Music education news

Through the Trying on Teaching program, CU-Boulder music education majors mentor high school music students who are considering a career teaching music.

Willie Hill, Jr., College of Music graduate and former professor and assistant dean, led the very first Super Bowl halftime show for Grambling College in 1967.

Music Education major Samantha Jones will address graduates at Friday's College of Music Fall Commencement.

Matthew Pagano and Bryce Kirchhausen present their app, Mockingplay, at a music education colloquium in October.

Last month, five members of the CU-Boulder music education department, along with four PhD students, attended the Society for Music Teacher Education’s Symposium on Music Teacher Education.

Several College of Music faculty members are getting creative with help from the CU-Boulder Office of Outreach and Engagement.

When the middle school leg of the CU-Boulder Summer Music Academy kicks off on July 21, the 120 middle school attendees will learn from undergraduate music education students.

NAfME has awarded its Professional Achievement Recognition to CU-Boulder juniors Maddy Cort, Amanda Johnson and Alex Chavez.

The students of the pre-professional organization for music education majors at the University of Colorado Boulder have recently been recognized nationally and locally for the quality of their programs and their commitment to providing learning experiences for their members.

If it weren’t for dedicated mentors in her high school, University of Colorado Boulder student Lisa Martin would not have considered a career as a music educator. “It definitely took some persuasion on the part of my directors, and I am forever grateful that they saw in me what I did not see in myself back in the day,” she said.