Curriculum Vitae Charles Mark Butler 210 North Leflore Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 (662) 846-4619 mbutler@deltastate.edu Areas of Specialization Music Theory, Horn, Music Education, Orff-Schulwerk, Organ Education Doctor of Arts-Music (MusicTheory), University of Mississippi, 1985 Master of Music-Horn Performance, Arkansas State University, 1982 Bachelor of Music-Horn Performance, Arkansas State University, 1981 Additional Training Orff-Schulwerk, Levels I-III/Master Certificates University of Memphis, 1986, 1987, 1989 Professional Experience Delta State University Department of Music, Cleveland, Mississippi Professor of Music, Music Education Program Coordinator 1988 - present Professor of Music, 1996 - present Faculty tenure, 1995 Associate Professor of Music, 1992 Assistant Professor of Music, 1988 Courses taught: Music Methods and Materials for the Elementary School (undergraduate), Advanced School Music Methods (graduate), Form and Analysis, Orchestration, Music Skills and Concepts for Children, Introduction to Music Education (online), applied horn, applied organ, Music in the General Culture, student teacher supervision, Orff-Schulwerk
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 2 Organist and Choirmaster, St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, 1989 - present Organist and Choirmaster, Macon Road Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee 1987-1988 Orff Music Teacher, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee, 1986-1988 Raleigh-Egypt Elementary, Klondike Elementary, Coleman Elementary and Manor Lake Elementary Customer Service Supervisor (full time); Salesperson (part-time) Dillard s Department Store-Poplar Plaza, Memphis Tennessee, 1985-1986 Organist and Choirmaster, United Methodist Church, Holly Springs, Mississippi 1983-1984 Graduate Instructor of Music, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi 1982-1985 Organist, Huntington Ave. Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1980-1982 Staff Accompanist, National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, Summer 1980 Practice Supervisor, National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, Summer 1979 Salesperson and Assistant Manager, Tees and Tops, Harrison, Arkansas, Summer 1978 Organist, First Baptist Church, Harrison, Arkansas, 1975-1977 Professional Development The Second International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, April 15-17, 2009 Developing Grant Proposals to Advance Program, Research and Scholarship Delta State University workshop, Cleveland, Mississippi March 31, 2009 Teaching in Higher Education, Faculty Development Conference, (ROMEA) Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, September 2005 and 2007 Inclusion and Differentiated Instruction workshop for classroom teachers College of Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, February 27, 2008
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 3 Teacher Work Sample workshop, College of Education Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, February 22, 2008 TaskStream workshop, College of Education Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi, March 4, 2008 Accreditation, Accountability and Quality Orientation and Professional Development Conference, National Council for Accrediting Teacher Education Arlington VA, April 3-6, 2008 Faculty Development Grants (Education, Arts/Sciences, Music, Dulce Fund-Foundation) Faculty Development Grant-Delta State University Dr. Horace Boyer, scholar/musician of Black Gospel Music Delta State University, February 2005 College Music Society National Conference San Francisco, California, November 2004 Janice and Kent Wyatt Faculty Development Grant Faculty Development Grant-Delta State University San Diego State University African Music and Dance Ensemble, John Flood, director Delta State University, May 2004 Technology in Music Instruction Professional Development Institute - College Music Society Illinois State University, June 2004 Delta State University Technology Champion Grant-Delta State University World Music Institute Professional Development Institute-College Society San Diego State University San Diego, California, June 2003 Faculty Development Grant-Delta State University The Art of Teaching Music in Higher Education Professional Development Institute-College Music Society University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June, 1997 Faculty Development Grant-Delta State University Evergreen Church Music Conference (Episcopal) Winter Park, Colorado, July 1997 MENC: The National Association for Music Education National Conferences: New Orleans, 1992; Phoenix, 1998, Washington, DC, 2000; Nashville, 2002; Minneapolis, 2004 Southern Regional Conferences: Nashville, 1989; Tampa, 1999
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 4 College Music Society National Conferences: Portland OR,1995; Atlanta, 1996; San Juan PR, 1998; Denver, 1999; Toronto CA, 2000; Kansas City, 2002; San Francisco, 2004; San Antonio, 2006 American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conferences Memphis, Tennessee, 1996; Atlanta, Georgia, November 1989 Mississippi Music Educators Association annual conferences, 1990-200 Orff Schulwerk Certification Course, Master Class University of Memphis, Memphis TN, July 1989 Orff Schulwerk Certification Course, Level III University of Memphis, Memphis TN, July 1989 Orff Schulwerk Certification Course, Level II University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, July 1987 Orff Schulwerk Certification Course, Level I University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, July 1986 Scholarship and Creative Activity Textbook Review, In Your Hands: Music Education Foundations, Routledge Spring 2009 Textbook Review, Hearing Form, Prentice Hall, Spring 2007 Organist, English Choral Gems, audio CD, Delta State University Chamber Singers, recorded April 2005, released October 2005 Presentation (with Dr. Karen Fosheim), The use of Comprehensive Musicianship in the undergraduate music curricula at San Diego State University and Delta State University The 2 nd Annual Delta State University Faculty Research and Scholarship Symposium Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, April 25, 2006 Presentation, Comprehensive Musicianship and Music Teacher Candidate Competency, Annual In-Service and Conference, Mississippi Music Educators Association, Jackson, Mississippi, March 31, 2006. Presentation, Strike Up the Band: Teaching Orchestration with Sibelius 3 and Garage Band Software, Annual In-Service and Conference, Mississippi Music Educators Association, Jackson, Mississippi, March 31, 2006.
