The Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education

Beatriz Aguilar

Assessment "Over the Ocean" -- Outside of the US
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Alena Holmes, Jian Jun Chen & Dilek Göktürk

Dr. Beatriz Aguilar is associate professor at Edgewood College, where she teaches courses related to general music education. She is also in charge of an Early Childhood Music Program in Janesville, WI., where she teaches babies and toddlers from 0 to 48 months of age. Dr. Aguilar has a bachelor's degree in piano performance from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She received a MME and a PhD in music education from the University of North Texas, where she also specialized in early childhood music education and was certified as Kodály music educator. Dr. Aguilar has presented at various conferences in the US and in Mexico. She has put together a collection of Hispanic songs and games for children with pedagogical recommendations, and is currently working on its publication. She is advisor of doctoral dissertations and lecturer at the National autonomous University of Mexico.

Amy Anderson

Assessment in Elementary Music Education: One District's Approach to Authentic Assessment in the Elementary Classroom
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Amy K. Anderson holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of Houston, a master of arts in music education from Stephen F. Austin State University, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in education from Walden University with a research focus on assessment in music education. Amy has over 15 years of experience as a music educator, including 10 years as an elementary/early childhood music specialist. Professionally, Amy is a member of the New Mexico Music Educators Association and serves as Central District VI General Music Vice President. She also holds memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association, MENC: The National Association of Music Education, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Organization of American Kodaly Educators, and the International Society for Music Education. Amy serves as an assistant director with the Rio Grande Youth Chorale, and has performed with numerous instrumental and vocal ensembles in New Mexico and Texas.

Edward Asmus

Assuring the Validity of Teacher Made Assessments
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm

Edward Asmus is Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Music Education in the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. His research has centered on affective response to music, music motivation, non-musical outcomes of music instruction, quantitative methodology, and arts assessment. This research has resulted in numerous publications including books, tests, measures, computer programs, and articles in the major research publications of music education. Dr. Asmus has served on the editorial boards of most major research journals of music education and has been cited as one of the most published authors in the refereed publications of his field. Dr. Asmus has been an evaluator and consultant to the Indianapolis Children's Museum, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, the National Association for Music Education, state offices of education, school districts, and private corporations.

James Austin

Assessment Practices of Secondary Music Teachers
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Joshua Russell

Will We Ever Have a National Consensus Regarding Assessment in Music Education? An Analysis of and Reaction to the Assessment Component of MENC: The National Association for Music Education’s Strategic Plan
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: William Bauer, Timothy Brophy & Bret Smith

James Austin is Professor of Music Education and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dr. Austin has a Bachelor’s degree (BM) from the University of North Dakota and graduate degrees (MA, PhD) from the University of Iowa. He taught instrumental music in Minnesota public schools, served as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa, and was on the music education faculty at Ball State University. His research centers on student motivation and self-concept development, teacher education, classroom-level assessment, and arts policy implications of educational reform. Dr. Austin currently serves on editorial boards for the Journal of Research in Music Education and Psychology of Music. 

Lyndel Bailey

The Caribbean Secondary (C-Sec) Music Examination: Formulation, Content, and Assessment Processes
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: O'Neal Mundle & Anne Osborne

Currently a Ph. D. student in Music Education at the University of Florida, Miss Bailey’s professional involvement over the years include design and implementation of teacher training programs, and working with other team members to develop the only official secondary school music curriculum in the Caribbean (ROSE, Jamaica) and degree standards for the Arts (University Council of Jamaica). A key participant in all stages of the development of the Caribbean Secondary Music examination she also served as one of its Assistant Chief Examiners. Restructuring of the Music diploma and degree programs at the Edna Manley College in Kingston, Jamaica, is her most recent assignment.

William Bauer

Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge, Music, and Assessment
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm

Will We Ever Have a National Consensus Regarding Assessment in Music Education? An Analysis of and Reaction to the Assessment Component of MENC: The National Association for Music Education’s Strategic Plan
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Timothy Brophy, Bret Smith & James Austin

Dr. William I. Bauer is the Director of Music Education and Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes in music education research, music cognition and learning, instrumental music education, and the applications of technology to music teaching and learning. He has published articles in leading journals in music education, is currently the Editor of Contributions to Music Education, and is a former member of the editorial committee of the Music Educators Journal. Dr. Bauer is the Chair of MENC’s Assessment Special Research Interest Group (SRIG), is on the National Advisory Board of the Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME), and serves as a member of the Ohio Society for Music Teacher Education (OSMTE) Executive Board. He was named an Apple Distinguished Educator by Apple, Inc. in 2003, an M-Powered Educator by M-Audio in 2005, and a Google Certified Teacher by Google in 2008.

Stephen Benham

Musical Assessment as an Impetus for Strategic, Intentional, and Sustainable Growth in the Instrumental Classroom
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Stephen Benham is Associate Professor of Music Education at Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA). He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota, and graduate work at the University of Michigan (M.M.), and Eastman School of Music (Ph.D.). His public school career included positions in Michigan, Oregon, and New York. He is director of Strings Without Boundaries, an international alternative styles workshop, and president of PADESTA. He is a frequent presenter at national and state conventions, including ASTA, SEM, and MENC. His areas of specialty include string pedagogy, methods, assessment, and teacher training. His research interests center on sociological and cultural issues in music education, including studies on increasing music access in underserved populations, culturally relevant pedagogy, and music education and identity construction. He serves as an educational consultant to several projects in Central and Eastern Europe, and his work has been featured in numerous international research seminars and conferences. 

Timothy Brophy

The University of Florida Educator Assessment System
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm
Presenting with: Elayne Colón

Will We Ever Have a National Consensus Regarding Assessment in Music Education? An Analysis of and Reaction to the Assessment Component of MENC: The National Association for Music Education’s Strategic Plan
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: William Bauer, Bret P. Smith & James Austin

Elayne Colón received her doctorate in school psychology in 2005 and is the Director of Assessment and Accreditation in the University of Florida (UF) College of Education. Prior to her current position, she worked as a psychoeducational consultant at UF’s Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Training Program, serving the needs of children with learning and other developmental disabilities. She has published journal articles in peer refereed journals, including the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, and presented numerous papers at national and state conferences, most recently at the national meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. She holds state and national certifications as a school psychologist and is affiliated with UF’s School Psychology program. Areas of interest include individual and systems-level assessment, program evaluation, and P-12 reading instruction and intervention.

