The Colorado State University Music Education area presents its 2025 newsletter.

Jessica Warner, Music Education Administrative Assistant – Writer, Project Coordinator
Jennifer Clary, SMTD Director of Communications – Editor, Production

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Stories In This Issue

Announcing Nabile Galván as CSU’s new Music Education professor

Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Strings

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomes Nabile Galván as assistant professor of Music Education, secondary string emphasis. Galván’s work is featured in the Journal of General Music Education and on the NAfME blog.

Paul Maley teaching percussion

Music Ed alum Paul Maley builds kids’ confidence and inspires them to shine

Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Music Ed alum Paul Maley builds kids’ confidence and inspires them to shine by Jessica […]

Sarah Chicoine at Munroe Elementary

Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime

Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime by Jessica Warner Alumni | […]

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Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion

Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion by Jessica Warner Alumni | Music Education […]

Paul Haarala works with strings students at CSU

Paul Haarala is balancing his love for different teaching approaches and instruments

Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Recent graduate, Paul Haarala (CSU’25, M.M., Music Education) sat down with us to reflect on his music education journey so far.

CSU Spur Music Lab

CSU Spur Music Lab gives kids opportunity to find their instruments (for free)

Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Whether the kids on the second floor of Colorado State University Spur’s Hydro building were tapping tentative notes on the piano or banging on the drumset a few feet away, Katrina Hedrick had nothing but positive things to say.

Rose Wollman headshot

Announcing Dr. Rose Wollman as CSU viola professor

School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Strings

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomes Rose Wollman as assistant professor of viola. Hailed as “innovative” and “stylish” by the Chicago Classical Review, violist, Rose Wollman is a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and teacher.

2024 CSU Alumni Band pictured as a group in Canvas Stadium

CSU Alumni Band at Homecoming and Family Weekend

School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

You are invited to join us for CSU Homecoming and Family Weekend and the CSU Alumni Band. Even if it’s been a while since you joined us, you never really forget how it’s done. And, it is a wonderful time to reconnect with friends, see what’s new on campus (Clark Reno!) and what’s still the same, and to recapture some of the fun and excitement of performing for Rams fans at pre-game and halftime.