faculty
Ronald Sherwin, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
Music
Department Chair, Choral Music EducationUniversity Chorus, Social Justice ChoirEducation
2004 | The University of Maine | PhD |
2000 | The University of Maine | MM |
1995 | Castleton State University | BA |
Teaching
- Music Education
- Assessment
- Conducting
- Music History/Performance Practice
Programs
Programs
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Presents a basic music vocabulary and develops intelligent discrimination in the listener through study and analysis of outstanding works from Gregorian Chant to the present, including music of diverse cultures. Emphasis is also placed on the relationship of the historical development of music to parallel movements in art, drama, philosophical thought, etc.
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Research
Research interests
- Assessment
- Civic Engagement
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Ronald Sherwin & Sarah McQuarrie (2017).
Impact of state testing on music classrooms in the United States.
Assessment Practices in Music Education, OUP - Ronald Sherwin & Tobias Monte (2016).
MCAS, PARCC, and the relationship between music instruction and state-mandated comprehensive assessments.
Connecting practice, measurement, and evaluation, GIA, 163-176. - Ronald Sherwin & Sarah McQuarrie (2013).
Assessment in music education: Relationships between classroom practice and professional publication topics.
Research & Issues in Music Education, 11(1)