Daniel A. Abrahams 962 S. Silverado Dr. #206, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (402) 212-3003 abrahams.daniel01@me.com Education Doctor of Philosophy, Music Education 2013 Oakland University, Rochester, MI Music Education studies with Jackie Wiggins, Joseph Shively, and Deborah Blair. Dissertation: Fostering Musical and Personal Agency in Beginning Conductors Master of Music, Wind Ensemble Conducting 1999 University of Nebraska at Omaha Conducting studies with James Saker, Cina Crisera, Major Mark Peterson, Victor Markovich, Larry Blocker. Music Education studies with Steven Kelly. Bachelor of Music Education 1993 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Professional Experience University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education-Strings 2015-Present Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 2014-2015 Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ Adjunct Assistant Professor Masters Thesis Advisor Training Musicians in the Military: A Content Analysis of the Music Curriculum of the United States Naval Academy School of Music 2014-present Omaha Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School, Omaha, NE 2013-2014 Concert band (grades 7-8), string orchestra (grades 7-8), percussion, and music composition and recording. Program goal: developing musicianship and critical thinking in an instrumental rehearsal context. 1
Oakland University, Rochester, MI Instructor: Undergraduate Instrumental Conducting I and II as Lecturer (Instructor of Record) 2012-2013 as Graduate Assistant 2011-2012 Graduate Assistant serving the Instrumental Program 2011-2013 Omaha William Jennings Bryan Senior High School, Omaha, NE 1995-2011 Concert band, marching band, pep band, jazz band, and orchestra. Program goal: developing musicianship and critical thinking in an instrumental rehearsal context. Omaha Bryan Middle School, Omaha, NE 2001-2011 Assisted with grade 7-8 advanced bands and orchestras, brass lessons, string lessons, and sectional rehearsals. Chandler View Elementary School, Omaha, NE 1995-1997 Instrumental lessons, grades 5-6 Gilder Elementary School, Omaha, NE 1995-1997 Instrumental lessons, grades 5-6 Division Avenue High School, Levittown, NY 1993-1995 Taught concert band, competitive marching band, jazz band, instrumental lessons, special needs instrumental lessons, plus summer elementary instrumental lesson program. Initiated portfolio assessment, cooperative learning, and critical thinking in the instrumental music program. Scholarship Book Chapters Abrahams, F., & Abrahams, D. (2015). The child as apprentice. In G. McPherson (Ed.) The child as musician: A handbook of musical development (pp. 538-555). London: Oxford University Press. Abrahams, F, & John, R. (2015). Planning instruction in music: Writing objectives, assessments, and lesson plans to engage artistic processes. Chicago, IL: GIA. Lesson plan title: Call me Maybe: Arranging a pop song using informal music practice. Abrahams, F., & Abrahams, D. (2012). Impact of reciprocal teaching on the development of musical understanding in high school student members of performing ensembles: An action research. In K. Swanwick (Ed.) Music education: Major themes in education (Vol. 3) (pp. 239-259). London: Routledge. (reprint of article cited below) 2
Abrahams, D. (2006). Differentiating instruction in the choral rehearsal: Strategies for choral conductors in urban schools. In C. Frierson-Campbell (Ed.), Teaching music in the urban classroom: A guide to survival, success, and reform (pp. 109-116). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. Article Abrahams, D. (2016). Technology beat: Middle school music. Segue, 37(2). 8-9. Abrahams, D. (2015). Reciprocal teaching in the music classroom. Segue, 37(1). 8-9. Abrahams, F., & Abrahams, D. (2010). Impact of reciprocal teaching on the development of musical understanding in high school student members of performing ensembles: An action research. Visions of Research on Music Education, 15(1). retrieved from http://www.usr.rider.edu~vrme/v15n1/visions. Music Arrangement Abrahams, D. (2004). Two Chanukah Settings for Brass. Hal Leonard, #993154. Work in Progress Invited chapter for the upcoming Oxford handbook of choral pedagogy edited by Abrahams & Head, Oxford University Press. Working chapter title: Fostering musical and personal agency: Considering the conductor. Invited chapter for the upcoming Oxford handbook of choral pedagogy edited by Abrahams & Head, Oxford University Press. Working chapter title: Constructing meaning in choral pedagogy. (co-authored with Frank Abrahams). Presentations MO state music conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, Jan. 29, 2016. MI state music conference, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 22, 2016. LA state music conference, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov. 22, 2015. NJ 3
state music conference, Hot Springs, AR, Nov. 6, 2015. Finding Evidence of TESS in the Music Classroom. Rogers Public School Professional Development Workshop, Heritage High School, Rogers, AR, October 16, 2015. Fostering Musical Creativity with Technology in the Music Classroom. Rogers Public School Professional Development Workshop, Heritage High School, Rogers, AR, October 16, 2015. Fostering Musical Creativity with Technology in the Elementary Music Classroom. PMEA Song Fest Act 48 Workshop, North Star High School, Boswell, PA, May 8, 2015. Interviewing for the First Job. PCMEA workshop, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, March 3, 2015. NJMEA state music conference, North Brunswick, NJ, Feb. 21, 2015. Fostering Musical Creativity with Technology. IUP Crimson Hawk Invitational Choral Festival, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, September 30, 2015. NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education conference, St. Louis, MO, April 10, 2014. ipads in K-12 Education. Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding professional development event for music educators, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, February 2, 2013. Empowering musical understanding with ideas from reciprocal teaching. 29 th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Beijing, China, August 4, 2010. (Authored and presented with Frank Abrahams, Westminster Choir College of Rider University) Going green: The application of informal music learning strategies in high school choral and instrumental ensembles. 29 th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Beijing, China, August 2, 2010. (Authored and presented with Frank Abrahams, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Frank Heuser, University of Southern California, and Andrew Goodrich, Boston University) The impact of reciprocal teaching on the development of musical imagination, musical intellect and musical creativity in high school student members of performing ensembles: An action research. 2 nd European Conference on Developmental Psychology of Music: London, England, September 10-12, 2008. (Authored and presented with Frank Abrahams) 4
