Music Department Annual Report 2014

MUSIC DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2014

Prepared by Julie Combs

MAY 1, 2015 MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Music Department

Department of Music Annual Report 2014

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PART 1: GOALS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PROGRESS MADE ON THOSE GOALS

1. NASM Response and Deferral Issues:

Completed ten-year accreditation report for NASM

Completed on-site visit with NASM accreditors

Completed Optional Response

Began working on deferral response received on December 19, 2014

Reduced deferral issues from 17 to 7 through the Optional Response.

2. Ellis Hall Renovations:

Ad hoc Faculty Facility planning committee at work

Faculty discussions about wants, needs, and dreams in Ellis

Organized “Fortissimo Friday” for Governor’s walk-though in November 2014

Planning discussions for Rm. 226 with Design and Construction

Planning discussions for Rm. 226 with donors and architect

3. Advertising and Website:

Budgeted and spent considerable funds on branding, message, tagline, and website design

with Brandigm Company to step up advertising efficacy

Organized meetings with University Publications and Publicity and Web Design with

Recruiting committee and Brandigm

Placed four ads in MMEA, one in Illinois Music Educators Magazine, one in Springfield

Symphony program, and two in American Choral Directors Magazines

Sent Dr. Prescott to Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago with publicity for

attracting graduate students

4. Using Logo Design/Recruiting Efforts:

Logo on jump drives, handouts for Shadow Day, MMEA, and Recruiting Days

Shadow Day brought over 126 students and teachers to campus

Participated in all Showcases, major fairs, and campus events to promote department

Developed new admittance and non-admittance letters

Continued two days of off-site recruiting and auditioning in KC and STL


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5. Graduate Degrees:

Discontinued Theory Option in MM degree

Revamped Pedagogy option for keyboard and strings, the only areas in which we intent to

offer graduate pedagogy

Listed more music education courses for enrollment

Continued to purge catalogue

Appointed with faculty approval and support Dr. John Prescott as incoming director of

Graduate Studies

PART 2: DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN DASHBOARD REPORT AREAS

A. ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

1. MAJOR HEADCOUNT (INCLUDE 1ST AND 2ND MAJORS)

Academic Period Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014

College DPT Prim Prog IND

Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount

Value Value Value Value Value

COAL Music 325 357 332 316 299

Second Majors 27 23 14 10 6

First Majors 298 334 318 306 293

Total by COLUMNS 325 357 332 316 299

Music decreased by 13 majors between F 2013 and F 2014, a decrease of 4.24%.

Music has experienced an increase and a decrease in the total major count over the past five year period.

The entering class of 2011 has created a huge enrollment issue for getting these BME students through

the degree in a timely fashion, and many of them are graduating now. The Fall 2014 class was the

smallest we have admitted possibly within the past ten years. With new energy in our choral program this

year, and in orchestra for next year, we anticipate gaining ground with enrollment numbers.

We have planned for the coming year by increasing the number of Theory sections we plan to offer in

Fall 2015 for MUS 103. If the incoming class materializes, we will have problems similar to the past

three years in accommodating those majors in techniques courses, and especially in the MUS 340 and

MUS 430, both of which are taught by a per course instructor. If the enrollment crunch materializes as

we believe it will, it would be wise to consider adding an instructor position in music education to help

alleviate the crunch.

We anticipate, during the move-out from Ellis, of perhaps running more sections of MUS 241 in smaller

class sizes, an issue that appeals to a majority of students. We see the potential for offering more online

MUS 241 classes, especially during the second block of classes in both semesters.

We plan to offer the iCourse MUS 239 in both fall and spring semesters. These two efforts will increase

SCH.


