Issue #4: Special Focus Issue--Instrumental Music Teacher Educators Colloquium 2019

The fourth issue of New Directions is dedicated to presenting selected papers, posters, and interest sessions shared at the 2019 IMTE Colloquium, held May 16-18, 2019 at the Mohican Lodge & Conference Center in Perrysville, OH.

This special issue of New Directions features the following pieces:

• An Investigation of Happiness and Gratitude Among Music Majors--Christian Bernhard, The State University of New York at Fredonia
• The Effectiveness of an Online MMEd Degree: Perceptions of Recent Graduates--David W. Snyder, Illinois State University
• Living Female in a Traditionally Male Paradigm: How Female Band Teachers Navigate Gender Issues in the Profession--Christopher M. Baumgartner, The University of Oklahoma
• Mentoring Instrumental Music Teacher Educators: Research and Practice Across the Career Stages--Christopher M. Baumgartner – Assistant Professor of Music Education, University of Oklahoma; Colleen M. Conway – Professor of Music Education, University of Michigan; Tami J. Draves – Assoc. Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro; Lonnie Easter Jr. II – Ph.D. student in Music Education, University of Oklahoma; Christine Lundahl – DMA student in Wind Conducting, University of Michigan; Ryan N. Meeks – Ph.D. student in Music Education, University of Oklahoma; Eric M. Pennello – Ph.D. student in Music Education, University of Oklahoma; Rebekah Weaver – Ph.D. student in Music Education, University of Michigan
• An Examination of A Preservice Music Teacher's Experiences with a New Horizons Band: Implications for Preservice Music Teacher Education--Kristina R. Weimer, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Shrinking the Director: Reconceptualizing Ensembles in Undergraduate Music --Brian N. Weidner, Butler University
• The Benefits and Challenges of a Music Education School-University Partnership--Jared Rawlings, Brandon Larsen, Jason Weimer, The University of Utah
• What We Don’t (But Should) Teach Undergraduate Music Education Majors--Amanda Kastner, University of Florida
• Enriching Music Pedagogies for Students with Special Needs--Elizabeth Schultz, University of Florida
• Nomadic Teaching: Understanding Itinerant Music Teaching Nationwide--Elizabeth Schultz, University of Florida
• Living Contradictions: My Contract Versus My Conscience--Lisa Martin, Bowling Green State University