Ashely Budde

Recruitment and Retention of School of Music Students: Strategies Used by Faculty and Administrators of Higher Education
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Ashley Budde is currently completing her last semester of the Master of Arts in Music program at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In addition to her primary focus of music at Ball State University, Ashley has a secondary focus of Higher Education, completing coursework and research relating Higher Education to students in the arts. After graduating from Alma College in Alma, Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, Ashley worked for two years as an Assistant Director of Admissions at her alma mater. 

Jennifer Bugos

The Musical N-Back (MNB): A Measure of Working Memory in the Musical Domain
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Stephen Stalls

Dr. Jennifer Bugos serves as an Associate Professor of Music Education and Research at East Carolina University. Her research interests include the neurological basis for music perception and cognition with regard to human development, lifespan learning, and cognitive transfer. Bugos serves as Research Chair for the North Carolina Music Educators Association. Her research has been featured at national and international conferences such as the MENC National Conference, Society for Neuroscience, International Society for Music Education and the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition.

Kristen Bugos

The Nature of Performance Based Criterion Measures in Early Childhood Music Education Research, and Related Issues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Maria Runfola, Elisabeth Etopio, Jooyoung Lee & Jennifer Sutton McDonel

Kristen Bugos, a doctoral student at the University at Buffalo, teaches infant, toddler, and preschool classes as well as master level courses. Previously an elementary general/vocal music and band teacher, Ms. Bugos holds a BME from Houghton College and an EdM from Indiana Wesleyan University. Current interests include administrators’ perceptions of the importance of music and the influence of college coursework on methodological approaches used in the first years of teaching music.

Richard Bunbury

Galileo’s Lute: Assessment through Authentic Performance Tasks in Secondary Music Appreciation Courses
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

B.A., Armstrong State College, M..M degrees in Musicology and Organ Performance from New England Conservatory, M.A. Boston College, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Presently Asst. Professor of Music Education, and chair of the Dept. of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at Boston University. Conductor of numerous choral and instrumental ensembles. Former K-12 music teacher, and former faculty, Simmons and Bunker Hill. He served as faculty in Music History and Music Education departments at Boston Conservatory from 1997-2007. Active recital career as church musician, organist and harpsichordist with a forthcoming album on Albany records. Has presented at AMS-NE, NPM, CMS, MENC and other conferences. Articles several journals, and in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Encyclopedia of 20th and 21st Century Composers and Musicians, and contributor to a new book, Sacred Christmas Music. 

Jian Jun Chen

Assessment "Over the Ocean" -- Outside of the US
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Alena Holmes, Beatriz Aguilar & Dilek Göktürk

Jian Jun Chen is a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in music education at the University of Florida. She currently teaches Music for the Elementary Child and assists with the Elementary Music Methods course. Ms. Chen earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, and her Master of Arts degree in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University. In January, 2009 Ms. Chen presented an interactive workshop titled “Multicultural Journey to Eastern Europe and Taiwan” at the Florida Music Educators’ Association conference. Her research areas of interest include music for special-needs students, indigenous folk music of Taiwan, and effects of music instruction on speaking fluency for ESOL students. Ms. Chen has served as a general music specialist for primary-level students at National Chung Chen University in Chia-Yi, Taiwan. Ms. Chen maintains a piano studio in Gainesville, Florida and judges piano competitions for the Florida Federation of Music Clubs.

Patricia Chiodo

Designing Assessment: The Selection and Construction of Instructional Objectives
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Patricia Chiodo was awarded the ECMEA/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Award for Excellence in Music Education in 2002. She has served as the chairperson of the NYSSMA Classroom Music Committee, on the Editorial Board of the Music Educators Journal, and has presented frequently at state and national conferences. Dr. Chiodo has worked very closely with the New York State Education Department and the New York State School Music Association on the implementation of the Learning Standards for the Arts in New York. A former elementary general music teacher for more than 30 years, she is now teaching music education at the University at Buffalo. 

Ming-Jen Chuang

The Use of Portfolios in Hiring Music Teacher Process in Taiwan: A Matter of Perspectives by School Administrators and Music Teachers
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm
Presenting with: Cheng-Hsien Kao

Ming-Jen Chuang, Ph.D. is an associate professor of music education at the National Taichung University Department of Music. Dr. Chuang received his master in voice performance from Tunghai University, Taiwan and doctorate in music education from the Pennsylvania State University, USA. An active researcher and clinician, Chuang has directed ensembles and given presentations throughout the Taiwan, China, United States, and Malaysia. He has published in the journals Research in Arts Education, Journal of Musical Arts, Journal of National Taichung University: Humanities & Arts, and several Music Education Conference Proceedings. His primary areas of study include elementary general music, choral music, and teacher education.

Charles Ciorba

Measurement of Instrumental and Vocal Undergraduate Performance Juries Using a Multidimensional Assessment Rubric
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Neal Smith

Charles R. Ciorba is an assistant professor of music education at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Dr. Ciorba teaches courses in music education, coordinates the general music practicum, supervises student teachers, and is the director of the Millikin Orff Ensemble. Dr. Ciorba received a B.M in Music Education from Wayne State University, a M.M. in Music Education from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of Miami (FL). Prior to joining the faculty at Millikin University, Dr. Ciorba taught instrumental and general music for the Ann Arbor Public Schools. His research interests include jazz improvisation achievement, self-perception, and performance assessment. Dr. Ciorba has presented research and participated in workshops at the North Texas Symposium for Music Education, Illinois Music Educator's Association, National MENC, College Music Society Regional Conference, and the Society for Research in Music Education Research Symposium I.  

Elayne Colón

The University of Florida Educator Assessment System
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm
Presenting with: Timothy Brophy

Elayne Colón received her doctorate in school psychology in 2005 and is the Director of Assessment and Accreditation in the University of Florida (UF) College of Education. Prior to her current position, she worked as a psychoeducational consultant at UF’s Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Training Program, serving the needs of children with learning and other developmental disabilities. She has published journal articles in peer refereed journals, including the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, and presented numerous papers at national and state conferences, most recently at the national meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. She holds state and national certifications as a school psychologist and is affiliated with UF’s School Psychology program. Areas of interest include individual and systems-level assessment, program evaluation, and P-12 reading instruction and intervention.

Donald DeVito

The Communicative Function of Behavioral Responses to Music:A Precursor to Assessment for Students with Autism
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Donald R. DeVito, Ph.D., is music director of the Sidney Lanier Center in Gainesville, Florida. This school accommodates 300 students from ages 2 to 21 with moderate to profound disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. Services include a community music program, high school band, world music ensemble, research, and general music classes. DeVito was recently selected to the board of the International Society for Music Education’s commission for Community Music Activity (CMA), is a founding member of the North American Coalition for Community Music (NACCM) and is on the research committee of the Florida Music Educators Association.  

