The faculty and students of the Department of Music often present their work in a variety of professional venues. The following presentations and performances were given for the 2004-05 academic year.

Dr. Richard Benedum

• CMS Annual Meeting
  San Francisco, CA ~ November 3-7, 2004
  Presentation Topics: Professional Development Opportunities for CMS Members at the National Endowment for the Humanities (Co-presented with Barbara Ashbrook); and Did I Dream That Aria: Music, Freud and Psychology (Co-presented with Dr. Donald Polzella)
• International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 13-16, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Team Teaching between Music and Psychology (Co-presented with Dr. Donald Polzella)

Dr. Mark Brill and Dr. Damon Sink

• International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 13-16, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Teaching Film: Music in the Liberal Arts Curriculum

Dr. Richard Chenoweth

• Master Class Tour
  Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington, IN; University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, Madison, WI; University of Minnesota School of Music, Minneapolis, MN; St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN; and Northwestern University School of Music, Evanston, IL
  ~ September 20-26, 2004
  Class Topic: The Horn in Opera
• Horn Recital
  St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN ~ September 24, 2004
  Performance: The 21st Century Horn
• Performance Tour to Sarajevo
  Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina ~ October 16-22, 2004
  Performance: Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topic: S.P.A.R.K.S.:Schools Partner with Artists Reaching Kids

Dr. Donna Cox

• The College Music Society
  San Francisco ~ November 3-7, 2004
  Presentation Topic: Gospel Music, the Forsaken Music in the Academy: An Introduction to Its History and Performance Practices with Practical Suggestions for Curricular Change
• Chaminade University
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 4-13, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Ministering In Word and Song
• International Conference on Education
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 4-7, 2005
  Presentation Topics: Connecting Three Cultures: Children's Songs and Games from Ghana, Ireland, African America; and Gospel Music: An Introduction to its History and Performance Practices
• International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 13-16, 2005
  Presentation Topic: More Than A Song: The Spiritual As Social and Religious Commentary
  Lecture/Recital: Singing My Mothers' Songs: Lyrics from African American Culture
• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Performance Practices of the Spiritual for Choral Conductors
  Performance: Guest Conductor, OMEA Gospel Choir (featured ensemble)

Dr. Susan Gardstrom

• American Music Therapy Association Conference
  Austin, Texas ~ November 17-21, 2005
  Presentation Topic: An Investigation of Meaning in Clinical Music Improvisation with Troubled Adolescents
• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Three Necessary Ingredients of Successful Improvisation

Dr. Linda Hartley

• TriState Middle School Band Clinic
  Morehead State University, Kentucky ~ November 13, 2004
  Performance: Guest Conductor
• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topics: Successful Results Teaching Beginning Band: Focus on Tone and Musicianship; and Tools for the Cooperating Teacher: Ensuring a Successful Experience

Professor James Hiller

• American Music Therapy Association Conference
  Austin, Texas ~ November 17-21, 2005
  Presentation Topics: The Four Methods: Toward a Common Methodological Language for Music Therapy; and The Improvisation Assessment Profiles (IAPs): Foundational Tools for Guiding and Enriching Improvisational Music Therapy Methods

Professor Lee Hoffman

• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Tips for Instrumental Music Teachers Who Teach Vocal Music

Dr. Robert Jones

• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Virtual Classroom Handbook- Educational, Economic, and Effective!

Dr. Robert Jones and the University Chorale

• Chorale European Tour
  Germany, Hungary and Poland ~ May 2005
  Performances: University Chorale

Dr. Willie Morris

• International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 13-16, 2005
  Presentation Topics: Performance Art: When Visual Arts and Musical Arts Meet; and The Tango: South America's Jazz
  Performances: Various performances during conference

Dr. Willie Morris and the Dayton Jazz Ensemble

• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Performance: Dayton Jazz Ensemble

Dr. Patrick Reynolds and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble

• 2005 Queen City Conference of the Ohio Music Educator's Association
  Cincinnati, Ohio ~ February 3-5, 2005
  Performance: Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Student Presentations ~ Daniel Briggs and Amanda Williams

• International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  Honolulu, Hawaii ~ January 13-16, 2005
  Presentation Topic: Cultural Perspectives on Music Education