Loyola University New Orleans Music Education Alumni Association

06/25/2025

Congratulations Alumnus Will Weber on His New Position as Assistant Band Director at Fontainebleau High School in St. Tammany Parish Public Schools!!

Congratulations to recent Music Education Graduate William Weber (BME 2025) who accepted a teaching position as Assistant Band Director at Fontainebleau High School in the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools in Mandeville, Louisiana! Graduating from Loyola with a Bachelor of Music Education in May 2025, Will did his Teaching Residency at Fontainebleau HS this past spring. Will maintains his passion for making music classes an inclusive space where all students can find community and feel a deep sense of caring by him building strong connections with his students. He believes that seeing the students improve, building connections, and watching them form community is the most important element of music in schools and is what drives him to teach every day.
William Weber was recently awarded “Future Honors Educator” for Loyola University New Orleans by the Louisiana Board of Regents this past May 2025 at the State Capital.

05/08/2020

Congratulations to Loyola University's Class of 2020 Music Education Graduates. During their Teaching Residency they remained at their assignment with their cooperating teachers via zoom, Google Classroom, and other means. They were engaged in teaching online courses or other forms of instruction via their cooperating teacher and school. They are ready for graduation and will be certified to teach music. They are outstanding music teachers and people! Congratulations on your wonderful achievements and accomplishments!

11/12/2018

Very much looking forward to Dr. John Kratus being at Loyola University this week as guest professor/music education scholar-in-residence! As part of his visit, Dr. Kratus will touch on biology, music psychology, pre-natal functioning, brain scans, anthropology, linguistics, and musicology as related to human musical experience in his presentation "Music from the Heart: A Biological Theory of the Origins of Music Expression." In the spirit of cross-curricular collaboration and study, students and faculty from Loyola's psychology, biology, chemistry, and physics departments & the college of music and fine arts have been encouraged to attend.

10/17/2018

Please accept this invitation to attend:

Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Music Teaching & Learning

Dr. Loneka Battiste, Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Communications / Music Complex Room 204G
October 23, 2018; 5:30-6:30 pm

Dr. Battiste has frequently presented papers at national conferences and symposia on social justice and culturally responsive teaching in music education. At Loyola University, she will discuss teaching methods that are responsive to how different culturally specific knowledge bases impact learning. She will deliberate the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Battiste will provide practical examples of transferring theory into practice in music education and Illustrate culturally responsive pedagogy within the classroom.

09/07/2018

This year marks the 11th Annual Music Education Lecture Series – Teaching and Learning Music. The mission of the Music Education Lecture Series has been to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of Loyola University students, faculty, university community, and music teachers in the Greater New Orleans community at large by bringing distinguished individuals in the music education profession to campus for presentations on specialized subjects. In recent years, the series has grown to bring guest lecturers and music education scholars in residence.

Please accept this invitation to paricipate in these Guest Lectures.

02/15/2018

Loyola University New Orleans Reception to take place at TMEA Convention in San Antonio this coming Friday evening! Stay tuned for details coming forth shortly.

02/06/2018

Pelion High School in Pelion, South Carolina is accepting applicants for their open Choral Director position.

The responsibilities for this position consist of teaching choral and various music classes across grades 9-12. Pelion is located approximately 30 minutes southwest of Columbia, our state’s capital city, in Lexington School District One.

The PHS Choral program is robust with three choirs and numerous awards earned. In 2016, Serenata (auditioned women’s choir) earned 1st place at the SCMEA State Performance Assessment. The previous year, Serenata earned 3rd place and Honors Choir (auditioned mixed) earned 2nd place at the same event. This spring, PHS choral members will perform Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo with several additional choirs in Carnegie Hall.

Applicants may apply for this position using the following link: https://rm.lexington1.net/BP/AM/External/WebPostingDetails.aspx?UniqueKey=d17793c5-5fc2-41fc-bad2-cf13a03b116d

Additionally, interested parties may email their resume to Mr. Bryan Hearn, Principal [email protected]

Applications due online: February 19, 2018

02/02/2018

Please Accept this Invitation to participate in the Loyola Music Education "Instrument Repair Clinic" on February 27, 2018.

01/23/2018

03/17/2017

In cooperation with The Kennedy Center and Any Given Child, Loyola School of Music is pleased to present

Reaching Students with Autism Through the Arts: Implications for Inclusive Arts Classrooms with Ryan HouriganMarch 20 | 1024 Elysian Fields Ave. | 5pm-7:30pm | For all K-12 educators March 21 | Loyola’s School of Music: Roussel Hall | 5pm-7:30pm

01/03/2017

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