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Please see the department faculty Biographies.

Send faculty mail to: Music Education Department, Jacobs School of Music, 1201 East 3rd Street, M145J, Bloomington, IN 47405

Active Faculty

Brenda Brenner: (812-855-0989) String methods, Violin Pedagogy I, Violin Pedagogy II,  Administration of School Bands and Orchestras (team taught with Patrick Casey), String Pedagogy, Applied Violin Teaching. Email Dr. Brenner

Brent Gault: (812-855-7993) Coordinator of undergraduate music education, Elementary Music Education, Music in Early Childhood, Children's Choir, Kodály. Director of summer Kodály Institute, Program Director for the Indiana University Children's Choir. Email Dr. Gault

Estelle Jorgensen: (812-855-4430) Foundations of Music Education, Curriculum, History and Philosophy of Music Education, Philosophical and Historical Research, Comparative Music Education, College Music Teaching, Sociology of Music. Email Dr. Jorgensen

Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman: (812-855-7738) Research Methods in Music, Quantitative Research, Secondary Choral Methods, Choral Literature, Vocal Jazz Productions, Freshman Colloquium in Music Education, Faculty advisor for IU ACDA chapter.  Email Dr. Madura Ward-Steinman

Lissa May: (812-855-6343) Department Chair, Instrumental Methods, Student Teaching Supervision, Faculty sponsor of the Young Winds program. Email Dr. May

Michael Schwartzkopf*: (812-855-4044) Choral Conducting Methods, Musical Productions, Singing Hoosiers. Email Dr. Schwartzkopf

Katy Strand: (812-856-5015) Director of the International Vocal Ensemble, General Methods k-12, Introduction to Music Learning and Teaching, Experimental Teaching in General Music k-12, Music Education Master Class, Instructional Programs and Learning in Music, Advisor to Indiana's collegiate chapter of MENC, Director for the Indiana University Children's Choir. Email Dr. Strand       

Kevin Watson: Introduction to Music Learning and Teaching, Freshman Colloquium in Music Education, Psychology of Music, Measurement, Learning Theories, Music Education Masterclass. Email Dr. Watson

School of Music Contributing Faculty

 

Stephen W. Pratt*: (812-855-1372) Director of Bands, Wind Conducting and Literature, Administration of Bands and Orchestras, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble. Email Mr. Pratt

Paul Popiel*: (812-855-1372) Administration of Bands, Wind Conducting, Instrumental Methods, Concert Band, Marching Hundred. Email Dr. Popiel  

David Woodley*: (812-855-1372) Marching Band Techniques, Arranging, Concert Band, Marching Hundred. Email Mr. Woodley

Dr. Jeffrey D. Gershman*: (812- 855-1372) Administration of String Orchestras

Staff

Linda Bucklin, Administrative Secretary (812-855-2051). Email Ms. Bucklin

Emeritus Faculty  

Charles P. Schmidt: Quantitative research methods, Psychology of Music, Measurement and Evaluation.

Mary Goetze: Creator of the Indiana University Children's Choir and the International Vocal Ensemble

Ray Cramer: Wind conducting and literature, history of bands

Michael V. W. Gordon: Introduction to music education, choral conducting, political and cultural studies in music education 

Robert H. Klotman: String music education, music education administration         

Stanley Schleuter: Instrumental music education, music education administration

Leon Fosha (1921-2008) : Student teaching supervision, music education administration



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