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2. SCH PRODUCTION

Calendar Year

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Change

Course Group

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours


Graduate 652 574 604 565 608 7.6

Lower Division

7,130 7,420 7,338 7,071 6,171 -12.7

Upper Division

2,834 2,811 3,036 3,292 3,173 -3.6

Total by COLUMNS

10,616 10,805 10,978 10,928 9,952

The drop in SCH production is due to a combination of ingredients: we lost both MUS 345 and 346 in

the General Education program which accounts for a loss of a minimum of 60 students per semester (360

SCH per year), and our MUS 241 class is now competing with ten other choices in General Education so

enrollments have dropped. Also, MUS 346 counted in the Health Sciences old Gen Ed and most of those

students are through the program. We also lost an iCourse in MUS 241 at the request of Joye Norris in

the Outreach College. We added MUS 241 online which we offer in second block both semesters and as

a semester long course. We are adding MUS 100 online and we will offer an additional section of MUS

239 as an iCourse to attempt to recapture SCH.

3. DEGREES CONFERRED

Degrees Conferred - % Change FY13 vs FY12

Fiscal Year FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Change

College DPT

Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount 2013 vs 2012

Value Value Value Value Value Percentage

A&D 122 99 100 90 76 -15.55%

COM 119 102 124 136 126 -7.35%

ENG 137 140 141 142 119 -16.20%

MJF 99 80 100 104 86 -17.31%

MCL 53 45 53 53 55 3.77%

MUS 62 67 50 53 65 22.64%

TD 32 40 40 37 38 2.70%

COAL Totals 624 573 612 615 565 -8.13%

Music graduated the highest percentage of COAL graduates in 2013.

Almost 80% of our graduates are undergrads and 20% are graduate students, a continuing trend


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Fiscal Year FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Total by ROWS

Student Level

Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount

Value Value Value Value Value Value

GR 11 12 27 25 12 87

UG 58 51 37 47 39 232

Total by COLUMNS 69 63 64 72 51 319

A distinct drop in majors on both the UNG and GRAD level is evident in this past AY 2014. We are

working to remedy that.

4. SUMMER SCH PRODUCTION

Academic Period

Su 2009 Su 2010 Su 2011 Su 2012 Su 2013 Su 2014

Course Group

Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs

Value Value Value Value Value Value

Graduate 99 102 59 34 15 62

Lower Division

216 234 266 202 231 105

Upper Division

119 65 24 23 84 69

Total by COLUMNS

434 401 349 259 330 236

Our lower division SCH production is fairly stable for summers until Su2014

Graduate SCH increased in 2014 due to online offerings in Music Education which we plan to

continue

Unless we offer only General Education classes in the summer, we really cannot attract music

students who want ensembles and lessons when they are on campus.

The main way in which we could increase summer SCH production is to: either increase online

offerings, or offer a cohort situation in which we attract and promise to finish MME students over

a three-summer period


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B. ACCESS

1. SCH PRODUCTION BY INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT

2014 Credit Hours Produced by Course Modality

Calendar Year 2014

Instructional Format

Traditional

Off Campus

Media/Tele-course/CD

Intersession

Internet

Evening/Weekend

Arranged

College Department

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Credit hrs

Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value

Arts & Letters

Music 9,952 6,210 258 555 33 546 1,120 1,23

0

COAL Totals 94,977 61,493 1,513 2,130 318 10,591 11,457 1,82

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The bulk of our traditional classroom teaching is typical of most music departments and schools

the reliance on one-on-one studio, mentor-student teaching is also typical of every music

department

Our experiments with offering intersession music appreciation courses has not been positive,

perhaps due to the wide variety of courses with which we compete in this General education

category

We are adding an additional section of the iCourse MUS 239 and will add MUS 100 as an online

offering in Fall 2015

You can see the drop in iCourse enrollment hours in the following chart and the move to begin

online offerings

Evident, also, is the drop in both lower and upper division traditional hours as explained prior to

this chart due to general education reorganization

Judging from the current summer 2014 numbers, our best bet is to continue to seek more online

offering to schedule to capture students who do not anticipate being on campus.

While this is an attractive solution short-term, we must cope with the fact that music student need

lessons (even in the summer) and ensembles, and those needs do not generate lots of SCH.