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 5 Original Composition, Fughetta on We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Brass Quartet, December 2005; public performance at A Festive Concert of Christmas Music for Organ and Brass, St. James Concert Series, St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi December 18, 2005 Original arrangement (unpublished) for organ and brass, Offertoire sur Deux Noels - Alexandre Guilmant, December 2005; public performance at A Festive Concert of Christmas Music for Organ and Brass, St. James Concert Series, St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi December 18, 2005 Sabbatical Study Presentation, Comprehensive Musicianship: A Case Study of Undergraduate Music Curricula at San Diego State University Department of Music, Delta State University, March 29, 2005 Presentation, The Use of Sibelius Music Software and WebCT to Motivate and Activate an Independent Laboratory Experience Creating Futures with Technology Conference (Mississippi IHL) Beau Rivage Conference Center Biloxi, Mississippi March 2005 Presentation, Orff-Schulwerk: An Overview Annual In-service Conference, Collegiate Division, Mississippi Music Educators Association, Hinds County Community College, Raymond, Mississippi. January, 1990 Performance Organist, Choral Evensong, Delta State University Chamber Singers St. James' Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi March 1, 2009 Service Organist, Closing Service - Festival Eucharist, Annual Council, Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, February 7-8, 2009 Organist, Christmas concert, Delta State University Choirs First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, December 6, 2008 Organist, Christmas concert (including Gloria - John Rutter) Delta State University Choirs First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, December 1, 2007 Organist, Choral Evensong, Delta State University Chamber Singers Calvary Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, March 6, 2007 Organist, Choral Evensong, Delta State University Chamber Singers St. James Episcopal Church Cleveland, Mississippi, March 4, 2007
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 6 Organist, Christmas concert, Delta State University Choirs First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, December 2, 2006 Organist, Suor Angelica Puccini; Missa Cum Jubilo ", Duruflé Delta State University Opera First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, November 17 2006 First Tuesday Lecture Series, Delta State University- Peter and the Wolf, lecture/performance for organ and piano with Dr. Karen Fosheim, Delta State University First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, October 3, 2006 Organist/arranger, Peter and the Wolf, public and children s matinee concerts Musical arrangement for organ and piano and performances with Dr. Karen Fosheim St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi; September 10-11, 2006 Organist, A Festive Concert of Christmas Music for Organ and Brass St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, December 18, 2005 Organist, Delta State University Chamber Singers Concert, November 21, 2005 Organist, Choral Evensong with Delta State University Chamber Singers St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, October 9, 2005 Organist, Delta State University Chamber Singers, St. James Episcopal Church Greenville, Mississippi April 24, 2005 Organist, Delta State University Chamber Singers Concert, Lenten Concert Series Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 11, 2005 Organist, A Festive Concert of Christmas Music for Organ and Brass St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, December 19, 2004 Principal Horn, Mississippi Wind Symphony, Clinton/Raymond, Mississippi, June 2004 4 th Horn, Mississippi Symphony Pops Orchestra Concert, Greenville, Mississippi May 2003 Solo Organ Recital, St. James Concert Series, St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi- March 7, 2004 Organist, Choral Evensong with Delta State University Chamber Singers St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, March 2004 Organist, Delta State University Chamber Singers Concert Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi December 2003
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 7 Organist, Choral Evensong with Delta State University Chamber Singers St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, Mississippi, October 2003 Horn, Faculty Recital, Trio Eclectica, (Mary Lenn Buchanan, soprano; Karen Fosheim, piano): Saints and Sinners: The Sacred and Profane in American Music of the 20 th Century, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, April 28, 2003 Delta Brass, Faculty Ensemble in Residence- 1988-2003 Campus recitals each semester, off campus performances/tours Principal Horn, Delta Symphony Orchestra-1989-2005, annual concerts Horn, Huntsman, What Quarry? song cycle for soprano, horn and piano-simon Sargon. Session Performance, College Music Society Southern Region Annual Conference, Drury College, Jackson, Tennessee. February 2002 Horn, Delta Chamber Players Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, April 22, 2001 Horn, Huntsman, What Quarry? - song cycle for soprano, horn and piano by Simon Sargon. 25th Anniversary Recital National Association of Teachers of Singing-Southern Region Annual Conference Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Conference Accompanist and Organist Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy (national conference) Vicksburg, Mississippi, July/August 1997, 1998, 1999 Horn, Faculty Duo Recital (with Mary Lenn Buchanan, lyric soprano) Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, April 29, 1997 Faculty Trombone and Organ Recital (with Edward R. Bahr, trombone) First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Mississippi, October 10, 1996 Horn, In This First Light," song cycle for soprano, horn, oboe, flute, piano-david Caudill, State Conference, National Association of Teachers of Singing-Mississippi Chapter, Jackson, Mississippi, March 1996 Horn, In This First Light, song cycle for soprano, horn, oboe, flute, piano-david Caudill, Southern Division of College Music Society Annual Conference Mississippi University for Women-Columbus, Mississippi, February 1996 Faculty Horn Recital, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1995 Rotating Principal Horn, Germantown Symphony Orchestra Germantown, TN, 1987-1988
