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 […]
Dr. John Pippen will present his research at the 2019 Society of Ethnomusicology conference; the 64th annual conference is being held at the Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 7-10. According to ethnomusicology.org, “ethnomusicology is the study of music in its social and cultural contexts. Ethnomusicologists examine music as a social process in order to […]
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Bonnie Jacobi was recently invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Founded in 1980, the Journal is an international, peer-reviewed music education journal published through SAGE Publications and housed within the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). According to the publication’s website, the […]
The Mendelssohn Trio performed several concerts this summer in Europe. The trio, formed in 1988, is named after CSU faculty member Barbara Thiem’s great grandfather, Franz von Mendelssohn, nephew of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn of the early Romantic period. The group also features Erik Peterson on violin, and Theodor Lichmann on piano The trio […]
By Tony Phifer Fort Collins is known as a haven for craft brewing, great weather and outdoor recreation. But a closer look reveals that the city is home to another, somewhat hidden bragging point: Great pipe organs. In addition to the outstanding Casavant pipe organ and Organ Recital Hall at CSU, several of the city’s […]
Congratulations to CSU’s 2019 Colorado Department of Higher Education Future Teacher Educator Honorees, The four students receiving this recognition include Elisabeth Richardson, who will complete her Bachelor of Music, Music Education Concentration in 2020. Julie Blue Arm – Art Education Aaron Nichols – Secondary English Education Kathering “Kit” Magee – Secondary English Education […]
We caught up with the director of CSU’s Ralph Opera Program, Tiffany Blake, to find out more about the upcoming presentation of two highly contrasting one-act operas by British composers, The Wandering Scholar by Gustav Holst and Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composers were dear friends and both operas premiered in the 1930s. […]
The University Center for the Arts is alive with the sound of music, most of which was created with technology. From music and technology courses to music composition degrees to significant hardware and software technological upgrades, CSU students and UCA patrons are benefitting from the continued investment in music technology by the School of Music, […]