If Joye Norris is amenable, at least two present faculty have expressed interest in developing new

iCourse offerings to help boost enrollment and SCH.

We have not had much interest from dual credit instructors outside the immediate area. With Gen

Ed needs for course and outcome uniformity, it is difficult to entice dual-credit instructor to teach

beyond MUS 103.


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Calendar Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Tot/ROWS

Crs Grp Dept Instructional Format

Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs Cr Hrs

Val Val Val Val Val Val

Upper Div Music 2,834 2,811 3,036 3,292 3,173 30,421

Upper Div. Arranged 1,028 657 741 562 544 8,353

Evening/Weekend 145 360 395 431 532 4,179

Internet 0 0 57 114 279 450

Off Campus 22 3 15 338 238 974

Traditional 1,639 1,791 1,828 1,847 1,580 16,465

Lower Div Music 7,130 7,420 7,338 7,071 6,171 71,333

Lower Div. Arranged 724 645 664 528 461 6,728

Dual Credit 21 36 11 3 0 123

Evening/Weekend 201 418 376 456 357 5,381

Internet 0 0 0 120 252 372

Intersession 0 0 0 60 33 93

Media/Tele-course/CD 726 711 657 663 555 5,382

Off Campus 3 45 6 12 15 141

Traditional 5,455 5,565 5,624 5,229 4,498 53,113

Grad Music 652 574 604 565 608 5,307

Graduate Arranged 288 226 269 290 225 2,577

Evening/Weekend 221 211 204 155 231 1,642

Traditional 143 137 131 120 132 1,068

Total by COLUMNS 10,616 10,805 10,978 10,928 9,952 107,061


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C. STUDENT SUCCESS

1. RETENTION RATES

AY F 2010 F 2011 F 2012 F 2013

MUS 1st Ret. % 1st Ret. % 1st Ret. % 1st Ret. %

Enroll. Sem Ret. Sem Ret. Sem Ret. Sem Ret.

FT 263 189 88.21 294 224 87.76 281 200 89.68 271 209 90.04

PT 35 17 60 40 19 67.5 37 19 67.57 35 8 54.29

Tot 298 206 84.9 334 243 85.33 318 219 87.11 306 217 85.95

The University overall retention rate is: 75.22 %

The COAL retention rate is: 75.93

The music department retention rate is: 89.90

Fall 2013 – overall retention of first to second fall (based on Fall Census and includes only first-time, new

in college full-time students

2. MAPP SCORES

FY_YEAR AVG_MAPP MAPP_NAT_AVE MAPP_80_SCORE

2010 458.59 443 464

2011 459.15 444 464

2012 457.17 444 464

2013 454.23 446 466

2014 456.53 446 466

The departmental average MAPP shows a modest increase compared to the 2013 score. Viewed over the

five year period, test averages are stable.


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3. OTHER DATA OR INDICATORS OF STUDENT SUCCESS

Music students take a nationally normed exit exam as well as the University Exit Exam.

Date S12 F12 S13 F13 S 14 F 14 Nat. Norms 14

No. taking

exam

22 25 17 15 18 16

Overall 148 149 149 156 150 142 151

Listening sub 50 50 54 56 51 50 50.6

Written

Theory sub

49 50 47 57 53 51 51.2

Written

History sub

48 47 47 51 46 41 50.8

We have observed that the scores in history were lower than the others possibly because 80% of our

students are music education majors, so they do not take any upper-division history or literature classes

The small number of Bachelor of Music in Performance students who do take this exam and go on to

graduate study report success in entrance exams in history possibly due the required upper level history

courses they take here

The peak in 2013 of test scores that exceeded the national averages speak to an exceptionally talented and

hardworking senior class, most of whom are now in graduate programs in performance (Jacob Hiser, New

England Conservatory, Andy McIntyre, Northwestern) who took more upper level history. There simply

is no room in the BME curriculum (a majority of our graduates) to require more history.

