2022 Music Faculty Notes

Seth Pendergast headshot
Dr. Seth Pendergast, Assistant Professor of Music; Choral Music Education

Dr. Seth Pendergast

Bonnie Jacobi
Associate Professor of Music; Music Education; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute

Dr. Bonnie Jacobi

Dr. Jacobi and three senior B.M. Music Education majors John Andretsos, Cass Brandiff, and Jake Elam co-presented a session at the National Conference of the American Eurhythmics Society on Saturday, October 9. Read more here.

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Associate Professor of Music; Instrumental Music Education

Dr. Erik Johnson

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  • Johnson, E., & LaGasse, A. B. (2021). Musical Creativity in Autism: Exploring Growth through Collaborative Peer Interaction. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1-15.
  • Pellegrino, K., Johnson, E., Waggoner, C., Powell, S. (2021). Trends Associated with Music
  • Teacher Professional Identity Transitions. In P. Jelnick (ed), Applications of Teacher Identity Development in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Johnson, E., Herman, C. (in-press). Peer-Assisted Learning Techniques for the Secondary Instrumental Music Educator. Oxford University Press.

Recent double blind, peer-reviewed research presentations at national and international conferences:

  • "Music Teacher Identity Transitions Between Preservice And The First Three Years Of Teaching"
    • Research Presentation at the World Conference of the International Society for Music Education 2022 (ISME2022) Scientific Committee
  • “To Teach or Not to Teach? The Impact of COVID-19 on Music Teachers’ Career Decisions”
    • Research Presentation at the American Educators Research Association (AERA 2022)

Dr. Johnson's recent teaching and research awards:

  • Dr. Johnson was the 2021 winner of the College of Liberal Arts "Engaged Scholarship Award" for his ongoing work with the Middle School Outreach Ensembles (MSOE) and Trying-on-Teaching programs.
  • Dr. Johnson was honored by the National Residence Hall Association chapter at CSU (2021-2022 school year) for Dedicated Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Student Mentorship and Advising