Paul Haarala is balancing his love for different teaching approaches and instruments
Recent graduate, Paul Haarala (CSU’25, M.M., Music Education) sat down with us to reflect on his music education journey so far.
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Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime
Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | CSU Music Sarah Chicoine (CSU ’18, B.M., Music Education) starts each class at Munroe Elementary in Denver, Colorado, with an artist of the day. She talks […]
Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion
Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Alumni | Music Education Emmanuel Bonilla (CSU ’23, B.M. Music Education) is making an impact as a teacher of choir, modern band, and mariachi at multiple schools in […]
Music Ed alum Paul Maley builds kids’ confidence and inspires them to shine
Music Ed alum Paul Maley builds kid’s confidence and inspires them to shine by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Dalcroze | Kodály | Orff What do you get when you fuse Dalcroze, Kodály, and Orff methods, folk dancing, and rock and roll […]
Announcing Nabile Galván as CSU assistant professor of Music Education
Announcing Nabile Galván as CSU assistant professor of Music Education.
Music Ed Alumna Deanna (Kraft) Thaler Honored with Cherry Creek School District’s Teacher Belt Award
On October 19, 2024, Deanna (Kraft) Thaler was honored with Cherry Creek School District’s Teacher Belt Award. As a choral music director at Falcon Creek Middle School, Thaler received the award for building relationships and making education fun.
Music alumna, Xareny Polanco, named 2025 CMEA Outstanding Young Educator
Music alumna, Xareny Polanco, named 2025 CMEA Outstanding Young Educator
Music Education student Leah Dunphey named to state’s Future Educator Honor Roll
Leah Dunphey, a Music Education major (‘FA24 anticipated graduation) from Monument, Colorado, was named to the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s 2024 Future Educator Honor Roll. According to the department’s website, the sixth annual Future Educator Honor Roll celebrated 66 outstanding teacher candidates from Colorado’s educator preparation programs, including 25 students from the state’s Teacher […]
Recent graduate Paul Beyer reflects on his first year teaching music
Recent graduate, Paul Beyer, reflects on his first year teaching music by Jessica Warner Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Alumni | School of Music Theatre and Dance We recently connected with Paul Beyer, who graduated from CSU with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education in 2023. Paul […]
Phuong Nguyen has built a classroom culture around high standards and making music fun
Phuong Nguyen has built a classroom culture around high standards and making music fun by Jessica Warner Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Dai-Phuong Nguyen (B.M.E. ’01, M.M.E. ’08) is a perfectionist as a performer of multiple instruments and genres and a music educator. He has created a classroom environment […]