D. RESOURCES AND PRODUCTIVITY

1. SECTIONS BY SIZE AND SCH

Fall 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

College Department Area Delaware Faculty Group

MSU SCH/

DEL SCH

MSU SCH/

DEL SCH

MSU SCH/

DEL SCH

MSU SCH/

DEL SCH

MSU SCH/ DEL

SCH


Music Music

a) Tenured/ Tenure-Track

Faculty 86.7 103.9 95.3 111.1 103.2

b) Other Regular Faculty 35.0 53.2 81.4 28.0 0.0

c) Supplemental Faculty 267.2 128.3 212.2 278.9 205.8

d) Graduate Assistants 153.9 56.7 22.4 40.0 56.4

e) All Faculty Combined 115.0 100.7 103.7 117.5 108.8


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2. DELAWARE DATA

I. DEPT SCH/DEL SCH

SCH Production by Faculty Group 2012- 2014

Calendar Year 2014 Total by ROWS

Faculty Group Ranked Regular (Instructors)

Supplemental Faculty

Graduate Assistants

Department

SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH

Percent by ROW

Percent by ROW Percent by ROW

Percent by ROW

Percent by ROW

Music 62% 12% 24% 2% 100%

Total by COLUMNS 42 19 23 11 100


Music 67% 6% 25% 2% 100%



Music 70% 2% 25% 3% 100%


Music TT 75.2 87.2 86.7 103.9 95.3 111.1 103.2

Reg Fac other 78.6 29.5 35.0 53.2 81.4 28.0 0.0

Supp. PC 315.5 140.7 267.2 128.3 212.2 278.9 205.8

GAs 134.2 247.8 153.9 56.7 22.4 40.0 56.4

All Combined 106.2 107.9 115.0 100.7 103.7 117.5 108.8

Our SCH/FTE with all faculty types is at 108.8% of the Delaware average. We are limited in increasing

class size in some classes depending on equipment. We are dependent on supplemental faculty to

accommodate the many applied lessons we teach. We cannot sustain or increase our numbers without

resources to help us compensate applied lessons Per Course teachers. We added one instructor in 2013 as

a diversity hire.


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II. MSU SCH COST/DEL SCH COST

Fiscal Year 2010 2011 2012 2013

College Desc Department Desc

MSU_SCH_DEL_AVG

MSU_SCH_DEL_AVG

MSU_SCH_DEL_AVG

MSU_SCH_DEL_AVG

Value Value Value Value

Arts and Letters Art & Design 98.23 97.78 91.29 101.24

Communication 75.15 77.01 75.29 83.91

English 79.52 78.53 76.65 82.04

Media, Journalism, Film 67.84 68.52 66.45 63.12

Modern & Classical Languages 89.09 83.73 84.97 85.55

Music 86.22 84.24 80.18 86.98

Theatre & Dance 62.72 65.96 66.32 67.71

Music’s SCH Cost comparison to the Delaware data costs are high in comparison to the “letters”

Departments within the College. However, they are not the highest of the “Arts” departments. This cost

is normal within NASM HEADS data surveys especially for public institutions with 200to 400 music

majors.

E. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

College Department

Contribution Type

#Contributions

#Contributions

#Contributions

#Contributions

#Contributions


Arts & Letters 85 75 59 107 109

Music 22 21 14 20 35

Book 0 0 0 2 0

Book Chapter 1 0 0 0 0

Journal Article 3 5 2 2 5

Performance 18 16 12 16 30

There is a steady increase from 2012 to 2014. The number of performances (juried and/or reviewed) have

doubled. Journal articles are shared among our musicologist and our two music education professors. All

three have publication expectations as their research output.