Elisabeth Etopio

The Nature of Performance Based Criterion Measures in Early Childhood Music Education Research, and Related Issues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Maria Runfola, Kristen Bugos, Jooyoung Lee & Jennifer Sutton McDonel

Elisabeth Etopio, a former public school music teacher, recently completed a doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University at Buffalo and was recognized by the University Graduate School with an excellence in teaching award. Dr. Etopio is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences on young children’s music and creative movement responses. Scholarly interests include the professional development of early childhood teachers, the music learning of young children, and the relationship between children’s music learning and social, emotional, and cognitive development.

Brad Foust

Classroom Assessment Techniques for the Elementary General Music Teacher
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am

Brad Foust teaches general music at Highland Oaks Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, is an adjunct instructor of music at Mid-South Christian College in Memphis, Tennessee, and teaches online for Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Alabama, a Master of Music in Music Performance from Eastern Kentucky University, and is completing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to teaching in Memphis, Brad taught elementary, middle and high school band and general music in the Portland, Oregon area, and was a graduate teaching assistant in instrumental music and conducting at Eastern Kentucky University. Brad is actively involved in research, and has been selected to present at the Shelby County Music Teacher Annual Inservice, Kentucky Music Education Association Conference, Tennessee Music Education Association Conference and the 2009 Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education at the University of Florida. In 2007, Brad was selected to write lesson plans for Vh1’s premiere of MTV’s popular “Unplugged” series. He also has worked as a grant reviewer for the Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement, and has won music and technology grants from the Episcopal Churchwomen Diocese of West Tennessee and Target. Brad is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, ASCAP, MENC and the Tennessee Music Education Association. 

Lynne Gackle

Assessment Practices in the Choral Classroom
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Russell Robinson & William Renfroe

Lynne Gackle, Ph.D. serves as Coordinator of Choral Music Education and directs the Bel Canto Women’s Chorus at the University of South Florida. Dr. Gackle is an active clinician, conductor, and adjudicator for choral clinics, honor choirs, workshops, and festivals throughout the United States, Australia, Germany and Canada. She has conducted All-State Choirs in 25 states and has served as conductor for several Divisional ACDA Honor Choirs and one National Honor Choir. She is also the Founder/Artistic Director of the Gulf Coast Youth Choirs, Inc., a community choral arts organization in Tampa. Lynne has served as President of ACDA- Florida as well as President of ACDA Southern Division. She received the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award from the Florida ACDA Chapter and currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Choral Journal. Additionally, she is the editor of the Lynne Gackle Choral Series for Colla Voce Music, Inc. and of Choral Artistry for the Singer with Walton Music. 

Jason Gaines

Assessing Assessment: Examining Habits of Work and Learning and Mastery
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon
Presenting with: Peter Holsberg & Gian Tornatore

Jason Gaines currently teaches music technology at an Apple Certified training center that he founded at the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School in New York City. He teaches and certifies students in professional audio applications, such as Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro. Mr. Gaines is also an accomplished professional trumpeter who has performed and recorded with some of the most influential performers in the jazz idiom including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Gerald Wilson and others. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music, New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University, where he is pursuing doctoral studies.

Beth Gibbs

Assessing Elementary Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Effective Interactions
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Beth Gibbs, currently ABD, is completing her doctoral work at Penn State. She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Penn State and a Master of Music Education from the Hartt School, University of Hartford in Connecticut. Beth taught general and choral music at the Red Lion Area Junior High School in Pennsylvania, and she is currently the K-5 general music teacher at the State College Friends School. Beth’s research interests include teacher preparation, assessment, and classroom interactions. Her current research is an investigation of the ways experienced elementary music teachers’ perceive the effectiveness of the interaction with students in the music classroom.  

Dilek Göktürk

Assessment "Over the Ocean" -- Outside of the US
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Alena Holmes, Beatriz Aguilar & Jian Jun Chen

Born and raised in Turkey, Dr. Göktürk received her Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees in Music Education from Gazi University, Ankara-Turkey. She taught general music and violin at secondary and high school levels in different cities in Turkey for six years. In 1999, she was awarded with full scholarship by the Turkish Ministry of National Education to pursue her graduate studies in the United States. She received her second Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) degree with music emphasis from the University of Missouri-Columbia in May 2002 and Ph.D. degree in Music Education from the University of Florida in May 2008. Dr. Göktürk’s main interest areas are string pedagogy and multicultural education, and the influences of socio-economic and socio-cultural issues on music education and music curriculum in public schools and universties. She is also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Progressive Education.

Dee Hansen

Expanding Higher Order Thinking in the Music Classroom: Suggestions for Effective and Efficient Assessment
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Dee Hansen is an Associate Professor, Chair of Graduate Studies in Music Education, The Hartt School, University of Hartford, and Director of Hartt Summerterm. She authored The Handbook for Music Supervisors, in 2001 (MENC). She is primary author of The Music and Literacy Connection published in April, 2004 by MENC. This publication has brought clarity to the links between text reading skills and music learning, as music educators advocate for strong arts curriculum in schools. Dr. Hansen is the 2006 recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award for Arts Advocacy in Kansas and the 2007 University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music Alumnus of the Year. Her undergraduate degree in music education and master’s degree in music history are from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.  

Lee Higgins

Making the Grade: Assessing Pre-Service Teachers and Facilitators for School and Community Music Programs
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm

Lee Higgins is the past chair of the International Society of Music Education's (ISME) commission for Community Music Activity and joint editor of the International Journal of Community Music. He is the programme leader for the Integrated MA at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, UK and is currently an Acting Associate Professor for Music Education at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA. As a community musician he has worked across the education sector as well as within health settings, prison and probation service, youth and community, and orchestra outreach. As a musician he plays guitar, mainly electric popular styles, Brazilian hand held percussion and Cuban congas. He has worked as a composer, primarily in collaboration with other art forms, particularly dance. His professional practice embraces a gamut of music genres, most notably samba drumming, improvisation, pop/rock, and music technology also combining the non-traditional performance space such as the use of site-specific and environmental possibilities in performance. 

