April 29, 2017
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
The Thompson Symposium is intended to provide a forum for master’s degree students to share their completed and in-progress research with graduate students, faculty, and the general public. The Symposium is named for Dr. Keith Thompson, music education professor, who retired from Penn State in 2003.
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Alice Hammel
Dr. Alice M. Hammel is a widely known music educator, author, and clinician whose experience in music is extraordinarily diverse. She is currently affiliated with James Madison and Virginia Commonwealth Universities and has a large private studio in Richmond, VA. She is a co-author of several resources available through Oxford University Press including: Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach, Teaching Music to Students with Autism, and Winding it Back: Creating Individualized Instruction in Music Classrooms and Ensembles. She is Chair of the National Association for Music Education Task Force on Students with Special Needs. Her primary goal is to become a better teacher with each passing day.
2017 Thompson Symposium Information
- Keynote Speaker-Dr. Alice Hammel
- Call for Papers and Posters (Extended Deadline: February 15, 2017)
- 2017 Program
- Registration
- Directions and Parking Information
- Hotel Accommodations
Linda Thornton, Symposium Coordinator
The Pennsylvania State University
School of Music
University Park, PA 16802-1901
lct12@psu.edu