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F. PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT

The department was engaged in the following curriculum projects during 2014:

All faculty were actively involved in developing the NASM Self Study and in contributing to its

writing

Graduate faculty voted to discontinue the Theory option in the MM in Performance degree

Graduate Faculty approved a change in the pedagogy curriculum to strengthen the degree

Undergraduate curriculum changes are as follows:

o Required a full year of music theory (MUS 103, MUS 104) for all Musical Theatre BFA

students

o Required Music Diction (Mus 294 and 295) in all BM of Performance (Voice) degrees

o Changed the order of languages taught in both diction classes to support choral studies

o Deleted MUS 238, 337, 338 piano classes from all curricular for undergraduates (Courses

had not been offered in almost ten years)

o Updated the ensemble requirements to allow students greater choice to include orchestra

in instrumental curricula and Opera Theatre in vocal curricula

o Changed course descriptions for Mus 200 to include the practicum hours required

o Changed the Bachelor of Arts option to include broader upper level courses to choose as

electives

o Defined all Capstone Courses in all degrees

o Added an additional offering of iCourse MUS 239 to serve General Education

G. PUBLIC AFFAIRS: REPRESENTATIVE INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Music faculty Paula Patterson and Jeremy Chesman serve on the Public Affairs Conference

steering committee

Music faculty presented over one hundred free public performances over the course of a year,

some dealing with music of differing cultures

Music continues to provide the Chinese Music Ensemble experience to both music and non-music

majors as a means of furthering understanding between our two cultures

Music faculty member Amy Muchnick developed the ELI’s English for Musicians class for

students from Qingdao and Dalian campuses to help with their language proficiency before

admitting them to music degree programs

Music provides support for the Taps Project, Veterans Concert, and Holiday concerts, all free

offerings for the entire campus

Music supports the MSU Community Band with a rehearsal venue and music as well as stands

and chairs. This involves many present and former faculty and community members

PART 3: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT (DATA, ANALYSIS, ADJUSTMENTS ON THE BASIS OF

DATA)

Drs. Jeremy Chesman and Daniel Hellman were involved in the QIP assessment project

Music continues to participate in the nationally-normed Music exit examination

Music Theory Courses (MUS 103 and 104) again had revised textbooks from Dr. Mike F. Murray


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PART 4: NARRATIVE ASSESSMENT

Enrollment: The department has had fairly steady enrollment over the past five year period with

a large class entering in 2011. While our major count was down in the past year, we have

recruited hard and anticipate a rise in majors and SCH production over the next year.

Access and SCH Production: We have worked to include MUS 241 and now MUS 100 in

online offerings to counteract the loss of credit hours we had by losing MUS 345 and 346 in

General Education.

Degrees conferred: Our FY2013 graduation total was up 22.64% and was the largest in the

college. We must concentrate on expanding our graduate enrollment and upping the numbers in

the graduate programs, particularly Music Education.

Summer School: SCH production has been a big problem over the past five years. It’s apparent

that students want online offerings and we are trying to add another MUS 241 class for summer

to accommodate that in Summer 2015. We have not been successful in offering upper level

theory or history courses in attracting large enrollments in either undergraduate or graduate areas.

Faculty Productivity: the numbers of documented faculty performances and publications has

increased over the past year.

Support for the Honors College: the Department continuously supports the Honors College by

offering honors sections of MUS 241 as their request.

The Department is committed to the University’s Public Affairs Mission and other initiatives:

Music offers over 100 free public concerts per year on campus and in community venues and will

continue to do so. We have actively supported Black History Month and Women’s History

Month as well as Jazz Education Month during the past several years.

Community Relations: The department participated in a service learning project with

Robberson Elementary through our Opera Workshop program. Ensembles, particularly the

choral ensembles, are active in getting into the Springfield and surrounding area school systems

to do side-by-side concerts. The Jazz Studies Ensembles are strongly involved with the

Springfield Jazz Festival and with ArtsFest.

Study Away Opportunities: Music has increased the number of study away experiences that it

offers beginning with Dr. Muchnick’s London trips and now expanding to her work in Vienna.

Other faculty led trips or exploratory trips to France, Greece, Columbia, and China.