The impact of reciprocal teaching on the development of musical imagination, musical intellect and musical creativity in high school student members of performing ensembles: An action research. Weeklong seminar for graduate students presented (with Frank Abrahams) at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2008. Differentiating instruction and integrating language literacy (reading) strategies into general music and ensemble rehearsals. Continuing education seminar for public school teachers, presented with Frank Abrahams at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, in 2006 and 2008. Critical pedagogy for music education: chorus, orchestra and band. Weeklong seminar for music teachers and community musicians presented (with Frank Abrahams) at the Conservatorio Brasileiro de Musica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 11-15, 2007. Interviewing for the first job, MENC Biennial National Inservice Conference, Kansas City, April 20, 2006. (Presented with Frank Abrahams) Differentiating instruction in the band and choral rehearsal. 4th International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 13, 2006. (Authored and presented with Frank Abrahams) All for one isn t always one for all: Differentiating instruction in the high school band and orchestra. Nebraska Music Educators Conference, Lincoln, November 20, 2005. Graphic organizers, reciprocal teaching, and think-pair-share in the band and orchestra rehearsal. Omaha Public Schools Curriculum Day, Omaha, October 6, 2005. Ideas from differentiated instruction. Continuing education seminar for public school teachers, presented with Frank Abrahams at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, April 2, 2005. The composer meets the conductor. MENC Biennial National Inservice Conference, Minneapolis, April 16, 2004. (Presented with Frank Abrahams and Joel Philips, Westminster Choir College) Surviving the first year: What they didn t teach you in college. New York School Music Association Annual Conference, Kiamesha Lake, March 31, 1995. (Presented with Frank Abrahams) Guest Conducting Omaha Public Schools 56th Annual All-City Music Festival Middle School Orchestra 2006 Blair Area Concert Band 2006 Omaha Tuba Christmas 2005 5
Omaha Public Schools 52nd Annual All-City Music Festival Middle School Band 2002 Omaha Brass Ensemble 1999 Nebraska Wind Symphony 1999 University of Nebraska at Omaha University Band 1999 University of Nebraska at Omaha Wind Ensemble 1999 Grants Omaha Schools Foundation 2004-2005 Omaha William Jennings Bryan High School, Omaha. Increasing and sustaining instrumental music student achievement in an urban environment: A collaborative project between Bryan Senior High School and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Omaha Schools Foundation 1999-2001 Omaha William Jennings Bryan High School, Omaha. Increasing and sustaining instrumental music student achievement in an urban environment: A collaborative project between South High School, Bryan Senior High School, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Honor and Awards Nebraska State Citizenship Educator of the Year 2010 Awarded by the Nebraska Veterans of Foreign War, Grand Island, Nebraska. Jupiter Band Instruments Excellence in Teaching Concert Band Award 2009 Awarded by the National Association for Music Education, Washington, DC Service Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Work as substitute conductor and guest clinician throughout the season. Owl Creek String Project Coordinate and supervise university string students in providing violin and guitar lessons as part of the Owl Creek After-school program. 2015-present 2015-present Bryan Senior High School 5 yr. Strategic Plan Coordinator 2005-2011 Developed strategies for improving problem solving skills, literacy comprehension, Wellness and Safe/Secure procedures for the student 6
population of Bryan Senior High School and developed ways for collecting and testing the data. Bryan United Music Festival 2004-2009 Designed and implemented a music festival combining the Bryan High School and Bryan Middle School bands, orchestras, and choirs. Guest Conductors included Christopher Stanichar (Augustana College), Tyler White (University of Nebraska at Lincoln), Erica Neidlinger (DePaul University), Frank Abrahams (Rider University), Christine Tucker (Gretna Public Schools), and Anthony Trecek-King (Boston Children s Choir). Bryan Senior High School Staff Development 2009 Presented a series of professional development workshops for the staff of Omaha Bryan Senior High School on the use of reciprocal teaching, problem based learning, block scheduling, and curriculum writing. Nebraska Wind Symphony 2000-2006 Board Member and President Principal Euphonium 1997-2006 Philadelphia TUBACHRISTMAS 1992 Co-founder, performer Other Professional Activity Certification Nebraska Teacher Certification K-12 Music Memberships International Society for Music Education (ISME), member National Association for Music Education (NAfME), member Society for Research in Music Education (SRME), member MayDay Group: Action for Change in Music Education, member Arkansas Music Educators Association (ArkMEA), member Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association 2010-present 1985-present 2011-present 2006-present 2015-present 2015-present References Dr. Jackie Wiggins Professor of Music Education Department Chair, Doctoral Program Coordinator Oakland University 2200 N. Squirrel Road Rochester, MI 48309 7
248.370.2030 jwiggins@oakland.edu Dr. Laura Ferguson Associate Professor of Music Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania Cogswell Hall, Room 103 422 South Eleventh Street Indiana, PA 15705-1071 724.357.2066 lfergusn@iup.edu Dr. Ryan Beeken Director of Choral Activities Indiana University of Pennsylvania Cogswell Hall, Room 103 422 South Eleventh Street Indiana, PA 15705-1071 724.357.4408 ryan.beeken@iup.edu Dr. Jack Stamp Director of Bands Indiana University of Pennsylvania (retired) 1326 Hazelcrest Dr. Hudson, WI 54016 jestamp@iup.edu 8