Don Crowe
Professor Emeritus of Music
Biography
Dr. Crowe came to 葫芦影业 in 1995. He teaches the Music Department's First Year Seminar and courses in the music industry, Methods and Materials of Instrumental Music Teaching, Technology for Music Educators and Supervision of School Music Programs. He also teaches Applied Trombone and supervises field experience and student teachers in music. Dr. Crowe earned the B.M. in music education from Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina and an M.M. in music theory from Florida State University, Tallahassee. He received the D.M.A. in music education with a minor in wind conducting from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 1994. Dr. Crowe has presented at the national conferences of the Society of Music Instructional Technology and National Association for Music Education, and has served as a judge and clinician in Georgia, Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota and South Dakota. Dr. Crowe is former president of South Dakota Music Educators Association and is also a member of the National Association for Music Education, South Dakota Bandmasters, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity and Phi Beta Mu, the national honorary band fraternity.
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Music teacher preparation, technology in music education
- Instrumental - (music ed, low brass)
Academic Responsibilities
- Music Education
- Music Industry
- Music Education Field Experience and Student Teaching
- Music Industry Internships
- Trombone
- Brass Pedagogy
- First Year Seminar in Music
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- Teacher Education Faculty: Music Department Curriculum and Assessment
- Music Department Promotion/Tenure
- Music Conference
Professional Memberships
- South Dakota Bandmasters
- National Association for Music Education
- South Dakota Music Educators Association
- College Music Society
Work Experience
- Assistant professor, director of Instrumental Studies/Band and Orchestra Director, Ball State University
- Band director, Southwest Baptist University
- Band director, Woodmont Middle/High School, Gainesville, Georgia
- Band director, Piedmont Elementary School, Greenville, South Carolina
- Band director, Ellen Woodside Elementary School, Greenville, South Carolina
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Research in music education
Awards and Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa: Phi Kappa Phi
Grants
- Mark of Academic Excellence Grant for Classroom Technology
Associated Areas