China Campuses in Qingdao and Dalian: Thanks to the work of Dr. Muchnick, we have nine

incoming Chinese graduate students who will be in the ELI taking English for Musicians in Fall

2015. Dalian is eager to collaborate with MSU and due to its mission as a teacher’s college, our

programs can be highly complementary.

Assessment efforts: The department continues with entry, mid-point, and recital assessment

points as well as with the MUS 298 Upper Division performance exam and with enforcing the

Piano Proficiency exam. Pass rates for MUS 298 and Piano Proficiency are consistently high and

fewer students have DG and DX holds as a result. We still have a high number of transfer

students who have consistent DX holds and this will continue to be the norm. We would like to

improve our history rates on the nationally-normed music exit exam but do not see a way to

incorporate more required history into the music education curricula at this time.


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PART 5: DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR

Recruiting/Retention

Shadow Day

Audition Days

New Venues for both KC and STL off-site auditions

Explore adding a Fall Audition Day

Consider feasibility of using Acceptd.Com as an online platform for auditionees to increase

our range in recruiting

Continue Response to NASM Commission

Second Response submitted for June Commission meeting

Square footage planning completed for move; anticipate architect’s meetings

Prepare report for BOG regarding NASM accreditation response

Review, Realign Graduate Curricula

Continue to realign MM in Pedagogy, MME

Explore other means of graduate recruiting

Consider beginning an accelerated Master of Music program

Increase Student Access/Increase SCH Production

Develop MUS 100 as an online class to offer in regular semesters and summer

Consider developing MUS 239 as an online offering to up SCH production

Run two or more online MUS 241 classes in each semester, particularly in second block

Consider developing a Certificate in Recording Arts

Plan Move From and Back to Ellis

Work with Krista Bassen, architects, Design and Construction on building

Involve Faculty Facilities Committee to incorporate faculty input in process

Establish timelines for Ellis Faculty to have offices “purged,” packed, and move-ready

All Steinway School Fundraising Initiative

Work with Sophie Pierpoint and faculty to arrange “musicales” to feature keyboards, faculty,

and top students with potential donor receptions

Plan ways to publicize initial donor gift for August, 2015

Organize Steinway Team and MSU Administration and Development meeting to strategize


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PART 6: APPENDIX A

A. THREE YEAR HIRING PLAN

Associate Director of Bands: complete hiring one-year Visiting Instructor to replace Dr. Belva

Prather and initiate full national search for an Assistant/Associate Professor full-time, tenure-

track replacement in Fall 2015 to be completed in Spring 2016

Assistant Professor/Director of Musical Theatre Studies: work over the summer to develop a

shared interdisciplinary vision for what and whom we would like to attract to lead the Musical

Theatre program. This will require input from Music Vocal Area Coordinator, music voice

faculty, and possibly music keyboard faculty in combination with Acting and Dance faculty from

Theatre, along with close work between our Dean, Theatre and Dance, and Music; complete by

Spring 2016. Suggest a committee chair out of both departments for search.

Instructor in Music Education: explore the possibility of making an instructor hire targeting

Vicki Scott, our present MUS 340 Adaptive Music and MUS 430 Elementary Methods per course

instructor. Ms. Scott has particular expertise in working with students with disabilities and plans

to retire from the Springfield Public Schools in Spring 2016. A hire like this would give us

Instrumental (Hellman), Choral/Vocal (Homburg), and Elementary/General (Scott) coverage and

support our largest degree program more fully.

