California State University, Long Beach

Tamara T. Thies, PhD, is Area Director in Music Education for the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music and Coordinator of Music Education in the Single Subject Credential Program for the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa, a Conducting Diploma with Honors from the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary, and her PhD in Music Education from the University of Iowa. She presents professional workshops, sessions, and research at state, national, and international conferences. Her creative and research interests focus on music education at the intersection of creativity, technology, and cultural relevancy and sustainability.