. Bonnie Jacobi will present a professional development session entitled “Socioemotional Learning in the Music Classroom” for K-12 Music Teachers in Forsythe County School District, in Georgia, on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The session will be presented via live video-stream.
CSU Horn Professor John McGuire has released a new recording — LINES AT DUSK on Navona Records. LINES AT DUSK showcases the hornist’s ability to enrich the works of a variety of composers with beautifully nuanced performances, as a solo performer, in a duo setting, and as a member of a brass quintet. On LINES […]
In Dec., Dr. K. Dawn Grapes, associate professor of music history, was awarded the Claude V. Palisca Fellowship in Musicology by the 2020 Renaissance Society of America fellowships committee; the honor included a research stipend. The fellowship is specified for Dr. Grapes’ biography project “Patrons and Biography: John Dowland,” and funds will be used to […]
In Fall 2019, emeritus piano professor, Janet Landreth, was inducted into the inaugural Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. With their names included on a commemorative display, 43 of North America’s most committed professionals were honored with a red carpet award ceremony and dinner during the two-day event hosted at the historic Steinway factory in […]
Robert Franklin Nisbett, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday, Nov. 25. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Ellen Nisbett; his daughter Tamara Di Pasquallucci; son Heath Nisbett; four grandchildren; and his younger brother David Nisbett. Robert Nisbett was born on August 12, 1937, in Niles, Ohio. […]
CSU M.M. Kodály Emphasis alum, Gabriela Ocadiz (left), presented as a clinician for the Chicago Area Kodaly Educators organization on Nov. 9, 2019. Gaby is also a leader of CSU’s Kid’s Do It All summer music-theatre camp, held annually at CSU’s Todos Santos Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Dr. Lauri Hogle (right), CSU M.M. Kodály […]
Sarah Butler, Master of Music in Music Education with Kodaly Emphasis degree student, was selected to present her research at CSU’s Graduate Showcase on Tuesday November 12, 2019. Her topic is: “A Culturally Responsive Mindset: Meaningfully Incorporating Spanish Language Music in the Elementary Music Classroom” The event is a showcase of research, entrepreneurship and creativity — a […]
CSU Music Education faculty and students recently presented at the National Biennial Society for Music Teacher Education. The 2019 conference took place Sept. 12-14 in North Carolina and the theme was Cultivating Perspectives and Practices. Research sessions The CSU contingency presented two research sessions: Music Teacher Identity Development Through the Lens of Interactive Near-Peer Assessment of […]
