• Luke Adsit (2020) The Pedagogical Value of Learning a Musical Work in an Endangered Language: Ho-Chunk. 
• Aileen Huizinga Sochor (2020) A Study of Mobile Applications and Their Impact on the Reinforcement of Note and Rhythm Identification in the Private Piano Teaching Studio.
• Michelle Zelinski (2020) Transitioning from Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) to Private Lessons.
• Anna Uecker (2021) Teaching Beginning Orchestra Students in a Virtual Environment.
• Emily Kiefer (2021) Imagination Before Notation: Incorporating Audiation-Based Composition in the Elementary General Music Classroom
• Qianyi Li (2021) Use of Musicological Context by Collegiate Chamber String Ensemble Coaches and Directors
• Brian Cyr (2021) The Impact of Structured Journaling on Band Student Practice Behavior
• Jessica Meinders (2021) Hearing Music When the World Is Silent: Pedagogy for Teaching Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the General Music Classroom
• Emily A. Scheidegger (2021) Pedagogical Approaches in the Virtual Beginning Orchestra Classroom: Best Digital Resources for the Beginning Virtual Orchestra Classroom.
• Laurie Woltman (2021) Teaching Music to Elementary Students Who Have Diagnosed Learning Differences: Music Teachers’ Methods for Teaching Music in a Self-Contained Program.
• Samantha Krueger (2021) Teaching and learning of pitch in first-grade music using solfège syllables and Curwen hand signs.
• Megan Willis (2022)  Processing, Pitch, and Proficiency: An Examination of the Development of Auditory Processing Skills and its Potential Correlation to Pitch Discrimination Proficiency in Students in Grades Kindergarten through Grade Two.
• Samantha Hart (2022) Effects of Stereotypes, Visibility, and Pop Culture on the Recruitment and Retention in the Middle School Orchestra.
• Becky O’Brien (2022) It’s Always Personal:Social Emotional Learning in the Elementary Music Classroom with StudentPopulation of Varied Needs.
• Stephanie Kapsa (2022) Creating a Catchy Hook: Engagement of Adolescents in the General Music Classroom.
• Maria Baumann (2022) Addressing Student-Perceived Barriers That Prevent Adolescent Students from Diverst, Radical and Economic Backgrounds from Participating in Secondary school Ensembles.
• Michael Kowbel, 2022 Get Lit!: Examining Literature Selection and Programmatic Method Based on Themes Observed Between Teacher and Student Perspective of What Makes Meritorious Wind Band Literature.
• Shelby Marie Awaehsaeh, (2023) Regeneration of Memory in Neurodegenerative Disease Through Hand Drumming
• Aisha Alanna Durst, (2024) In Tune with Differences: Promoting Accessible Music Education
• Caitlin Martinez, (2024) Cultivating Cultural Awareness through Diverse and Meaningful Musical Experiences in the Elementary Music Classroom
• Sadie Awad, (2024) Reducing Music Teacher Attrition Rates: How to Better Prepare Music Teachers to Stay in the Classroom
• Emilie Louise Anderson, (2024) Cultivating Harmony Across Generations: Exploring the Benefits of Intergenerational Music Making

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty work professionally as performers, directors, and composers who through their experience and dedication help ensure our students are successful.

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upcoming cofac events

The College of Fine Arts and Communication offers more than 500 events open to the public each academic year! These include dance, music, and theater performances, master classes, guest artists, gallery exhibitions, SPTV broadcasts, WWSP radio programs, media and video productions among many other student-created pieces.

While the academic year has concluded, we have an exciting summer ahead! Watch our website for the 2026-27 theatre and dance season announcement, free public concerts during the American Suzuki Institute this July, Carlsten Gallery exhibits and more!

National Association of Schools of Music

Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 637 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.

The College of Fine Arts and Communication at UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

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