Linda High

Theory into practice: Teaching assessment strategies to pre-service teachers through a third through fifth grade vocal music laboratory
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Jeffrey Ward

Linda High is an Associate Professor of Music Education at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where she has taught since 1989. She is Coordinator of Teacher Education for the ECU School of Music, serves as general music and preschool music specialist, supervises student teachers, and teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in music education. She is certified as a K-12 music specialist, kindergarten teacher, and K-8 classroom teacher. She holds a Doctor of Education Degree in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Music Education from North Texas State University, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Texas Christian University. She specialized in Early Childhood Music while working on her master’s degree. She also has Kindermusik training, Music Together training and Orff Schulwerk Certification for Levels I, II, and III. She has worked as a K-12 music teacher in both public and private schools, taught second grade and fourth grade as a public school classroom teacher, and has worked for Headstart and other early childhood programs. She has published teaching materials and research articles and served as curriculum writer, researcher, and clinician both, locally and nationally.

Alice Ray Hixson

A Study of the Effect of Co-Equal Arts Integration on Student Achievement in Music and Writing with Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Alice Ray Hixson earned a BME from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and an MME and DMA from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She is a Vocal Music teacher at Drew Model Elementary School in Arlington Virginia. Drew is a “Changing Education Through the Arts- CETA” School with a long standing partnership with the Kennedy-Center Education Department. 

Charles Hoffer 

Teaching and Assessing in Rehearsing of Performing Ensembles
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm

Charles R. Hoffer has since 1984 been professor of music at the University of Florida. Prior to his present position he taught for fourteen years in the public schools in Michigan and Missouri, at the State University of New York in Buffalo, and for eighteen years at Indiana University. His bachelors and PhD degrees are from Michigan State University and masters degree from the Eastman School of Music. Hoffer is author of Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools and Introduction to Music Education, as well as several other books and numerous articles in professional journals and publications. He has served as speaker and clinician throughout the United States and at several ISME conferences. He was president of the MENC from 1988-90 and served on the committees that prepared the National Standards and several other publications. In 2006 he was inducted into MENC’s Hall of Fame.

Alena Holmes

Assessment "Over the Ocean" -- Outside of the US
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Beatriz Aguilar, Jian Jun Chen & Dilek Göktürk

Alena Holmes teaches music education courses at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida. A native of Belarus, Ms. Holmes earned Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Belarusian State Pedagogical University and Master of Education from the University of Oklahoma. She started her career in Belarus where she taught elementary music and piano skills, and then worked as a singer, musician and teacher in China, Bahrain and Italy. Ms. Holmes has presented at the International Society for Music Education Conference in Malaysia and Italy, Hawaii International conference on Arts and Humanities, regional and national College Music Society conferences, 18th International Kodaly Symposium, Symposium on Assessment in Music Education and American Orff–Schulwerk National Conference. Her research interests include impact of solfege instruction on musical development of children, music education in Russia and Belarus, music education for general teachers and the effect of music on second language acquisition.

Peter Holsberg

Assessing Assessment: Examining Habits of Work and Learning and Mastery
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon
Presenting with: Jason Gaines & Gian Tornatore

Peter Holsberg is currently a music teacher at the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School and a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University. He created the music program as Chair of Fine Arts for six years at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, NJ. Mr. Holsberg has performed all around the world as a trumpeter on Broadway shows and continues to perform extensively. Recent projects include a recording of liturgical music based on the music of John Coltrane. Mr. Holsberg has published articles in Tempo Magazine and The Instrumentalist.

Daniel Johnson

The Effect of Music Instruction on Preschool Students’ Academic Skills: A Two-Year Study
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Daniel C. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of the Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. A frequent speaker at national and international conferences, he has presented sessions for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA), the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the College Music Society (CMS), among others. A multi-instrumentalist with over fifteen years of teaching experience, Dr. Johnson presents Orff-Schulwerk teacher-training courses both in the United States and abroad. He has published articles in: The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, The International Journal of the Humanities, The International Tuba and Euphonium Association Journal, The Kindermusik Educators Journal, The Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association Journal, The Queensland Kodály News, and on-line at Musicstaff.com. The third edition of his textbook, Musical Explorations: Fundamentals Through Experience, is published by Kendall-Hunt. 

Anne-Katrin Jordan

The development of competency models: An IRT-based approach to competency assessment in general music education
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am

Anne-Katrin Jordan is a research assistant and PhD student at the University of Bremen, Germany, since 2008. From 2003-2008 she studied educational science and musicology in Berlin (Freie Universität, Germany) and Rennes (Université Rennes 2, France). She is currently working on her PhD thesis within the scope of the KOMUS project. Her special interest lies in methodological aspects such as developing a competency model for music with IRT methods. In 2008 she attended a Summer Academy on Methods of Educational Research funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). During her academic studies she worked for the German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF), the Center for Educational Research at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Institute for Educational Progress (IQB) in Berlin. 

Cheng-Hsien Kao

The Use of Portfolios in Hiring Music Teacher Process in Taiwan: A Matter of Perspectives by School Administrators and Music Teachers
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm
Presenting with: Ming-Jen Chuang

Cheng-Hsien Kao, M.A. is a lecturer of music department and general education center, at the Tainan University of Technology. Mr. Kao received his M.A. from the Queens College of City University Of New York. He studies in the doctoral program of the Graduate Institute of Education (Curriculum and Instruction) at the National Dong Hwa University. He teaches percussion lessons in music gifted classes and conducts percussion ensembles in elementary, junior and senior high schools in Tainan City and Kaohsjung City, Taiwan, R. O. C. His primary areas of study include general music and percussion instruction.

Paul Kimpton

You can teach an old dog new tricks: How the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) created a scannable rubric to extract data from Solo and Ensemble Contest and helped Illinois music educators become assessment literate.
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Making your curriculum transparent: Build it and they will come.
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm

Paul Kimpton is the Director of Bands and Department Chairman at Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Illinois, and has taught for 33 years. Mr. Kimpton received his Bachelors and Masters in Music Education from the University of Illinois, an Administrator's Certificate from Western Illinois University and a Guidance/Counseling Certificate from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Kimpton is the co-author of the assessment book, Scale your way to Music Assessment, which is published by GIA Publications. He has written articles for The Instrumentalist and the Illinois Music Educator magazines and is in demand as a clinician on music assessment throughout the Midwest. In January 2009, Mr. Kimpton was honored with the Outstanding Music Educator Award from the National Federation of High Schools. 

