{"id":3926,"date":"2022-06-03T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T03:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=3926"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:53:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:53:02","slug":"online-dma","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/music-education\/online-dma\/","title":{"rendered":"Online DMA Music Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-aside alignright has-secondary-background\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>Accepting applications September through early January!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/admissions-auditions\/graduate-admissions\/online-admissions\/\">APPLY NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The online Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Music Education at BU School of Music is a collaborative program that prepares music educators for advancement in their field by developing and honing research skills, sharpening proficiency in teaching techniques, and producing a dissertation of publishable quality that introduces new knowledge designed to push the field of music education forward. Boston University\u2019s graduate programs in music education have been created for the continuing growth of forward-thinking leaders and educators who serve as advocates for the importance of music in our lives, communities, and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Study with a cohort of the nation\u2019s most innovative thought leaders, teachers, policy makers, and researchers in music education, and learn from BU\u2019s large, diverse faculty representing a broad range of music research and practice interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BU&#8217;s online DMA in Music Education is for educators seeking leadership through scholarship.&nbsp;For you, the classroom or studio is a laboratory. You seek new and better techniques to encourage students to improve as musicians and succeed as well-rounded people. When you find something that works, you want to share it with other music professionals. Perhaps you have participated in a teacher research group in your school district, presented a clinic on best practices at a music conference, or have been invited to teach a course at a local college. It was a satisfying professional experience, and you would like to deepen your skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-secondary-theme icon-navigateright align-icon-left is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/cfa.bu.edu\/inquiryform\">Request more info<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now, you\u2019re ready for more.&nbsp;<\/strong>You\u2019re eager to develop your scholarship, keep your musicianship sharp, and continue your teaching career. This is where online learning comes in. We\u2019ve designed this program for you to be an important member of a small, academically vigorous online doctoral program without uprooting your family or leaving the work that fulfills you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will prepare for advancement&nbsp;in the field of music education by developing and honing research skills, sharpening proficiency in&nbsp;theory and history, developing a specialization, and producing a&nbsp;dissertation&nbsp;of publishable quality that adds&nbsp;new knowledge,&nbsp;moving the field of music education forward.&nbsp;Your dissertation can become the basis for a scholarly&nbsp;article, series of articles, or book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, you\u2019ll develop close relationships with fellow students and our expert faculty, who teach both online and on campus, and benefit from their guidance. Many of our online doctoral students have collaborated with faculty mentors on music education research and have presented alongside faculty at international conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the ranks of scholars and practitioners redefining music education for the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curriculum requirements for the online DMA in Music Education program can be found on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/cfa\/programs\/school-of-music\/music-education\/online-doctor-of-musical-arts-dma-in-music-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Bulletin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right has-background has-secondary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-1024x683.jpg);background-position:87% 47%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/What-brought-Music-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>With an Online DMA in Music Ed from Boston University, you will&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<ul><li>Learn new techniques and strategies that can be applied in your classrooms.<\/li><li>Collaborate with influential leaders in the music education profession.<\/li><li>Participate in a weeklong residency on campus with faculty and other students.<\/li><li>Pursue your scholarly interests and connect them to music education theories and your teaching practice.<\/li><li>Advance your career and discover new opportunities.<\/li><li>Complete your doctorate without uprooting your family or leaving the work that fulfills you.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/cfa.bu.edu\/inquiryform\">Request more info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Program of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As an online Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in music education degree student, you will critically examine a variety of research that informs music education. You will discuss and analyze philosophical, sociological, and psychological ideas and problems in the field of music education. Music theory and analytical techniques in composition will sharpen the eye and ear. Scholarly writing and research skills are honed as you choose from a list of engaging electives. Your online student colleagues will be music education professionals from around the world who will become lifelong friends and professional contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>This world-class program is an incredible place to meet future colleagues and leaders of the profession where you will be challenged and tested to your limits to produce your very best.<\/p><cite>Dr. Gareth Dylan Smith, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Boston University<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Music Education faculty aim to prepare students to work effectively within contemporary music and education landscapes. We are a theoretically-grounded and practice-oriented department committed to practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect our students to be flexible musicians and thinkers who strive for excellence, no matter the venue in which they teach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our faculty include nationally- and internationally-recognized leaders in early childhood and elementary music education; instrumental and choral music education; community music facilitation; music technology; accessible music education; diversity, equity, and inclusion; student leadership; trauma-informed music education; arts integration; rock and pop pedagogy; music and wellbeing; and policy and advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">We offer courses and professional development for 21st century music teachers and future professors who teach within and beyond the traditionally-conceived school day, with populations that include K\u201312 students, early childhood and adult students, in higher education and a variety of community settings. We encourage students to think creatively and critically, to be dedicated collaborators, and to work in multilingual and multicultural contexts with students from across the socioeconomic spectrum and with a range of ability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-secondary-theme icon-navigateright align-icon-left is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/music-education\/online-dma\/courses\/\">online DMA Courses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We model and encourage self-reflection and dedication to continual growth. Graduate students may concentrate their degree in areas such as diversity, equity, and inclusion; antiracist pedagogy; early childhood; musicology\/ethnomusicology; music technology; popular music; and wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our students benefit from pursuing their doctoral studies with world-class faculty publishing innovative, traditional, relevant, and diverse scholarship. Boston University\u2019s online DMA in Music Education is a challenging and rigorous program that welcomes students who are committed to making a difference in and through music education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-1-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-1000x1334.