KSU Music Education

Just a reminder about Future Music Educators Day here in Manhattan on March 1. Register soon!

Future Music Educators Day Each year, Kansas State University hosts the FUTURE MUSIC EDUCATOR’S DAY. The event allows high school students to experience a “Day-in-the-life-of” a music education student. Rather than being specifically a recruiting activity for the university, Future Music Educator’s Day is an attempt t...

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Future Msuic Educators Day 2022 is a GO! If you are intereseted in music education, please come visit us for a day in the life of a music education major. We will have studio visits, class experiences, Q&As with music education majors and much more. You can register at:

Future Music Educators Day Music Education DivisionSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceKansas State University109 McCain AuditoriumManhattan, KS 66506

2019 Music Education Symposium is June 17-19, 2019. Come see Dr. Bryan Powell and learn about Little Kids Rock and Modern Band pedagogy in music education. Here is the link. Registration is open. Hope to see you there!
https://www.k-state.edu/musiceducation/symposium/index.html

https://www.littlekidsrock.org/

Symposium Music Education DivisionSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceKansas State University109 McCain AuditoriumManhattan, KS 66506

Greetings from Manhattan!

It is with great trepidation that I announce that Spring FMED is cancelled for March 29. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be unable to hold the event. Watch for news on the fall date as it is currently in the planning stages.

Thanks!

Dr. Payne

Future Music Educators Day Music Education DivisionSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceKansas State University109 McCain AuditoriumManhattan, KS 66506

Congrats, Katie Jimenez and Rachel Villareale!!! We are so proud of you!!!

2018 Kansas Horizon Award program recognizes 32 first-year Kansas educators TOPEKA – Thirty-two first-year educators from Kansas are being recognized for their outstanding teaching skills through the 2018 Kansas Horizon Award program. The award recipients were announced Jan. 9 by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). The first-year educators will be honored at ...

Congrats to two former graduates on their Horizon Award from the State of Kansas! We are proud of you!!!

2018 Kansas Horizon Award program recognizes 32 first-year Kansas educators TOPEKA – Thirty-two first-year educators from Kansas are being recognized for their outstanding teaching skills through the 2018 Kansas Horizon Award program. The award recipients were announced Jan. 9 by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). The first-year educators will be honored at ...

Calling all K-State Music Ed Students! Future Music Ed day is next Thursday. We are expecting 40-45 seniors here on campus. Some from as far away as Lawton, OK. We need all hands on deck. Here is an opportunity to help out and meet some future colleagues! Click on this sign up to help!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D0tXv2h5twAg_O7sxQvA-yOkSCLGIF-XZRcfdVezYYc/edit?usp=sharing

FMED Fall16 Sheet1 Registration/ Doughnuts& Coffee 9-9: 30am( AFC), Conducting 9: 30-10: 15am( AFC), Piano Skills/ Theory 10: 15-10: 45am( AFC), How to prepare for Auditions 11-11: 20am, Recital 11: 30-12pm, Lunch 12-1pm, Rehearsal/ Conductor Visits 1-1: 20pm, , So you want to be a Music Teacher( McCain 32...

An article in the KMR on World Music Pedagogy from our music education faculty!
http://kansasmusicreview.com/2016/10/10/embracing-unfamiliar-cultures-in-the-music-classroom/

Embracing Unfamiliar Cultures in the Music Classroom – Kansas Music Review

Calling all new music educators in their first 4 years. We have a great day in store for you! On October 21, 2016 from 8:45-3:30 we have a great in-service day planned including a panel discussion with master teachers, sessions on addressing parent emails and much more. We will also be participating in a project to give back to future music teachers. If you're interested, go to http://www.k-state.edu/musiceducation/newmusicteacherday/untitled.html

There is a handout with the detailed schedule and a form letter to provide for your principal!

Hope to see you there!
Dr. Phillip Payne
Kansas State University

New Music Teacher Day Music Education DivisionSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceKansas State University109 McCain AuditoriumManhattan, KS 66506

Hi all! Our Future Music Educators Day is November 3, 2016! If you are a senior in high school and are interested in the career of music education, please come to K-State on November 3, to learn more about this amazing profession. We will cover "a day in the life" of a music education major. Class visits, faculty visits, and hanging out with current students is all on the docket. We will close the day at rehearsal for the Pride of Wildcat Land! Click on the link below to register!
http://www.k-state.edu/musiceducation/prospective-students/fmed/

Future Music Educators Day Music Education DivisionSchool of Music, Theatre and DanceKansas State University109 McCain AuditoriumManhattan, KS 66506

Hi all! K-State grads, here is an article published in the current Music Educators Journal on our Instrument Night in Westmoreland! Congrats on all the great work! Feel free to share and tag to get the word out!

http://mej.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/103/1/27.pdf?ijkey=bkw4ySJ3EprQzOU&keytype=finite

mej.sagepub.com

There are several local after/before school children's choirs that are always looking for great music education assistants. Contact Staci Payne, Marlatt Elementary - [email protected], Shana Lander, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary - [email protected], Heather Augustine, Woodrow Wilson Elementary - [email protected], Teri Easterday, Bluemont Elementary - [email protected], Gretchen Hartsook, Lee Elementary - [email protected]. These are great experiences for pre-service teachers!