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Students enrolled in MUSIC/CURRIC 300: Principles of Music Education, pictured here with Dr. Rathgeber, held their final...
04/30/2026

Students enrolled in MUSIC/CURRIC 300: Principles of Music Education, pictured here with Dr. Rathgeber, held their final class of the semester. What a wonderful experience with these almost 40 students (first- and second-year students). Lots of inquiry, music, laughter, and community throughout the semester. If you see one of these students, ask them about the ultra-short plays/musicals they created and performed in class as a means of reflecting.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Students enrolled in MUSIC 911: Thinking with Social Theory in Music Education, pictured here with Dr. Jesse Rathgeber, ...
04/30/2026

Students enrolled in MUSIC 911: Thinking with Social Theory in Music Education, pictured here with Dr. Jesse Rathgeber, shared their theory toolkits in class today and celebrated their learning. So much fun playing with and working theory to (re)consider issues related to music learning and teaching.

We'll be offering this new course again under its permanent course number (MUSIC 944) in Spring of 2028.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

04/28/2026

Students in MUSIC/CURRIC 300: Principles of Music Education used song rewriting as a means of reflecting on what they learned and experienced this semester. Students worked in teams to develop lyrics (see comments for lyrics) that represent their shared visions of and commitments to music learning and teaching.

Play along with us via these songslides: https://tinyurl.com/DontStopReflectin-Songslides

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UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison / Dept of Curriculum & Instruction
University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Congratulations to Luke DallaGrana on his successful Master of Music: Education Oral Exam on his thesis, "Re-framing wit...
04/23/2026

Congratulations to Luke DallaGrana on his successful Master of Music: Education Oral Exam on his thesis, "Re-framing with Purpose: Using Theory to Re-frame the Ensemble Music Education Core Narrative."

A thank-you to his committee: Professor Aruṇ Lūthrā (Jazz Saxophone, Konnakol, and Rhythm), Dr. Amy Lewis, and Dr. Jesse Rathgeber, who served as Luke's thesis advisor.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

The Music Education Area has an abundance of scores and sheet music to give out. Please take these opportunities to peru...
04/22/2026

The Music Education Area has an abundance of scores and sheet music to give out. Please take these opportunities to peruse our files in Mosse Humanities Building in the balcony of room 1341 on Sunday, April 26 (3-6pm) and Tuesday, April 28 (4-5:30pm). We hope that these may be useful resources for local teachers, students, and scholars.

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UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Congratulations to Zach Holden on his successful Master of Music: Education Oral Exam on his thesis, "Improv(e): Improvi...
04/17/2026

Congratulations to Zach Holden on his successful Master of Music: Education Oral Exam on his thesis, "Improv(e): Improvisatory Community Music as a Place for Social Justice."

A thank-you to his committee: Dr. Nadia Chana (Ethnomusicology), Dr. Jesse Rathgeber, and Dr. Amy Lewis, who served as Zach's thesis advisor.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Dr. Amy Lewis shared her work with the SoulFolk Collective today in the session "The Impact of Improvisational Playfulne...
04/15/2026

Dr. Amy Lewis shared her work with the SoulFolk Collective today in the session "The Impact of Improvisational Playfulness." Congrats, Dr. Lewis!

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Read Dr. Rathgeber's newest research column in the April edition of the Wisconsin School Musician, a journal published b...
04/15/2026

Read Dr. Rathgeber's newest research column in the April edition of the Wisconsin School Musician, a journal published by the Wisconsin School Music Association and the Wisconsin Music Educators Association. In this article, Dr. Rathgeber discusses ways to seek out, engage with, and celebrate music scholarship.

Access the full article via https://wsmamusic.org/wsm/ for WMEA and WSMA members. All others interested in accessing the column can contact Dr. Rathgeber directly.

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Congratulations to Evan Metcalf on his successful Master of Music Oral Exam on his thesis, "From Evaluator to Evaluated:...
04/13/2026

Congratulations to Evan Metcalf on his successful Master of Music Oral Exam on his thesis, "From Evaluator to Evaluated: Perceptions on Music Teacher Evaluation of
Music Teachers Who Became Administrators."

A thank you to his committee, Dr. Erica Halverson (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Theatre & Drama), Dr. Walter Rich, and Dr. Jesse Rathgeber.

*Unfortunately, we didn't take a picture when Dr. Halverson was still online with us, so please pardon the doctored image

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Congrats to Assistant Professor Dr. Amy Lewis (University of Wisconsin-Madison ) and UW-Madison alum Dr. Noah Karvelis (...
04/13/2026

Congrats to Assistant Professor Dr. Amy Lewis (University of Wisconsin-Madison ) and UW-Madison alum Dr. Noah Karvelis (Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University) on participating in the Music Education SRIG at this year's American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Thank you to alum Dr. Jess Mullen (Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), not pictured, for his leadership to the SRIG.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

If you're at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, don't miss out on Dr. Amy Lewis as a discussa...
04/10/2026

If you're at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, don't miss out on Dr. Amy Lewis as a discussant for the paper "Critiquing Histories and Imagining New Futures for Music Education." The session takes place on Sunday, April 12, 11:45am to 1:15pm at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 3rd Floor, Georgia II room.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

The PlayOn community engagement project is going into its third year here at UW-Madison, and we're celebrating with more...
04/08/2026

The PlayOn community engagement project is going into its third year here at UW-Madison, and we're celebrating with more events than ever. PlayOn provides a space for students and faculty to develop community-based, informal, and participatory music-making experiences for learners of all ages. Currently, PlayOn hosts ukulele jams (including a "how to play" lesson and lots of fun songs) and improvisatory play events.

In this post, we share details about upcoming ukulele jam sessions. We'll share more about improvisatory play sessions soon. All events are free. You can bring your own instrument or borrow one of ours.

- Fri, April 10, 6-8pm, Hamel Music Hall (Lee/Kaufmann) for UW-Madison community

- Sat, April 11, 10:30am-12:30pm, Pinney Library for children and families

- Thur, April 23, 4-6pm, Madison Children’s Museum for children and families

- Fri, April 24, 7-9pm, Delta Beer Lab for adults

- Sun, April 26, 1-3pm, Delta Beer Lab for adults

- An additional event in early May

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

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