John LaCognata

Student Assessment in the High School Band Ensemble Class
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

John P. LaCognata is currently enjoying his twenty-third year as an instrumental music educator. He is currently a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of Florida pursuing a PhD in Music Education with an emphasis in Wind Conducting. Mr. LaCognata received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois (1986) and a Master’s Degree in Trumpet Performance from Auburn University (1989). Prior to his appointment at the University of Florida, Mr. LaCognata held a variety of teaching positions. At the collegiate level he served as the Assistant Director of Bands/Brass Instructor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Assistant Director of Bands at Louisiana State University, and as the Associate Director of Bands at Iowa State University. At the secondary level he held positions as the Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School (Illinois), Director of Bands at Tavares High School (Florida), Associate Director of Bands at Cypress Creek High School (Florida), and most recently as the Director of Bands at Winter Park High School (Florida). 

Jeremy Lane

An Analysis of Relationships Between Lesson Planning Training and Rehearsal Pacing of Undergraduate Instrumental Music Education Majors in Practice Teaching Settings
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

A Qualitative Analysis of Participant Roles in an Applied Vocal Music Studio
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Tina Milhorn Stallard

Dr. Jeremy Lane teaches courses in music education and research at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Lane is also the founding director of the Congaree New Horizons Band Program, a group that provides opportunities for adults age 50 and over to learn to play a band instrument. Dr. Lane has published research in leading journals, including the Journal of Research in Music Education, and has presented research at numerous state, regional, national, and international conventions. His research interests include instrumental conducting, teacher effectiveness, and qualitative methods in music education. He currently serves as the editor of the South Carolina Musician magazine, and serves on the editorial board of the Southern Music Education Journal. He is a graduate of New Mexico State University, Baylor University, and earned his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. Prior to his appointment at USC, Dr. Lane taught instrumental music in the Texas public schools.

Jooyoung Lee

The Nature of Performance Based Criterion Measures in Early Childhood Music Education Research, and Related Issues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Maria Runfola, Kristen Bugos, Elisabeth Etopio & Jennifer Sutton McDonel

Jooyoung Lee is a doctoral student at the University at Buffalo with a concentration in early childhood music. She has five years experience teaching kindergarten in Korea and has taught preschool music in the Early Childhood Research Center at the University. Ms. Lee holds a BA in Music from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan, and an EdM in Early Childhood Education from the University at Buffalo. Ms. Lee’s research interests include the effects of music instruction, children’s musical behaviors, and developmental music aptitude.

Chia-Ying Lin

Challenges of Teaching and Assessing Recorder Playing in Elementary General Music Classes in Taichung City Taiwan
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Chia-Ying Lin, is a graduate student of Music Education at the National Taichung University, Taiwan, R.O.C. Miss Lin received her Bachelor’s degree from the National Hsin Chu Teachers’ College. She has been teaching general music in kindergarten and elementary classes in Natural Way School (An alternative school in Taiwan) for three years. In 2008 she presented a paper, Survey of Elementary Music Teachers’ Opinions on the Use of Baroque and German Recorder Fingerings in Taichung City & County, at the Music Education Symposium held at National Taichung University. 

Wendy McCallum

Constructivist Perspectives of Instruction and Assessment Within Instrumental Music Education
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am
Presenting with: Sheila Scott

Wendy McCallum is the Instrumental Music Education Specialist and director of the Symphonic Band at Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada where she teaches courses in music education and conducting. McCallum holds a Bachelor of Music degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from Brandon University and completed a Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting at the University of North Dakota with Gordon Brock and James Popejoy. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas where she served as a Doctoral Conducting Associate and Teaching Fellow in the Wind Studies Department with Eugene Migliaro Corporon. McCallum is a regular contributor to the publication and recording series Teaching Music through Performance in Band and Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band, and is the President of the Manitoba Band Association and Vice-President of the Canadian Band Association. 

Jennifer Sutton McDonel

The Nature of Performance Based Criterion Measures in Early Childhood Music Education Research, and Related Issues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Maria Runfola, Kristen Bugos, Elisabeth Etopio & Jooyoung Lee

Jennifer Sutton McDonel, Presidential Fellow in the doctoral program at the University at Buffalo, holds a BME degree from The Ohio State University and a MA degree from the Eastman School of Music. Ms. McDonel, a former K-6 music coordinator in the Lebanon City Schools, Ohio, has published music for young bands and recently premiered a composition at the Chautauqua Institute Summer Music Camp. Her long-range goals are to realize a research agenda on the influence of music on brain development and to prepare the next generation of music teachers.

Sarah McQuarrie

The Influence of Statewide Music Testing on Assessment Practices within Elementary Music Classrooms
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Dr. Sarah H. McQuarrie currently serves as the primary faculty member for music education and is the MENC advisor at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. She earned the BA in Music Education with a concentration in piano from Castleton State College, the MM in Music Education from The University of Maine, and the DMA in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. Before transitioning to higher education full-time, Sarah taught for ten years in both urban and rural public school systems. She has regularly presented at the New England Arts Assessment Summer Institute.  

O'Neal Mundle

The Caribbean Secondary (C-Sec) Music Examination: Formulation, Content, and Assessment Processes
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Lyndel Bailey & Anne Osborne

Dr. O’Neal Mundle recently completed Ph. D. studies in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas in Austin. After teaching at Pointe South Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia, he is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts and is also employed as a church musician. Before coming to the USA to continue musical studies he was involved in the pilot testing process of the CXC Music Exam and participated in the attendant conferences and workshops. More recently, he has been involved in the marking and grading process of the CXC Music Exam as an Assistant Examiner.

Georgia Kyriakidou Neophytou

Effects of Student Self-Assessment in Music Classrooms
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Georgia Kyriakidou Neophytou is a deputy head assistant in secondary education in Cyprus since 1991. She is a PhD candidate at Kapodistriako University, Athens. She maintains an exciting and distinguished career in all facets of musical teaching. Since 2000 she has been appointed by the Pedagogical Institute to serve as a consultant/ mentor for Training Music Teachers as well as a consultant of further education at the Ministry of Education. Her latest book – Learning Music– (Nicosia, 2005) has received a considerable use in the profession. Her research interests include: developing new teaching strategies and models for teaching music in secondary schools and testing them through experimental research; adaptation and assessment of different methods of teaching music in high schools; creativity; assessment. She is actively involved in music research and has presented in numerous conferences among which is the new EERA Network on “Didactics” at ECER , Belgium, the 28th ISME World Conference, Bologna, the 2nd International Conference of the Greek Association of Primary Music Education Teachers (EEMAPE).  

