Dean Robert Cutietta speaks at Shanghai Conservatory anniversary
Robert Cutietta, Dean of USC Thornton, traveled to Shanghai last week where he gave one of the keynote speeches at the 90th anniversary celebration of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Representatives of music institutions from around the world were present including the Conservatoire de Paris, Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and Juilliard. Founded in 1927,… Continue reading Dean Robert Cutietta speaks at Shanghai Conservatory anniversary
Musical training improves brain development, according to ongoing USC study
USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute continues to publish the results of an ongoing study showing that musical training can alter brain structures for the better. Beatriz Illari, a faculty member of the USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning program, is a co-author of the study, which has been conducted in partnership with the Los Angeles… Continue reading Musical training improves brain development, according to ongoing USC study
Dean Robert Cutietta featured on podcast ahead of Eastman Leadership Conference
This June, Robert Cutietta, Dean of the USC Thornton School of Music, will serve as faculty at the 4-day Eastman Leadership Conference at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Together with Martin Messinger, Dean of the Eastman School of Music, and Toni-Marie Montgomery, Dean of the Bienen School of Music at… Continue reading Dean Robert Cutietta featured on podcast ahead of Eastman Leadership Conference
Elizabeth Palmer leads professional development session for band directors
Elizabeth Palmer, a DMA candidate in the USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning program, led the professional development session for the 25th Anniversary of Susquehanna University’s High School Honors Band. The session, entitled “Music Teaching and Learning: Growing Through Our Philosophies,” was attended by band directors, alumni, and university students. Palmer is also founder and… Continue reading Elizabeth Palmer leads professional development session for band directors
Beatriz Ilari edits new book about international music education
Beatriz Ilari, a member of the USC Thornton Music Teaching & Learning faculty, has edited a book with Susan Young entitled Children’s Home Musical Experiences Across the World. The book explores home-based musical activities that impact the lives of children in a dozen countries, examining how these diverse musical experiences affect childhood development from a… Continue reading Beatriz Ilari edits new book about international music education
Music education and choral alumni win professional awards
Several USC Thornton alumni have won significant awards in recent months. Dr. Lorna Zemke (MM ’68, DMA ’73, music education), formerly the Director of Graduate Music at Silver Lake College in Wisconsin, was awarded the International Katalin Forrai Award by the International Kodaly Society (IKS) for her contributions to Early Childhood Music Education. Fellow Music… Continue reading Music education and choral alumni win professional awards
Doctoral student Eun Cho publishes two music education articles
USC Thornton Music Education doctoral candidate Eun Cho has had two articles published in music education journals. “What do mothers say? Korean mothers’ perceptions of children’s participation in extra-curricular musical activities” was published in Music Education Research, while The Korean Journal of Research in Music Education, published “Music education and intelligence: A literature review.” Cho… Continue reading Doctoral student Eun Cho publishes two music education articles
Beatriz Ilari
Beatriz Ilari (she/her) is a Professor of Music Teaching & Learning at the USC Thornton School of Music, where she teaches graduate courses in music psychology, the sociology of music, cultural diversity in music teaching and learning and research methods. She has conducted extensive research with babies, preschoolers and school-aged children from the U.S., Brazil,… Continue reading Beatriz Ilari
Peter Webster honored by National Association for Music Education
Peter Webster, Vice Dean of the Division of Scholarly and Professional Studies and Scholar-in-Residence of Music Education, was recently named the 2014 National Association for Music Education Senior Researcher for the Society for Research in Music Education. The award, which recognizes significant scholarship in music education, honors Webster’s lifelong contributions to the field through his… Continue reading Peter Webster honored by National Association for Music Education