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MUED Class of 2020 Commencement Speech
University Courses Taught
Below are the university courses I have taught from 2015 to present. Course syllabi are included where available.
1. List of courses taught with syllabi (linked) at UMTC (2023–present):
MUED 1201: Introduction to Music Education (Fa24; Fa25)
MUED 5516: Instrumental Methods and Materials I (Sp24; Sp25; Sp26)
MUED 5517: Instrumental Methods and Materials II (Fa23; Fa24; Fa25)
MUED 8112: Introduction to Research and Design in Arts Education (Fa23; Fa25)
MUED 8900: Doctoral Seminar in Music Education (Fa24; Fa25)
2. List of courses taught with syllabi (linked) at Kent State University (2015–present):
3. List of courses taught with syllabi (linked) at UNL (2018–2023):
MUED 201: Introduction to Music Education (Fa18; Fa19; Fa20; Fa21; Fa22)
MUED 297: Sophomore Practicum Coordinator & Overall Supervisor (Fa18; Fa19; Fa20; Fa21; Fa22)
MUED 401B: Advanced Methods, Band Rehearsal Strategies (Fa18; Fa19; Fa20; Fa21; Fa22)
MUED 401L: Advanced Methods, Jazz Band Techniques (Fa18; Fa19; Fa20)
MUED 403: Student Teaching Seminar (Fa18; Sp19; Fa19; Sp20; Fa20; Sp21; Fa21; Sp22; Fa22; Sp23)
MUED 497D/T, section 1: Student Teaching Field Experiences (Fa18; Sp19; Fa19; Sp20; Fa20; Sp21; Fa21; Sp22; Fa22; Sp23)
MUED 497D/T, section 2: Senior Practicum (Fa18; Sp19; Fa19; Sp20; Fa20; Sp21; Fa21; Sp22; Fa22; Sp23)
MUED 345: Instrumental Music Methods (Sp19; Sp20; Sp21; Sp22; Sp23)
MUED 397B: Junior Practicum, Instrumental (Sp19; Sp20; Sp21; Sp22; Sp23)
4. List of courses taught with syllabi at Doane University (2015–2018):
LAR 101-11: Inquiry Seminar: Learning the Art of Inquiry (Soundtracks: Enhancing the Story through Music) (Fa17)
MUS 121: Introduction to Music Education (Sp16; Sp17; Sp18)
MUS 316: Foundations of Music Teaching & Learning (Sp16; Sp17; Sp18)
MUS 341: Instrumental Music Methods (Fa15; Fa16; Fa17)
MUS 431: Advanced Topics in Music Education (Sp16; Sp17; Sp18)
Doane Tiger Pep Band, Director (Fa15; Fa16; Fa17)
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Evidence of Effective Teaching
Awards
Recipient of the 2025 Minnesota Music Educators Association Collegiate Music Educator of the Year
2025: I was selected for the Minnesota Changemakers in Music Education project, sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education. The project highlights music educators who are driving systemic transformation in music education. In addition to receiving an honorarium, I was interviewed for a case study and my teaching was observed as an example of rethinking traditional music education structures to create inclusive, student-centered, and culturally responsive learning spaces.
Recipient of Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA) 2020 Outstanding Music Educator of the Year Award
Efforts to improve my teaching and professional development:
Completion of University of Minnesota New Faculty Program
Completion of Spring 2024 FeedbackFruits Learning Community
Participation in 2024-2025 Early Career Teaching and Learning Program
Participation in the Spring 2025 Ungrading Teaching Fellows Cohort
Served as a mentor to PhD MUED student, Tsai-Rung Li, during the spring 2025 semester as part of his GRAD 8200 “Practicum for Future Faculty” course in the UMN Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program.
Peer Letters of Teaching Evaluation
MUED 1201 Intro to Music Education (Fall 2024)
MUED 5516 Instrumental Methods I (Spring 2024)
MUED 8112 Intro to Research in Music Education (Fall 2023)
Letters of support from other stakeholders related to my teaching:
Music education professor at the University of Washington. I provided a guest presentation, "Self-care as a professional music educator," for undergraduate music education students at the University of Washington during a class session of their Student Teaching Seminar course.
Edina High School Bands, providing positive feedback regarding summer work with one of my undergraduate music education majors
Mounds View High School, orchestra director, providing positive feedback regarding my students' participation in practicum during MUED 5517, Fall 2025
Armstrong High School, orchestra director, providing positive feedback regarding my students' participation in practicum during MUED 5517, Fall 2025
Evidence of successful peer and community partnerships. Note from Jerry Luckhardt, Associate Director of Bands at UMN, regarding the partnership between my MUED 5517 class and his community Medalist Concert Band.
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Graduate Student Committee Advising
Kent State University: 2015–present
Advisor and committee chair for students in the Capstone and Research courses as part of the online Master’s of Music in Music Education program
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: 2023–present
2025 Xiaowei Guo, music education
Doctoral Preliminary Committee
Dissertation proposal title: The role of Chinese university music majors in community music cooperation: Opportunities, challenges, and collaborative models
2025 Allison Cornish, music education
Master’s Thesis, Research Committee (CHAIR)
Thesis title: Understanding adolescents through music: Preferences,
participation, and social-emotional benefits in middle school music education
2025 Michael Werner, music education
Master’s Thesis, Pedagogy Committee (CHAIR)
Thesis title: How does it go? A literature review of reflections on
curriculum and pedagogy in middle school instrumental music education
2025 Maddie Mascia, music theory
Master’s Thesis, Research Committee
2024 Alexis Aguilar, music performance (saxophone)
Doctoral Preliminary Committee
2024 Zishan Xiong, music education
Doctoral Preliminary Committee
Dissertation title: Exploring the impact of entrepreneurship education on
music students’ career planning
2024 Nathaniel Krebs, music composition
Doctoral Preliminary Committee
2024 Tsai-Rung Li, music education
Doctoral Preliminary Committee
Dissertation title: Foreign music educators working in higher education
institutions in the United States of America
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