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2017 - Past Events:
Creating a New Song: Disrupting Normative Music Education in the United States
February 18, 2017
New Directions in Music Education Conference
East Lansing, Michigan
Songwriting and the Music Classroom
January 22, 2017
Michigan Music Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Responding and Connecting: Core Standards for Life-Long Music Making
January 22, 2017
Michigan Music Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2016 - Past Events:
Incorporating Songwriting: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
November 18, 2016
Nebraska Music Educators Association All-State Conference
Lincoln, NE
Educating the Music User
November 18, 2016
Nebraska Music Educators Association All-State Conference
Lincoln, NE
A Work In Process: A Songwriter on Songwriting
November 10, 2016
American Fifth Spirits
Lansing, Michigan
Reflections of vernacular musicians as music educators
(research poster presentation)
October 6, 2016
BTAA Music Education Conference
Maryland, College Park
A Vague Beginning of a Direction
(research poster presentation w/ Dennis P. Giotta, Becky Marsh, Vallie Susanne Owens, Dr. Kevin Watson)
February 19, 2016
National Association for Music Education Research and Teacher Education National Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
The Perceptions of Music Non-major Songwriters Concerning Reasons to Participate In A Songwriting Class
(research poster presentation)
February 18, 2016
National Association for Music Education Research and Teacher Education National Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
Survival Tips for the Rural Music Educator
January 23, 2016
Michigan Music Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Creative Ensemble: Borrowing From the Spectrum of Group Music Making
(co-presented with Andrea VanDeusen - http://www.andreavandeusen.com)
January 22, 2016
Michigan Music Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Survival Tips for the Rural Music Educator
January 16, 2016
Indiana Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference
Fort Wayne, Indiana