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-drumming-hands-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"986\" height=\"488\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-Online.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-Online.jpg 986w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-Online-636x315.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-Online-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Study at Top-Ranked, Fully Accredited Boston University<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\">As the oldest degree-granting music program in the U.S., BU has shaped generations of music educators and the pedagogy of music education globally, earning a reputation for excellence.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our program was the first (and longest-running) online DMA in music education anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The diverse interests and expertise of BU\u2019s music education faculty provide students with access to <br>unparalleled depth and diversity of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities provide a distinct hybrid study experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/admissions\/graduate\/online\/\">Online programs at BU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay alignfull wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-3-s\">\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-Ed-students-around-piano-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--1000x1334.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Music-ed-basket--scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-339 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-musicology-ethnomusicology position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/alexandre-abdoulaev\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Alexandre-Abdoulaev_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alexandre Abdoulaev\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alexandre Abdoulaev<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Musicology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-370 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-composition-music-theory position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/mark-berger\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Mark-Berger_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Berger\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mark Berger<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Music Theory<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-399 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/kelly-bylica\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Kelly-Bylica_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Bylica\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kelly Bylica<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-521 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/diana-dansereau\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Diana-Dansereau_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Dansereau\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Diana Dansereau<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Music, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-524 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/andre-de-quadros\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Andre\u0301-de-Quadros_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Andre\u0301 de Quadros\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andr\u00e9 de Quadros<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor of Music, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-527 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/ruth-debrot\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Ruth-Debrot_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Debrot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ruth Debrot<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-618 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/andrew-goodrich\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Andrew-Goodrich_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Goodrich\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew Goodrich<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-643 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/karin-s-hendricks\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Karin-Hendricks-CFA-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Karin Hendricks<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor; Chair, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-730 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/brian-kellum\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Brian-Kellum_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Kellum\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Brian Kellum<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-748 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-musicology-ethnomusicology position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/david-kjar\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/David-Kjar-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"David Kjar\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Kjar<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Musicology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-861 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music 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profile-name-advanced\">Jacqueline Smith<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-989 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-music school-school-of-music program-music-education position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/tawnya-smith\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tawnya Smith\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tawnya Smith<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-996 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We\u2019re in a place of change right now and that\u2019s scary and exciting at the same time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Heather Katz-Cote<\/strong> (CFA&#8217;16), K\u201312 Director of Performing Arts in Westwood, MA, Incoming President of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignleft\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/2021\/05\/24\/future-of-music-education\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size is-style-default\">Pictured: (left) Dana Monteiro (CFA\u201916) and Harlem Samba perform at the 2017 Louis Armstrong\u2019s Wonderful World Festival in New York City. 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