Music Education
Vincent Aiosa, lecturer, music education M.S., B.S., SUNY Fredonia Formerly, teacher, Newfield Central School Formerly, President of the Seneca-Tompkins County Music Teachers Association Member, Ithaca Concert Band Member, NYSSMA, MENC Guest instrumental conductor, New York State vaiosa@ithaca.edu
Susan J. Avery, assistant professor, music education. Ph.D., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Ithaca College; B.M., Eastman School of Music Formerly, vocal and choral music educator, public schools; teaching assistant, Eastman School of Music. Guest choral conductor, clinician, adjudicator. Contributor, Music Educators Journal, The American Music Teacher, School Music News, MENC's Benchmarks in Action: A Guide to Standards-aed Assesment in MusicStudent Performances Project. MENC Eastern Division Chair of Adult and Community Music Special Research Intrest Group (MENC). Conductor, voICes (Ithaca College Faculty/Staff Chorus). Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, College Music Society, American Choral Directors Association, MENC, NYSSMA. savery@ithaca.edu
Verna Brummett, associate professor, music education. Ed.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.M.E., B.M.E., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Formerly, choral director and general music instructor, Cairo American College, Munich International School, suburban Kansas City, Missouri, public schools. Published in Music Educators Journal, Journal of Music Teacher Education, General Music Today,Choral Journal, and Troubador. Clinician, guest choral conductor, adjudicator, consultant. brummett@ithaca.edu
Gary Chollet, lecturer, music education. M.S., School Administrator, Supervisor Certification, B.S., Ithaca College. Formerly, teacher, Port Washington School District, Horseheads Central Schools. Formerly, director of music, Horseheads Central Schools.
Mark Fonder, professor, music education; conductor, concert band. Ed.D., MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; BM, Lawrence University. Formerly, faculty, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; teacher, public schools in Wisconsin. Formerly, trombonist, Green Bay Symphony, San Antonio Brass. Adjudicator, clinician, guest conductor, school music consultant. Music consultant, Educational Testing Services. Contributor, Music Educators Journal, Instrumentalist, Band Director's Guide, Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of Historical Research in Music Education. Editor, Ithaca Conference on American Music Education: Centennial Profiles, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Hawaii-Pacific Music Education Research Symposium. Frequent presenter at state, regional, and national conferences. fonder@ithaca.edu
Janet Galván, professor, music education; conductor, women's chorale, chorus. Ed.D., M.M., BM, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Studies with Robert Shaw, Richard Cox, Peter Paul Fuchs, Jack Jarrett, William McIver. Formerly, faculty, University of Nebraska at Kearney; teacher, North Carolina public schools. Guest conductor, national, regional, and state choral festivals throughout the U.S. Artistic Director, Ithaca Children's Choir; North American Children's Chorale at Carnegie Hall. Editor, Janet Galván's Women's Choral Series; Roots and Wings Choral Series (with Roger Dixon). Clinician, national and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference; clinician, World Symposium on Choral Music Series advisor, Latin Accents Clinician, Boosey and Hawkes. Member of the Robert Shaw Institute Singers (Telarc recordings). Contributor, Choral Journal, Troubadour, Choral Cues. galvanj@ithaca.edu
Jennifer Haywood, assistant professor, music education. Ph.D, University of Toronto; M.M., BM, Ithaca College. Formerly, director of the master chorale, University of Toronto; director of choral activities, St. Bonaventure university; general music educator and choral music director, New York State public schools. Clinician, adjudicator, and consultant in the US, Canada, and England. Conductor of county, regional, and all-state ensembles; Young Men's Chorus and Senior Choir of Ithaca Children's Choir. Presenter, Research in Music Education Conference. Contributor, General Music Today, Canadian Music Educator jhaywood@ithaca.edu .
Keith Kaiser, associate professor, music education; conductor, brass choir; chair, Department of Music Education. Ph.D., Florida State University; M.M. The University of Redlands; B.M.E., The University of Wyoming. Formerly, graduate teacher and associate wind band conductor, Florida State University; teacher, public schools in Wyoming, California, and Florida. Founding conductor, University of Redlands Wind Ensemble for Young Musicians.. Contributor, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Therapy, School Music News, Reverberations, Orff-Echo. Clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, consultant, and presenter throughout the US; State certification chair, New York State School Music Association; chair, Learning & Development Speical Research Interest Group of MENC co-conductor, Ithaca Concert Band kaiser@ithaca.edu
William J. Mercer, lecturer, music education. B.A., Syracuse University; BS, SUNY Potsdam; Administrative Certification. Recipient,Teacher of the Year, Liverpool Central Schools; Outstanding Music Educator Award, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra; Helen M. Hosmer Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement, SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association. Formerly, teacher, Baldwinsville Central Schools, Liverpool Central Schools. Formerly, conductor, Onondaga Civic Symphony; on-site administrator, New York State Summer School of the Arts, School of Choral Studies at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Member, ASTA, Onondaga County Music Teachers Association, MENC, NYSSMA. Guest conductor, adjudicator, clinician in New York State.
Barry Peters, lecturer, music education M.M., Ithaca College; BS Mansfield College Formerly, teacher, Union-Endicott Schools, Liverpool Central School, Canandaigua City School District, Hammondsport Central School, Troy Area Schools (Pa.). Formerly, NYSSMA Marching Band Chairman; President, Broome County Music Educators Association. Formerly, member, Southern Tier Wind Ensemble, Corning Philharmonic, Elmira Symphony. Member, Executive Board for New York State Band Director's Association, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi. Conductor, Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra. Clinician, conductor, adjudicator in New York State.
Elizabeth Peterson, assistant professor, music education; conductor, campus band. D.M.A., Shenandoah Conservatory; M.M., Northwestern University; BM, University of Michigan Formerly, adjunct professor, Northwestern University; teacher and band director, public schools in Ohio and Illinois; administrative supervisor, public high school fine arts department. Formerly, trumpet, North Shore Concert Band Member, American School Band Directors Association, MENC, Pi Kappa Lambda. Collegiate MENC sponsor CO-conductor, Ithaca Concert Band Clinician, guest conductor . epeterson@ithaca.edu
Reuning, Sanford, adjunct associate professor. See listing under "Suzuki."
William J. Sweeney, lecturer, music education. BS SUNY at Potsdam; additional study at Western Connecticut State College. Formerly, teacher, New York Mills School District, Arlington Central Schools. Past NYSSMA Conference All-State Band Chairperson Formerly, NYSSMA Director of Adjudicators Clinician, conductor, adjudicator
Baruch J. Whitehead, assistant professor, music education. Ph.D., Capella University; M.F.A., University of Florida; BA, B.M.E., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Studies, Orff Institute in Salzburg; Orff apprenticeship at DePaul University. Formerly, faculty, Marshall University; public schools in Florida, Ohio. Formerly,director of athletic bands, Marshall University; oboe, Huntington Symphony Orchestra. Member, Orff-Schulwerk National Association, West Virginia Orff-Schulwerk Association, MAC Band Director Association, MENC, NYSSMA Director, Ithaca College Orff Certification Program Director, Voices Multicultural Chorus; Syracuse Gospel Choir; Greater Ithaca Activities Center African Drumming Clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor. bwhitehead@ithaca.edu
Robert Zazzara, lecturer, music education. MS, Ithaca College; BS, SUNY at Fredonia. Formerly, teacher, Elmira Heights School District, Elmira City School District. Guest conductor, adjudicator, clinician, consultant in New York State and Canada. Director of choral activities, Bristol Hills Music Camp. Member, ACDA, MENC, NEA, NYSSMA. rzazzara@ithaca.edu

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