Glenn Nierman

Eye-hand Coordination as a Factor in the Success of Beginning Instrumentalists
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am

Dr. Glenn Nierman (Associate Director & Steinhart Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. BM, Washburn, 1972; MM, Cincinnati, 1977; DME, Cincinnati, 1979) has authored numerous journal articles and made multiple presentations at MENC and ISME Conferences. Dr. Nierman has authored a chapter in The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning published by Oxford University Press, and four of his articles on assessment appear in MENC’s Spotlight on Assessment. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and currently President-Elect of the MENC North Central Division. He has received the University’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and the Steinhart Distinguished Endowed Professorship. 

Denese Odegaard

Beyond the Classroom: Analyzing Student Work
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Denese Odegaard has taught 5th – 9th grade orchestra for thirty years and is currently the Fargo Public Schools Drama and Music Curriculum Specialist. On a national level, she contributed to the MENC publication Standards and Benchmarks for Composition and Arranging. She is currently President-Elect of the North Central Division of MENC (National Association for Music Education) and past Secretary for ASTA (American String Teacher Association). She has presented sessions on curriculum and assessment at the Midwest Clinic, ASTA Conferences, MENC Conferences and state conferences in Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Florida. Odegaard contributed to Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, Volume Three (GIA); Assessment in Music Education: Integrating Curriculum, Theory, and Practice Proceedings of the 2007 Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (GIA); and Best Teaching Practices for Reaching all Learners, What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do (Corwin Press).  

Denise Ondishko

Improving Performance through Authentic Assessment in Early Childhood Classes
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am

Denise Ondishko, Ph.D. is a composer, pianist and music educator. She is currently the music teacher at the Hilton Head Island EarlyChildhood Center in South Carolina where she teaches young children how to invent music of their own as well as singing, dancing and performing. She has taught music at every grade, from Pre-K (Rochester, NY) to college (Oberlin Conservatory, Ohio). She graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1982 with a double major in piano performance and music composition. She received a Master of Music (1982) and Doctor of Philosophy (1990) in music composition from the Eastman School of Music. 

Douglas Orzolek

In Search of Models for the Assessment of Thinking in Music Education
Concurrent Session 2 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 2:30-3:15pm
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Dr. Douglas C. Orzolek, is an Associate Professor of Music Education and the Associate Director of Bands at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. At St. Thomas, In Minnesota, Dr. Orzolek currently serves as the past-president on the Board of the Minnesota Music Educators Association and as the co-chair of the Minnesota Arts Education Standards Review Committee. He is a member of the national board of directors for the Society of Music Teacher Educators and her has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Band Directors Association. He received the 2001 Mansfield University Young Alumni Award and was named to the Mansfield University Music Alumni Honor Roll in 2002. In 2003, the students of St. Thomas named him the “Distinguished Educator of the Year.” His thoughts and work have been published in the Journal of Band Research, Research and Issues in Music Education, the Music Educators Journal, Teaching Music, General Music Today and School Band and Orchestra Magazine as well as Assessment in Music Education: Integrating Curriculum, Theory and Practice. He has recently made presentations at the MENC National Conference, the Center of Applied Research in Musical Understanding Conference, the Mid West Band and Orchestra International Clinic, the College Band Directors National Conference, and the College Music Society National Conference. 

Anne Osborne

The Caribbean Secondary (C-Sec) Music Examination: Formulation, Content, and Assessment Processes
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Lyndel Bailey & O'Neal Mundle

Currently a faculty member at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Anne Osborne’s training in Britain, Canada, Hungary and the USA (Ph.D. – (Indiana University, Bloomington) has made her a valued member of the music education community in the Caribbean. Her groundbreaking work includes developing the two academic music programmes at UWI, and the Graded Examinations in Solo Steel-pan Performance which has had candidates in the USA and UK. A syllabus formulation panelist for the CXC Music Examination, its first Chief Examiner, and Chief Practical Examiner in her territory for many years, Dr Osborne now serves as an advisor.

Kelly Parkes

The Use of Criteria Specific Performance Rubrics for Student Self-Assessment: A Case Study
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm

Assessing student learning in music performance class: what works, what doesn’t, and what we can do about it
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon

Kelly A. Parkes, Ph.D. is an assistant professor and the Program Area Leader for Music Education. She teaches graduate level music education classes, the students completing internships, and class applied brass. Her current areas of research are music performance assessment, college level applied music faculty, motivation in music teacher training, and developmental psychology specific to music learning theory. She is an active member of Music Educators National Conference, The International Society for Music Education, the Society for Music Teacher Education, and has presented much of her research both in the US and overseas. She is currently on the Editorial Board for Musical Perspectives, a new online scholarly publication, and she is the pedagogical advisor for the Australian Trumpet Guild Chapter of the International Trumpet Guild, where she is a member of the steering committee for the 2010 conference. Her current publications are with the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and the Journal of the College Music Society.

Ann Porter

The Problem with “No Problem”: Music Teacher Assessment Using Praxis III
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon

Assistant Professor of Music Education. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Porter received a BME from Ohio State University; MM in conducting from Western Michigan University; and a PhD in music education from Florida State University. She has taught public school instrumental music at various levels in Kentucky. She previously served on the faculty at California State University, Hayward as Associate Director of Bands, and in the Music Education Division. Her former teachers include Craig Kirchoff, Richard Suddendorf, James Croft, Clifford Madsen, and Patrick Dunnigan. Dr. Porter has published in various professional and state journals and has served as Higher Education Representative for the California Music Educators Bay Section Association. She is sought after as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator with school bands and with regional, district, and state honor bands. Porter has made numerous conference presentations at national and state levels. 

James Reifinger

An Instrument for Assessment and Instruction of Beginning Sightsinging Skills
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon

James L Reifinger, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at University of Louisiana at Monroe. He oversees the curriculum and student advisement for the music education program and teaches music education courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He earned a Doctorate in Music Education at Indiana University, a Master of Special Education at Lehigh University, and a Bachelor and Master of Music at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He also earned certification as a Kodály Specialist at New York University and has had additional training in Dalcroze, Orff, and Music Learning Theory. Prior to teaching in higher education, he worked for more than fifteen years in public and private schools as a teacher of general, vocal, and instrumental music in Grades K through 12. In 2008, Dr. Reifinger presented research at the MENC National Conference in Milwaukee and the International Neurosciences and Music Conference at McGill University in Montreal. He served on the National Advisory Committee for the Music Praxis Exam and is currently a member of a Music Curriculum Committee for the state of Louisiana.  