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 8 Horn, Ole Miss Faculty Brass Quintet/Quartet, University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi, 1983-1985 5 th Horn, Mahler Symphony No. 1, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Little Rock, Arkansas, May 1982 Horn, Northeast Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Jonesboro, AR Principal 1981-1982, Section Horn, 1979-1981 Horn, Arkansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet, 1979-1982 Professional Service Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, Board member 1994-2007 Past-President 2005-2007; President 2003-2005 President-elect, Chair-Higher Education Committee 2001-2003 Mississippi Music Educators Association, Board member 1990-2002 Past President 2000-2002, President 1998-2000, President-elect 1997-1998 State Collegiate Chapter Adviser 1995-1997 Editor, Mississippi Music Educator journal 1990-1993, 1999-2000 Co-Auditions Chair, North Mississippi District Metropolitan Opera Auditions Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1995 to present Horn Section Clinic, Itawamba Community College, Fulton, Mississippi, 2007 Clinician, Orff-Schulwerk workshop for music teachers, Mississippi Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi August 2005 Forum Host/Planner- Higher Education and the Arts Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, Eagle Ridge Conference Center Raymond, Mississippi, October 2004, October 2003 Participant, Kennedy Center Arts Education Leadership Institute, Washington, D.C. July 2004, July 2003 Clinician, In-service Workshops: Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze: A Broad Analysis, October 2002, Curricular Frameworks in Music - September 2002 Music teachers, Indianola Public Schools, Indianola, Mississippi
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 9 Forum Host/Planner- Higher Education and the Arts, Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, Mississippi Arts Commission, and the Mississippi Department of Education Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, July 2002 Clinician, In-service Workshop: Orff-Schulwerk: Language Arts and Music Classroom Teachers, Parks Elementary School, Cleveland, Mississippi Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, January 2002 Mississippi Fine Arts Framework Revision Team, K-8 Music Mississippi Department of Education, 2001-2002 Program Booklet Editor and Conference Steering Committee Annual National Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians Jackson, Mississippi, June 2002 Adjudicator, Mississippi Jr. High Vocal Solo and Ensemble contest Pearl High School, Pearl Mississippi, November 2001 Workshop Presentation, Orff-Schulwerk for the Classroom Teacher Mississippi Whole Schools Institute, Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi, July 2001 Registrar/Treasurer, Annual In-service Conference, Mississippi Music Educators Association and American Choral Directors Association-Mississippi Chapter Jackson, Mississippi, 2000-2002 Advocate, Capitol Hill Advocacy Campaign Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Washington, D.C, July 1999 Member, Mississippi State Textbook Committee-Performing Arts K-12, 1999-2000 Appointed by Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice Member, State Superintendent s Educational Association Collaborative Group Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson, Mississippi, 1998-2000 Host and moderator "Surprising Solutions: Arts Education", public forum Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education and Crosstie Arts Council Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, September 20, 1997 Consultant-Elementary General Music-GOALS 2000 grant program Pearman Elementary School, Cleveland, Mississippi 1997-1998 Member, Arts Education Leadership Team, Mississippi Arts Commission, 1996-1997
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 10 Host/moderator, "Reasons and Resources: Strategies for Arts Education" Satellite video teleconference on arts/music education - MENC Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, November 14, 1995 Clinician, Body, Mind, and Soul: Orff and Musicianship" Workshop for the Mississippi Chapter-American Orff Schulwerk Association Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, October 25, 1997 Clinician, "Music of Northern India" & "Musical Form and Folk Dancing"- Workshop for fourth and fifth grade music majors Power Academic and Performing Arts School, Jackson, Miss. March 22, 1996 Clinician, "An Orff Potpourri: Improvisation and Movement" Workshop for Mississippi Chapter-American Orff-Schulwerk Association Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, September 30, 1995 Clinician, Germantown High School Choirs, Germantown High School, Germantown, Tennessee April 1995 Clinician, Music in Multicultural Education"- 3 workshops for teachers Meridian Public Schools, Meridian