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nafmeadminHi everyone,
Happy New Year! My name is Dave Stringham, and I’m serving as NAfME’s composition mentor this month. I am currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Music at James Madison University, where I lead one of our jazz ensembles, teach courses in music technology and instrumental methods, and supervise student teachers. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to work with future teachers and in-service teachers (and their students) to help them find ways to make composition–and other opportunities for generative creativity–a part of every student’s music education.
Prior to my time at JMU, I taught middle school and high school instrumental music in Western New York. For the past six years, I’ve been involved with the New York State School Music Association’s young composer program, and am currently serving as Southern Division Representative and Chair-Elect of NAfME’s Council for Music Composition.
I look forward to our conversations this month!
nafmeadminlove, Love, LOVE this book! I purchased this to use in my school district, and will be puying additional copies for teachers. There are great ideas, rubrics, and lesson plans to use with all levels of ensembles. Thanks, Dave, for your work on this wonderful resource.
nafmeadminHi Johanna,
Thanks! (The book Johanna mentioned is Musicianship: Composing in Band and Orchestra, a project I had the privilege to work on with 35 other teachers and composers.) It’s one of several recent books intended to help teachers incorporate composition in their classrooms. For a more complete list, see Dr. Daniel Deutsch’s post here: http://musiced.nafme.org/interest-areas/music-composition/books-on-teaching-music-composition/
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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