William Renfroe

Assessment Practices in the Choral Classroom
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Russell Robinson & Lynne Gackle

William Renfroe has taught in the Pinellas County, Florida schools for 34 years and has been the choral director at Largo High School for the past 23 years. His choirs have performed at Carnegie Hall, in Washington D.C., and twice in Europe, once wining top honors at the Bournemouth International Music Festival. An active member of the Florida Vocal Association and a past Secondary Music Teacher of the Year in Pinellas County, he has served four times as a district chair and serves as an adjudicator for choral and solo/ensemble music performance assessments. An accomplished tenor, Mr. Renfroe has performed with renowned choral conductors and performers including Robert Shaw, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Colin Davis, Andy Williams, Dave Brubeck, and The Canadian Brass. He is a charter member of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and the Richard Zielinski Singers, and has performed as a soloist at the Esterhazy Palace, Austria.

Patricia Riley

Singing Self-Assessment Accuracy of Elementary School Children
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am

Patricia Riley, D.M.A. is Assistant Professor and coordinator of Music Education at the University of Vermont. Prior to this, Dr. Riley taught at The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. She holds a DMA in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory, a MA in Music from The College of New Jersey, and a BS in Music Education from West Chester University. Previously, Dr. Riley taught instrumental, general, and choral music for twenty years in the public schools of New Jersey and Vermont; and for five years maintained a woodwind and brass studio at Green Mountain College. Her publishing includes articles in the Vermont Music Educator, Teaching Music, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, and Research and Issues in Music Education. Dr. Riley is a frequent presenter of sessions at international, national, regional, and state conferences. Her research interests include student music composition, cultural studies, and student assessment.  

Russell Robinson

Assessment Practices in the Choral Classroom
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: Lynne Gackle & William Renfroe

Dr. Russell L. Robinson has been on the University of Florida faculty since 1984 and is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Education and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music and music education. Dr. Robinson has made over 300 appearances as a conductor, speaker, and presenter at festivals, workshops, honor choirs, all-state choirs and state, regional, national and international conferences in the US, Europe, Canada, China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Africa, Central America and Australia as well as conducting venues, which include: Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Boston’s Symphony Hall, the White House, the Wiesbaden Kurhaus Concert Hall, and Washington’s National Cathedral. He is a past President of the Florida Music Educators Association, past National Collegiate Chair for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and MENC Choral Adviser. Dr. Robinson is a published author, composer and arranger with over 200 choral arrangements in print as well as books, and instructional DVD’s. 

Maria Runfola

The Nature of Performance Based Criterion Measures in Early Childhood Music Education Research, and Related Issues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Kristen Bugos, Elisabeth Etopio, Jooyoung Lee & Jennifer Sutton McDonel

Maria Runfola has been a music educator in Western New York for over 40 years, both in public schools and as a faculty member & administrator at the University at Buffalo. She served New York’s State Education Department as Chair of the Music Taskforce whose mission was to develop arts assessments for high school students throughout the state. In addition to assessment, her interests include music learning and development of “music audiation” in very young children. Her most recent project, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, empirically established that developmentally appropriate music practice with four-year-olds had a significant impact on their emergent literacy skill, specifically, discrimination and listening. 

Joshua Russell

Assessment Practices of Secondary Music Teachers
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: James Austin

Joshua A. Russell is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and string pedagogy. Dr. Russell received Bachelor’s degrees (Music Education, Composition) from Shepherd University, his Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, and the Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research interests include education policy, teacher education, string education, and psycho-social/cognitive development in musical learning and teaching. Dr. Russell currently serves on the editorial review board of the Music Educator’s Journal. 

Joanne Rutkowski

The Singing Voice Development Measure: Assessing Children’s Use of Singing Voice in the Elementary General Music Class
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Dr. Joanne Rutkowski, Professor and Coordinator of Music Education Programs at Penn State, previously taught general and choral music, K-8, in Ohio and New York and currently teaches music classes for children aged birth through 5 in addition to her university teaching. Music education for the general student has always been her prime professional interest and her research has focused on the nature of children's singing voices and techniques and materials for helping uncertain singers in a classroom setting. She has presented these studies at international, national, regional, and state conferences and symposia and published in various journals and books. Dr. Rutkowski is a member of the Journal of Research in Music Education Editorial Committee and also the ISME Early Childhood Commission. 

Leslie Scheuler

Musical Skills Assessment Strategies used in Inner-city Schools
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Leslie Scheuler, PhD, is the President and Founder of LS Associates, a firm specializing in research and evaluation for arts, cultural and educational programs. Leslie has completed projects for: 1) the U.S. Department of State (an evaluation of the Jazz Ambassadors program in 40 countries); 2) the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (a three-year evaluation of the Magic of Music initiative, involving 14 orchestras across the U.S.); 3) Dancing Classrooms of the American Ballroom Theatre (an evaluation of the program featured in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom); and 5) the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Leslie’s current projects include evaluations for Education Through Music (in New York and San Francisco) and a statewide study of arts education in public schools for the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education. Leslie has presented at conferences of Americans for the Arts and the International Network of Schools for Arts Education and Integration.

Sheila Scott

Constructivist Perspectives of Instruction and Assessment Within Instrumental Music Education
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 4 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 10:15-11:00am
Presenting with: Wendy McCallum

Sheila J. Scott is associate professor of music education at Brandon University, Brandon Manitoba Canada. Scott’s research is in the areas of student assessment and inquiry-based (constructivist) music education. She has authored numerous publications including articles in General Music Today, The Kodaly Envoy, and Contributions to Music Education. In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Scott is involved in an educational initiative where, along with her elementary music education per-service students, she prepares and delivers a weekly music class for autistic children.

Marissa Silverman

Aims in the Age of Assessment: A Special Case
Concurrent Session 1 : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm

Dr. Marissa Silverman is an adjunct professor of Music and Music Education at New York University and a band and English Literature teacher at Long Island City High School in New York. She has published in the International Journal of Music Education, Music Education Research, the International Journal of Community Music, and The New York Times. An active performer, Dr. Silverman has appeared in many New York City venues and presented concert-lectures at universities around North America. Her research interests include music education philosophy, general music, artistic interpretation, teacher education, and interdisciplinary curriculum development.  

Benjamin Smith

The Role of Technology in Assessment of Online Music Education Courses Taught at the Community College Level
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon

Dr. Benjamin N. Smith is an Instructor and heads the music department at Hibbing Community College, located in Hibbing, Minnesota. He attended Indiana University and graduated with his A.Mus.D. in performance and pedagogy from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. He has served as a principal cellist in many orchestras and holds the Performer's Certificate in cello performance from the Eastman School of Music. He and his technology partner were awarded the FUSION 2008 Award for Teaching and Learning which was presented by the Desire2Learn group for online education. His course "America's Popular Music" was cited for this award which was presented in July, 2008 in Memphis, TN.