2017: Plan for any anticipated retirements that may result in the coming five years

PART 7: APPENDIX B

A. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Successful Student Shadow Day: brought over 125 students to campus in November

as potential majors thanks to Dr. Homburg and NAfME students

Holiday Concert: joined forces with Grand Chorus and Springfield Boys Choir and

attracted an audience of 1400, successfully moved to AFTER Thanksgiving

Established new Women’s and Men’s Choirs, both of whom have toured and

recruited in area public schools

Conceived and produced the first collaborative Jazz Festival between Jazz Studies

and Jerry Hoover’s Jazz Bands

Recording Arts Director Darcy Stevens won a second “Posi” Award for his video and

original song produced, filmed, scored, and edited by students that he supervises

Faculty collaborated to produce an Alumni Chamber Concert, an American Art Song

Festival, several keyboard guests and masterclasses, and had numerous invited guest

artist recitals

Three additional Master Advisors qualified

Drs. Chesman and Combs, with Dr. Casey’s help, have instituted a peer advising

model to be tested next year

The Vocal Area has gone to paperless jury exams and will beta-test a new Jury

System that will be demonstrated at the next faculty retreat.

Explored Study Away opportunities in Greece, France, Columbia, and Prague

Pass rate on Piano Proficiency is at an all-time high


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B. FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Cameron, James Scott:

Significant progress on percussion method book, to be completed during spring 2015 sabbatical

Casey, Lisa: Performed the Hovhaness Horn Concerto with the Summerscape Orchestra; performed as

principal horn of the Springfield Symphony; performed three Chamber Brass Quintet Recitals

Casey, Michael:

Conductor for The Pirates of Penzance and Stage Director for Fiddler on the Roof

Chapman, Carol

Led exploratory Travel Away trip to France, invited solo recital at Wheaton University, regional

Governor of National Association of Teachers of Singing

Collins, Peter:

Performance on Montview Concert Series, Denver

Performance at Williams Research Center, New Orleans

Performance with Dr. Heyboer at National Flute Association Conference

Chesman, Jeremy:

Invited Recitalist at Bok Tower Gardens International Carillon Festival (4 recitals)

Invited Recitalist at Geelong Keyboard Festival, Australia

Publication of 4 articles in professional journals

Daehn, Ann Marie:

Performed with Light Opera Oklahoma in two roles during Summer 2014, presented at the

National Association of Teachers of Singing annual national meeting

Hamm, Randy:

CD Release on the JazzEd Media Label: “Sweet Return”

Guest Artist Idaho State University Jazz Festival

Adjudicator for the NASA National Jazz Saxophone Competition

Hausback, Jason:

Traveled to Columbia and performed multiple trombone recitals and conducted trombone

masterclasses in Spanish

Hays, David:

Publication of article in online newsletter The Grosman Method

Performance in inaugural concert of Chamber Music Springfield

Performances as Concertmaster of Springfield Symphony


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Hellman, Daniel:

Three peer-reviewed national/international publications; 10 peer-reviewed national/international

presentations; and publication of non-refereed articles for Missouri Music Educator magazine

Heyboer, Jill:

Premiere performance of Deserted Pathways at National Flute Association convention in

Chicago

Non-conducted performance of Pierrot Lunaire at Interlochen

Performance of two Kolodub pieces at International Conference for Women in the Arts

Homburg, Andrew:

Led Study Away Trip to Greece, organized and administered first MSU Orff Institute for Level I

certification

Hong, Hye-Jung: Guest performance for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Tainan Center, Taiwan Guest recital at Pittsburg State University, Kansas

Hoover, Jerry:

Invitation & performance at regional venue – Bands of America Super-Regional (Atlanta, GA)

LaBarr, Cameron:

Conducted as an American Choral Directors’ Fellow in China and in Prague

Libby, Cynthia:

Presented Keynote speech at the International Women in Music Conference

Morrison, Martin:

Taught at the Maryland Summer Jazz Adult Workshop July 2014, and accompanied Oscar

Passley, trumpet, in a guest artist recital at MSU

Muchnick, Amy:

Conducted “Barber of Seville”/SRO/February *Reviewed

Conducted “Dido and Aeneas”/MSU Opera Workshop/January

Murray, Mike F.:

Recording of Four Songs of Solomon (tenor and orchestra) in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Faculty Research Grant to help fund recording of Neutral Tones (baritone and viola) in Boston

Murray, Michael A.

