8:00 am – 4:00 pm

School of Music Atrium

Registration

8:15 am – 8:20 am

Concert Hall

Welcome and announcements

Clint Randles, Symposium Chair

8:20 am – 8:50 am

Strategic administrative practices for including composition in music education 

John Richmond, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

8:50 am – 9:20 am

Post-Praxial Music Education

John Kratus, Michigan State University

9:20 am – 9:50 am

Break

9:50 am – 10:20 am

Conference Center

Fika Musik: Seeking innovations in choral pedagogy through coffee and collaboration

Catherine Robbins, University of Manitoba

Elroy Friesen, University of Manitoba

Barness Recital Hall

Difference and Music Education

Lauren Kapalka Richerme, Arizona State University  

10:20 am – 10:50 am

Real voices, Virtual Performing: Phenomena of Digitally-Mediated Choral Singing 

Stephen Paparo, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Brent Talbot, Gettysburg College

Male and Female Photographic Representation in Fifty Years of Music Educators Journal

Adam Kruse, Michigan State University

Robin Giebelhausen, Michigan State University

Heather Shouldice, Michigan State University

Andrea Ramsey, Michigan State University

10:50 am – 11:20 am

Conference Center

Partnerships & Practices: Exploring the Creative Practices of Audio Engineers and Producers

Alex Ruthmann, UMass, Lowell

11:20 am - 12:00 pm

Concert Hall Atrium

Poster Session

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Conference Center

Lunch (provided)

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Conference Center

Oto-Ethnography: Sound studies methodologies in music education 

Joseph Abramo, University of Connecticut

Barness Recital Hall

Guitar Wars: Examining the Parameters of Ethical and Effective Practice in Teacher Education 

John Covach, University of Rochester

Carlos Xavier Rodriguez, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Patrick Schmidt, Florida International University  

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Methodological trends in music education research

Michael Zelenak, Pinellas County Schools, FL

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Narrative inquiry as a means of exploring and reconceptualizing professional knowledge in music education

Nancy Dawe, University of Toronto

Challenging Narratives in Popular Music Education: Preparing for the future 

Gareth Dylan Smith, Institute for Contemporary Music Performance

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Break

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Conference Center

Liminal or lifelong: Leisure, recreation, and the future of music education

Roger Mantie, Boston University

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Conference Center

A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Jazz Majors' Musical Identities

Daniel Healy, Northwestern University

Barness Recital Hall

Online Status: Interactions Among Preservice and Experienced Teachers During Virtual Mentoring Episodes 

Jill Reese, SUNY Fredonia

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Connecting ideas to practice: The development of an undergraduate student’s philosophy of music education in the United States 

Ryan Salazar, Institute of Education, University of London (UK)

Identity and transformation: (Re)claiming an inner musician

Karen Salvador, University of Michigan, Flint

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Bridging the Gap: Musical Creativity and Teacher Preparation

David Stringham, James Madison University

Linda Thornton, Penn State University

Daniel Shevock, Penn State University

General Educators Teaching Music: It’s Not About Music, It’s About Pedagogical Possibilities

Cathy Benedict, Florida International University 

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Break

5:15 pm- 5:45 pm

Conference Center

Inter/trans/multi/cross/new media(ting): Navigating an emerging landscape of digital media for music education 

Evan Tobias, Arizona State University

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

School of Music Atrium

Registration

8:15 am – 8:45 am

Conference Center

Questions for the Future: Lessons from the Past

Maud Hickey, Northwestern University

8:45 am – 9:15 am

The Role of Music Education History in Professional Planning

Michael Mark, Towson University

9:15 am – 9:45 am

Break

9:45 am – 10:15 am

Conference Center

Making a Difference: Group Creativity in Higher Education 

Maud Hickey, Northwestern University

Alexander Koops, Azusa Pacific University

David Stringham, James Madison University

Linda Thornton, Penn State University

Clint Randles, University of South Florida

Barness Recital Hall

Co-constructing a Music Environment in a Preschool Setting 

Alison Reynolds, Temple University

Kerry Filsinger, Temple University

10:15 am – 10:45 am

“I Feel Like I Belong Here”: A Case Study of an Urban Student Teacher

Stephanie Prichard, University of Colorado

Assessing Musical Behavior of Preschool Children: Research and Practical Implication

