Katherine Willow

Academics Faculty

Katherine Willow

Email: k-willow@bethel.edu

Job Title

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
    Music and Theatre, College of Arts and Sciences

Highlight

Elementary Music Education

Started at Bethel

2020

Education

  • The Boston Conservatory - B.M. in Harp Performance, 2005
  • The Boston Conservatory - M.M.Ed. in Music Education, 2006
  • Boston University - D.M.A. in Music Education, 2016

Biography

Katherine Willow teaches elementary music methods at Bethel University. Her research interests include the role of music education in identity development and in social justice initiatives, and she has presented on these topics at regional, national, and international conferences. She maintains an active harp performance creer and is co-founder of Gentle Muses, the therapeutic music program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Willow is a 2020-2021 Fulbright Award recipient.

Courses Taught

Methods in Teaching Elementary Music

Presentations

  • National Association for Music Education: Presenter, "Interdisciplinary Activities to Scaffold Ensemble Readiness," 2019
  • International Boys' Schools Coalition: Presenter, "Boys Discovering Their World Through Current Events," 2017
  • Ohio Music Educators Association: Presenter, "Secondary General Music: A Four-Dimensional Curriculum Model," 2017
  • New York State School Music Association: Research Gallery Participant, "Identity Development Among Adolescent Males Enrolled in a Middle School General Music Program," 2016
  • International Boys' Schools Coalition: Presenter, "Badges of Identity: Using Multimodal Learning to Develop Emotional Intelligence," 2015
  • International Boys' Schools Coalition: Presenter, "Arts Education as a Vehicle for Character Education and Social Change," 2014
  • Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association: Presenter, "Teaching the Music of America Using an Interdisciplinary Framework," 2009
  • Massachusetts Music Educators Association: Presenter, "Advice for First-Year Music Teachers," 2007
  • American Harp Society: Adjudicator, "Music Education Evaluations," 2006

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

  • American Harp Society: 2017-Present
  • The MayDay Group (Action for Change in Music Education): 2010-Present
  • National Association for Music Education: 2003-Present
  • Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms
  • United Nations "Sustainable Development Goals" Teacher Ambassador