Dr. Jill Reese
Jill Reese is Professor of Music Education at The State University of New York at Fredonia. She teaches courses including early childhood music pedagogy and elementary and secondary general music methods. She presents and publishes research on topics including technology, improvisation, early childhood music development, professional development communities, and ukulele. Her first book "Navigating Music Learning Theory: A Guide for General Music Teachers" was published by GIA in 2019. Her second book "Q & A for MLT: General Music Perspectives" is projected for publication in 2021.
Her accomplishments as a researcher and mentor were recognized by at SUNY Fredonia when she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition at SUNY Fredonia and again in 2021 when she was awarded the William T. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award. Her work with undergraduate and graduate researchers further contributed to being nominated for the 2020 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
She is the founder of Fredonia Ukulele and a YouTube channel that provides play-along videos for ukulele (https://www.youtube.com/user/DrJillReese). SUNY Fredonia awarded Reese the "2017 Fredonia College Council Award for Community Engagement" for facilitating community ukulele and early childhood music experiences through community-university partnerships. She completed professional development levels in Orff-Schulwerk (Level I) and Music Learning Theory (Level I and II) and earned degrees in Music Education from Temple University (Ph.D.), University of Michigan (M.M), and Michigan State University (B.M.) and taught vocal/general music in the public schools of Michigan, early childhood music in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and is on faculty with the Gordon Institute for Music Learning.