Gina Yi, Michigan State University  

10:45 am – 11:15 am

Empowering creative thinking through birdsong: An interdisciplinary project-based learning experience

Betty Anne Younker, University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Jillian Bracken, University of Western Ontario (Canada)

The Future: Focusing Intentions on Early Childhood Music Education in the United States 

Alison Reynolds, Temple University

Kerry Filsinger, Temple University

Pamela Turowski, Temple University

Heather Waters, Temple University

11:15 pm – 12:15 pm

Lunch (provided)

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Conference Center

Ukuleles, Creativity, and the Virtual Classroom 

Robin Giebelhausen, Michigan State University

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

Conference Center

A Multiple Case Study of Four Music Educators Engaged in Ongoing Curriculum Reform 

Donna Gallo, Northwestern University

Barness Recital Hall

Piano as a Secondary Instrument: Perceived Adult Learning Needs and Challenges 

Hong Chen, University of South Florida

Jennifer Bugos, University of South Florida

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

Communities of practice: The effects of interactions among in-service music teachers in a graduate program on their development as educators

Jihae Shin, Columbia Teachers College

Factors Influencing the Balancing of High School Marching and Concert Band Responsibilities and its Affect on Ratings 

Tim Groulx, University of Evansville

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

“Taking the Training Wheels Off”: Music Teachers’ Explorations of Informal Music Learning

Julie Kastner, University of Houston

Mothering and the High School Band Director: A Case Study 

Kate Fitzpatrick, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Concert Hall Atrium

Poster Session

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Conference Center

Title, Artist, Playlist: How Students Organize their Mobile Music Experiences in the Digital Age 

Rebecca Rinsema, University of South Florida

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Conference Center

A Proleptic Perspective of Music Education

Brent Talbot, Gettysburg College

Barness Recital Hall

Modeling Lifelong Music Learning with Catastrophe Theory

Jennifer Bugos, University of South Florida

William Lee, University of South Florida

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Original Content: Tapping into creative potential across the arts 

Sarah Gulish, Temple University

Stefanie Elfstrom, Lower Moreland High School

“The Development and Implementation of Music Curriculums in Public Schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil” 

Colin Harte, University of Florida

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Brainstorms: The musical self as a “point of view” 

Catherine Robbins, University of Manitoba, Canada

Multicultural Music Education: A Meta-Review of Dissertation Research 

Terese Volk-Tuohey, Wayne State University

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Break

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Conference Center

Impacting curricular change in higher education music

David Williams, University of South Florida

Frank Heuser, UCLA

David Myers, University of Minnesota

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Break

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Dinner

Narratives of Lives Spent in Music Education

Edwin Gordon, University of South Carolina

Bennett Reimer, Northwestern University

Dinner followed immediately by the 2nd Bi-Annual SMERS Jam Session

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

School of Music Atrium

Registration

8:15 am – 8:45 am

Conference Center

Navigating the Future

Clint Randles, University of South Florida

8:45 am – 9:15 am

Individual vs. Collaborative Explanations of Musical Creative Process

Peter Webster, Northwestern University

9:20 am – 9:50 am

Conference Center

Learning musical improvisation – the interaction between controlled and automatic processes

Martin Norgaard, Georgia State University

Barness Recital Hall

Elementary Students’ Definitions and Self-Perceptions of Being a “Good Musician” Heather Shouldice, Michigan State University

9:50 am – 10:20 am

Novice Music Teachers’ Experiences in an Improvisation Professional Development Workshop

Mark Filsinger, Buffalo State College

Music Learning and Cultural Knowledge In Diverse Contexts: Case Studies from Hip Hop, Gospel, and Electronic Music Production 

Radio Cremata, Aspira Youth Leadership Charter School

Joseph Pignato, SUNY Oneonta

Bryan Powell, GOAL4Kids

10:20 am – 10:50 am

Teaching confidence: Improvisation at a summer jazz camp

Daniel Shevock, Penn State University

A Comparative Case Study of Elective Participation in Two Contrasting Collegiate Vocal Ensembles

Sara Jones, Northwestern University

10:55 am – 11:30 am

Conference Center

The Shifting Locus of Musical Experience from Performance to Recording to New Media: Some Implications for Music Education 

Matthew Thibeault, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

11:30 am – 11:40 am

Symposium Conclusion