Dr. Bonnie Jacobi

Music education professor, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, was selected to serve on a national panel for historical research in music education, which was held at the Normal Symposium for the History of Music Education in Normal, Illinois, in May 2023. The event was part of a scholarly research interest group within the National Association for Music Education (NAfME.org) that meets every other year; the panel invitation came from Dr. Marie McCarthy, editor of NAfME’s Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, at the University of Michigan.

The panel informed participants how to conduct historical research in music education, and according to the organization's website, includes "paper presentations, panel presentations, and musical performances. Organizers welcomed submissions on any topic related to the history of music education. The symposium was a friendly and encouraging environment for experienced scholars, graduate students, and emerging researchers alike."

Dr. Jacobi presented an invited session at the 2022 National Conference of the American Eurhythmics Society in Helotes, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2022. The title of the session was: “Developing the Child’s Sense of Touch: Tactile Activities Then and Now.”

Also, last fall, Dr. Jacobi joined the CSU Concert Orchestra as the soloist on a performance of W.A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G Major (K.453).

Dr. Erik Johnson

Dr. Erik Johnson presented research at national and international music education conferences in 2022, including the American Education Research Association Conference, held in San Diego, California; the 35th International Society for Music Education biennial conference in Brisbane, Australia;

In San Diego, Dr. Johnson gave a primary research presentation on the longitudinal developments of music teacher identity development from preservice through the first five years of teaching.

In Australia, he presented research on "Music Teacher Professional Development Cohort As An Agent Of Change."