Mary Goetze

Bloomington, India

Current Position: Professor of Music, Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington; Founder, University Children's Choir; Conductor, International Vocal Ensemble, Indiana University

Education: Ph.D., University of Colorado; M.M. Indiana University, B.M. Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

Honors and awards: Named Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Organization of American Kodály Educators, Distinguished Teaching Award, Indiana University

Prior publications: Coordinating author, Share the Music, K-8 (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill); Global Voices in Song (interactive CD-Roms); numerous published original compositions and vocal arrangements

Role in Spotlight on Music:

• Coordinated team of authors and writers who outlined, determined content goals, selected song and listening materials and wrote lessons for Student and Teacher's Editions
• Contributed to overall planning to determine direction and goals for new program.
• Collected and contributed performances for Global Voices feature, Grades 1-6.

Areas of interest/expertise: International vocal studies, Orff process, Kodály approach, K-8 music education, vocal development