MSU Alumni Collaboration Recital, F14, coordinator of General Education MUS 241 classes,

numerous chamber music performances regionally


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Parsons, James:

Published two Peer-reviewed scholarly articles: “‘Disrupted Language, Disrupted Culture’:

Hanns Eisler’s Hollywooder Liederbuch,” for Edinburgh German Yearbook, ed. Peter Davies

and Andrea Hammel (Rochester: Camden House, 2014), vol. 8. 177-197; and,

“Hanns Eisler’s Hollywooder Liederbuch and “the new stuff of life,” in The Impact of Nazism

on Musical Development in the 20th Century, ed. Erik Levi, exil.arte-Schriften, volume 3.

Vienna: Böhlau, 2014. 91-111.

Patterson, Paula:

Stage Director of “The Barber of Seville” at Gillioz Theatre; cast included international singers

Role of Miss Andrew in “Mary Poppins” with Broadway Star Kim Crosby at Landers Theatre

Payne, Richard Todd:

Porgy & Bess: Title Role-Princeton Opera Festival in New Jersey

Movin’ Up in The World: World Premiere, Title Role of LaFayette Draper, Commissioned by

Opera Memphis

American Requiem: Baritone Soloist: Memphis Symphony, by James DeMar

Peters, Grant:

Performed at the International Trumpet Guild in a premiere, and by invitation, and had a solo

performance at the Midwestern Trumpet Festival in Pittsburg, KS

Prescott, John

Two new published band works with Wingert-Jones

Three new works accepted for publication.

Completion of Baroque Concerto for 2 oboes and strings

Storochuk, Allison:

Perform as Principal Clarinet of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Development of successful grant proposal funded by University source (SOFAC)

Su, Wei-Han:

Guest performance for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Tainan Center,

Taiwan

Guest lecture recital for the Piano Teachers Round Table in St. Louis

Thompson, Chris:

Performance at National Venue/Conference – Parma New Music Festival (Neutral Tones by

Michael F. Murray

Presentations at Regional Conference – SWPA (Southwest Psychology Association)

Performances at Regional Venues – Figaro in The Barber of Seville


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C. STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Kristin Walker, graduate voice MM: summer internship with Manhattan NY opera

company in role of Marcelina

Jared Swope, senior BME/BM voice major: one-week internship with the Tallis Scholars

singers in New York City

Tommy Barttels, BME trombone: accepted for graduate study at University of North Texas

Brandon Yenzer, BME trombone: accepted for graduate study at University Of North

Texas

Travis Newman, ME percussion: accepted for graduate performance study at Boston

Conservatory

Tyler Durham, BM music composition, EA: accepted to film scoring school in Chicago;

was also accepted to U of Washington, UCLA, and NYU

Josh Medrano, MM in piano: accepted with full-ride scholarships to Louisiana State

University

Tommy Perry, BME trumpet: accepted for graduate study at Oklahoma State University

Codashti McAlester, BME trumpet: accepted for graduate study at University of Arkansas

Gerritt Scheepers, graduate student in choral conducting: accepted to the Alice Parker

Summer Institute for Choral Music in Massachusetts

Adam Stokes, BM in jazz studies: accepted for graduate assistantship and graduate study at

university of northern Illinois

Greg Weiss: BM in jazz studies: accepted into the master’s program in jazz studies at

university of northern Colorado, with a teaching assistantship and a $6,500 scholarship. He

was also offered a $9000 scholarship from DePaul.

Tyler Durham and Jeremy Cuebas: both undergraduate Composition BM majors: had

works accepted and performed at the Region VII Society for Composers meeting in Central

Arkansas University. Tyler’s work for Wind Ensemble was performed by the UCA Wind

Ensemble, and Jeremy’s work for string quartet and soloist was performed by MSU students

who traveled to the meeting. This is highly significant undergraduate research.

Documents

Music Department Annual Report 2014