Kent State University Music Education

05/18/2026

We are thrilled to have graduated four wonderful people from the PhD program this year. Congratulations to Dalton Phillips, BethAnn Hepburn, Laura Wiedenfeld, and Marty Ryan. We are so proud of your accomplishments and look forward to your continued scholarly contributions. Go Flashes!

05/11/2026

Congratulations to doctoral student D. J. Colella for being named a quarterfinalist for the 2026 Grammy Music Educator award!

05/10/2026

Congratulations to doctoral student Jennie Rozsa who is the Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses. She recently conducted the choir in Britten’s War Requiem at Severance Hall with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus & Klaus Mäkelä.

04/27/2026

We had a great time on Friday hearing from our Spring semester student teachers in Music Education Studio Class. They shared excellent advice from their time in the field. We wish you all nothing but the best as you begin your careers!

04/15/2026

Yesterday was a special day. We were thrilled to welcome back to campus one of our most esteemed alumni, Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell, who earned her PhD at Kent State. We heard amazing stories about her time here and how studying at Kent State led to an incredible career of accomplishments in music education.

04/13/2026

Check out our doctoral student!

Have you registered yet for the free April 25 NAfME General Music Virtual Mini-Conference? Here’s another session: “Save Your Voice and Share Your Love of Music for a Lifetime!” presented by Jennifer Rozsa. Register now: https://bit.ly/2026GenMusicMiniConference

About this session: Teaching 500+ students a week while maintaining a professional singing and conducting career is a vocal marathon. This session shares essential vocal preservation tips to help you make music for a lifetime. We will dive into specific vocal exercises, classroom routines, and tech tools, such as online bookshelves and interactive modeling, to help you teach effectively without losing your voice.

03/31/2026

Looking for some great professional development this summer? Come join us on the Kent State campus!

03/29/2026

Congratulations to BethAnn Hepburn on defending her doctoral dissertation about collaborative compositions in Orff-based classrooms. Go Dr. Hepburn and Go Flashes!

03/27/2026

Congratulations to Marty Ryan on defending his PhD dissertation about artist-teachers’ approaches to teaching songwriting!

03/25/2026

Congratulations to senior music education student James Allio on winning the second place scholarship prize from the Tuesday Musical Club. Go James and go Flashes!