Assoc Professor, Sch of Music
Degrees: University of Southern California, Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education; California State University, Long Beach, CA, Master of Arts, Piano Performance; California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Bachelor of Arts, Piano Performance
Office: Music , Watchorn Hall #204
Phone: 909/748-8685 Campus Ext. 8685
E-mail: kathy_hickey@redlands.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Music literacy
- Sightsinging/ear training
- Elementary Music Education
- Choral Music Education
- Kodály/Jenö Ádám’s Music Education Approach
Professional Background
Katherine Hickey is an experienced music educator specializing in early childhood and elementary music education, children’s choral music, Kodály pedagogy and musicianship training. Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in piano performance were completed at California State Universities at Los Angeles and Long Beach, and included a year of intense music study at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary, 1970-71. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Southern California with honors as Outstanding Music Education Graduate.
Dr. Hickey is past president of the national Organization of American Kodály Educators.
A frequent presenter at local, state and national conferences, her presentations include sessions and seminars on nurturing the young singer, vocal development and repertoire for the young singer, vocal abuse, singing games to musical literacy, art music listening in the classroom, brain research and music, and Kodály certification courses.
Courses Offered at Redlands
- Choral Music at the Pre-College Level
- Foundations of Music Education
- Psychology of Music
- Elementary Music Methods
- Pedagogy
Degrees Held
- University of Southern California, Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education
- California State University, Long Beach, CA, Master of Arts, Piano Performance
- California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Bachelor of Arts, Piano Performance
Previous Teaching Experience
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- University of Southern California
- UCLA
- Summer music education courses at Azusa Pacific University, CA; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Webster University, MO; Arizona State University; California State University, Fresno
Professional Experience
State and regional presentations in Denver, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, and numerous other locations
Awards and Honors
President, national music education organization, Organization of American Kodaly Educators
Presentations
- National and international presentations on music, music education topics
- August, 2009: Katowice, Poland; International Kodaly Society Symposium; “The Legacy of Jenö Ádám”
- March, 2009: Washington, DC; Organization of American Kodaly Educators; Teaching Greek Modes: Process and Literature
- 2005: Beijing, China; International Symposium; Discovery Learning in the Kodály Approach
Professional Affiliations
- Music Educators National Conference
- American Choral Director’s Association
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- American Orff-Schulwerk Association
- Organization of American Kodaly Educators
- International Kodaly Society
Katherine Hickey is a Faculty Sponsor for the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference.
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