Mississippi January, February, March 1993 Clinician, "Curriculum Design and Gordon Music Learning Theory" Helena Public Schools, Helena, Arkansas, October 1992 Presentation, Orff-Schulwerk in Children's Worship and Christian Education Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy, Vicksburg, Mississippi August, 1991 Clinician, "Orff-Schulwerk and Lesson Planning"; "Building a Comprehensive Music Curriculum";"Orff-Schulwerk: An Umbrella"; "Introduction to Orff-Schulwerk" Music Teacher In-Service Workshops for West Bolivar County Teachers Consortium Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, February, October 1990; February 1992 University and Community Service General Education Committee, Delta State University, 2009-2012 Technology Across the Curriculum Committee, Delta State University, 2009-2010 Team Captain, Music Department Relay for Life team (American Cancer Society) Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, Spring 2008, 2009
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 11 Music and Liturgy Committee, Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, 2009 2012 Alumni Committee, Department of Music, Delta State University, 2008 - present Registrar, Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy, 2005 to present Annual national conference sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi Chair, Standards 1 Program Committee, College of Education Delta State University, 2006-present Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Music Delta State University, 2003 - present Chair, Special Programs Committee (Concerts/Lectures), Delta State University, 1990-present Music Curriculum Committee, Delta State University 1989 - present; Chair, 2004-present Delta State University Honor Band auditions judge, various Mississippi high schools December 2007, 2008 Horn Section Clinic, Delta State University Honor Band, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, January 2008, 2009 Accompanist, Homecoming Alumni event honoring Armed Services Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, October 2008 University Tenure and Promotion Committee, Delta State University 2006-2008; Chair 2007-08 Group Facilitator, Arts Front and Center Forum-Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education Mississippi State University Riley Center, Meridian, Mississippi, March 23, 2007 Standard 3 Assessment Committee, College of Education Delta State University, 2006-08 Host and Group Facilitator, Audit for Arts Education Town Meeting Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education Community Parks Elementary School Cleveland, Mississippi, 2004 Teacher Education Council, Representative for College of Arts and Sciences Delta State University, 2004 2008 Technology Presentation, Delta State University Faculty Critical Thinking Committee, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, January 2004
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 12 Evaluator, Nissan/State of Mississippi Scholarship Award Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, Spring 2002 Music Technology Committee Chair, Department of Music, Delta State University Designed and implemented new music technology lab, 1998-2001 Member, Programming Subcommittee, Bologna Performing Arts Center Delta State University, 1996-2000 Organist, DSU Commencement Exercises Evaluator- Secondary Music, Visiting SACS Accreditation Committee Washington School, Greenville, Mississippi; Fall 1994 SACS Writing Committee: Faculty Tenure and Promotion; Faculty Development, Delta State University, 1993-94 Board of Directors, Crosstie Arts Council, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1990-2003 Senator, Faculty Senate, Delta State University 1990-1991, 1992-1994, 1996-1998, 2001-2003 Faculty Advisory Committee, Music Department, Delta State University 1990-1992; 2000-2001 Chapter Adviser, Collegiate Music Educators National Conference chapter Delta State University, 1988-1991, 1995-present Faculty Search Committees, Department of Music Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi Honors and Awards Nominee, Foundation Prize for Excellence in Service (Faculty) Delta State University, 2008-2009; 2006-2007 Technology Champion, Delta State University, 2003-04 Graduate Marshal, Commencement Exercises, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, May 1985 Graduate Honors Award -Highest Graduate Grade Point Average, College of Liberal Arts, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, May 1985
C.M. Butler. D. A. - Curriculum Vitae 2009 13 Parks Grant Award for Outstanding Graduate Music Student University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1985 Outstanding Graduate Music Student, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1984 Winner (piano with Jean Jordan, soprano), Lieder Competition Chester Music Festival, Chester, England, May1984 President s Award, College of Fine Arts Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, April 1981 Bachelor of Music Honor Award, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, April 1981 Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority Outstanding Music Student Award, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, April1979 Memberships in Professional Associations American Orff-Schulwerk Association Association of Anglican Musicians MENC: The National Association for Music Education Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education (lifetime) Mississippi Music Educators Association Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity (alumnus) Pi Kappa Lambda-Delta State Chapter, Vice-President Association for Technology in Music Instruction (2006-07) College Music Society (1990-2006)