Suzanne Burton

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About Me

Basic Information

Institution/Company
University of Delaware
Title/Rank
Professor of Music Education
Teaching and/or Research Areas
Teaching: Pre-K through 12 music education; research methods and materials, philosophy of music education, curriculum and assessment, psychology of music.

Research: School-university partnerships, intercultural/global partnerships, music engagement through service-learning and teaching-artistry, preservice music teachers acquisition of professional knowledge, development of music literacy, use of iPads in the general music and tertiary classroom, undergraduate music education majors' knowledge of educational policy.

Contact Information

Institution/Company
University of Delaware
Department/School
Department of Music
Address
Amy E du Pont Music Bldg
City
Newark
State
DE
Zip/Postal Code
19716
Country
United States
Office Phone
(302) 831-0390
Email
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Website
http://www.music.udel.edu/about-us/faculty-staff/Pages/suzanne-burton.aspx

Education

Degree/Institution/Year
Ph.D. Music Education (Cognate: Piano Pedgaogy), Michigan State University
M. M. Music Education, Michigan State University
B. M. Music Education, Spring Arbor University
A. A. Piano Pedagogy, Spring Arbor University

Professional Activities

Teaching Activities
See "Teaching Areas"

In addition, I teach general music one day per week at a K-8 school to stay grounded in theory and practice, which adds credibility to the areas in which I teach.
Books and Articles
Dr. Burton is widely published in professional journals, and has contributed book chapters to Applications of Music Learning Theory, Collaborative Action for Change: Selected Proceedings of the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher Education and the international compilation, Professional Knowledge in Music Teacher Education. She is co-editor and contributor to Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music book, and editor and contributor to the book Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music.
Compositions
I compose songs and rhythmic chants for classroom/educational/research purposes as well as create instrumental arrangements for my university and school students to learn and perform.
Conference Presentations
Presentations include: Research papers, workshops, and interest papers at numerous conferences such as: College Music Society, National Association for Music Education, Society for Music Teacher Education, International Society for Music Education, Research in Music Education, Imagining America. These are related to my areas of teaching and research.
Awards & Affiliations
Dr. Burton is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Visions of Research in Music Education. She is recipient of the Jessie Ball duPont Educators award and the Gunstream Music in Education award.

Community Activities

Engagement & Outreach
Service-Learning/Engagement:
ProjectMUSIC (Music Uniting Students, Inspiring Communities), ProjectMUSIC Opera!

Outreach:
ProjectMUSIC Day, Newark Community Day
Community Service Activities
Community service overlaps with engagement and outreach endeavors.

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