Bret Smith

Arts Classroom-Based Performance Assessment in Washington State: The Journey Continues
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon

Will We Ever Have a National Consensus Regarding Assessment in Music Education? An Analysis of and Reaction to the Assessment Component of MENC: The National Association for Music Education’s Strategic Plan
Concurrent Panel Discussions : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 1:30-3:00pm
Presenting with: William Bauer, Timothy Brophy & James Austin

Bret P. Smith is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Central Washington University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in music education. He is a teacher educator, conductor, and cellist specializing in instrumental music education. Dr. Smith taught K-12 music in Washington state and served on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Music. He has served on the Executive Boards of the Washington and Maryland Music Educators Associations.
His research interests include student motivation and personal investment in instrumental music study, personality and music teaching and learning, and the assessment of musical learning. Smith co-authored with James O. Froseth the string method Do It! Play Strings (GIA Publications). He has published numerous articles and contributed chapters to all three volumes of Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra. He is past chair of MENC’s Special Research Interest Group on Assessment and editor of their newsletter. 

Neal Smith

Measurement of Instrumental and Vocal Undergraduate Performance Juries Using a Multidimensional Assessment Rubric
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Charles Ciorba

Dr. Neal Smith is an associate professor of music education at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. His duties there involve teaching a wide variety of music education courses and supervising teaching internships. He received both a PhD and a masters degree in Music Education at The Hartt School of Music. Smith has guest conducted numerous regional, county, and district music festivals as well as the Hartford Chamber Players, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra and Manchester (CT) Symphony. As an administrator he served as the Executive Director of the Hartt Summer Young Music Festival, the Roberts Center for Young Leadership in the Arts, and the Paranov Arts Partnerships. He is well known as a presenter on issues related to the use of technology in music education and in the application of assessment in music. Currently Dr. Smith serves as the special area chair in technology for IMEA, as a certified instructor for the Technology Institute for Music Educators, and as an ambassador for Sibelius Software Inc.

Tina Milhorn Stallard

A Qualitative Analysis of Participant Roles in an Applied Vocal Music Studio
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Jeremy Lane

Dr. Tina Milhorn Stallard is Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of South Carolina, where she teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky and Belmont University. Active as a concert artist, she has performed solos in works from Brahms to Poulenc, and has performed with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Johnson City Symphony and the Louisville Orchestra. She has also sung with Opera Omaha, Central City Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Kentucky Opera and Opera Theatre of Lucca (Italy). Recent engagements include performances in China, Puerto Rico, Texas and throughout the Southeast. The 2008-09 season includes performances with the South Carolina Philharmonic, The Bowling Green Western Symphony, the University of Arkansas Orchestra, and the Lake Murray Orchestra, as well as recital venues throughout the country.

Stephen Stalls

The Musical N-Back (MNB): A Measure of Working Memory in the Musical Domain
Poster Session : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 : 7:00-8:00pm
Presenting with: Jennifer Bugos

Stephen Stalls is an undergraduate student at East Carolina University. He is the recipient of the ECU Undergraduate Honors Research Assistantship Program. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, Stalls plans to pursue a degree in medicine.

Gian Tornatore

Assessing Assessment: Examining Habits of Work and Learning and Mastery
Concurrent Session 5 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 11:15-12:00noon
Presenting with: Jason Gaines & Peter Holsberg

Gian Tornatore is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, New York University, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in education at Teachers College, Columbia University while teaching and performing in the New York City Area. He founded a music program at a middle school in Washington Heights where he teaches, and has released three albums as a leader. Gian has been recognized by numerous organizations and publications, such as Downbeat Magazine for his musical achievements as a bandleader, composer, and performer, and most recently by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz as a semi-finalist in the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. 

Jeffrey Ward

Theory into practice: Teaching assessment strategies to pre-service teachers through a third through fifth grade vocal music laboratory
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm
Presenting with: Linda High

Dr. Jeffrey Ward is Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education, Associate Director of Choral Activities, Co-Director of KidsMusic, and Director of the Summer Choral Camp at East Carolina University. Additionally, he serves as Director of Traditional Music at St. James United Methodist Church in Greenville and the conductor of the Greenville Choral Society. Dr. Ward has worked with choirs in North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida as a church conductor, conductor of community choirs, high school choral director, and guest conductor for county and regional honor choirs. Dr. Ward received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA, his Master of Music degree in choral conducting from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and his undergraduate degree in music education from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Dr. Ward has published in both state and regional journals and presented music education research throughout the United States. Dr. Ward serves as state treasurer for the North Carolina chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, chapter sponsor of the award-winning East Carolina University Collegiate Music Educators Association, and holds memberships in Pi Kappa Lambda, Omicron Delta Kappa, Choristers Guild, and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers.

Brian Wuttke

Self-assessment Strategies for Developing Future Music Teachers
Concurrent Session 6 : Friday, April 17, 2009 : 1:30-2:15pm 

Brian C. Wuttke is currently the Band Director at the Kendall campus of Miami Dade College and is pursuing a Ph.D. in music education at the University of Miami. He is an experienced music teacher, having served the Miami-Dade County Public School system for twenty years. He has taught instrumental music at G. W. Carver Middle School, Coral Gables High School and Killian High School. Concert, jazz and marching bands under his direction have consistently earned superior ratings at music performance assessments. Brian is recognized in Who’s Who of American Teachers 2000, 2001 and 2004. He was the 2004 runner-up for the Miami-Dade County Public School Teacher of the Year. In 2005, Brian earned National Board Certification in Early Adolescent and Young Adulthood.

Ching Ching Yap

Investigating Multiple-Choice Formats for Assessing Music Notation Reading
Concurrent Session 3 : Thursday, April 16, 2009 : 3:15-4:00pm

Dr. Yap is a research assistant professor at the Office of Program Evaluation, College of Education, University of South Carolina where she conducts and oversees multiple research and evaluation projects and also actively presents in national and international conferences. Dr. Yap completed MM in piano performance in University of Trossingen, Trossingen, Germany, and MME and Ph.D. degrees in early childhood music education from the University of South Carolina. And she is the current director of the South Carolina Arts Assessment Program. Her research interests include arts education, performance assessment, large-scale arts assessments, and early childhood music education.