Washburn University

Department of Music

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Dr. Cathy Hunt

Music Education

Office: Garvey Fine Arts 216

785.670.1519

catherine.hunt@washburn.edu

Dr. Catherine Hunt joined the Washburn staff in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Millikin University and a Master of Arts degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. She also received a Diploma in Voice from the Internationalen Sommerakademie at der Hochschule fur Music in Salzburg, Austria, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Music Education from the University of Nebraska.

After teaching in public and private schools in Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota, Dr. Hunt taught music education at the college level in Alabama, Kentucky, and Nebraska. During her eight years at the University of Nebraska she taught numerous music methods courses, served as head advisor for Music Education majors and coordinated all field placements and supervision of practicum and student teachers.

Dr. Hunt specialized in the preparation of undergraduate Music Education majors and has been asked to present her work at numerous state, regional, national, and international conferences and meetings. During 2002-2003, she was invited to present her work in the development of a website that includes exemplary teaching examples for undergraduate music education students to observe and emulate during their field experiences. Dr. Hunt received a federal grant to fund the website as an example of how to involve "real" music teachers in teacher preparation in higher eduction. This project was chosen for presentation at the Nebraska Music Educators Conference (Lincoln, NE), the National Educational Computing Conference (San Antonio, TX), the International Society of Music Educators (Bergen, Norway), and the Kansas Music Educators Association Annual Convention & In-Service Workshop.

Dr. Hunt also serves as the Southwestern Division Representtive (Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) for the Early Childhood Music Special Research Interest Group that works in collaboration with the National Association of Music Educators (MENC). She continues to teach music to young children (ages 4-7) and is an advocate for early childhood education. Dr. Hunt is active in local arts organizations and has sung with the Lincoln Municipal and Community Bands and the Lawrence Community Band.

For information on Music Education study at Washburn University, contact Dr. Catherine Hunt at catherine.hunt@washburn.edu