Bio:
Dr. Katherine M. Levy is an assistant professor of
music education at the State University of New York at Fredonia. She
holds Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in music education from the University
of Iowa and an undergraduate music education degree from Northwestern
University. Her school music teaching experience includes teaching
beginning, middle and high school instrumental music in Illinois and
Wisconsin. Dr. Levy taught early childhood music in western Maryland
where she also founded a New Horizons Band for elderly musicians. She
directs music instruction and conducts the New Horizons Band of Western
New York, a band and music lesson program for “chronologically gifted”
adults (50 and over).
Dr. Levy’s research interests are rhythm reading
and perception, community music, and lifelong music learning. She has
conducted several studies of elementary and middle school musicians’
rhythm reading strategies. She is an active conductor and clinician.
Her professional affiliations include the National Association for Music
Education (MENC), New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), the
College Music Society (CMS), and the Society for Research in Music
Education (SRME).
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