MEIEA®
Speakers Bureau
Name
Marcia
A. Lewis
Institution
Valparaiso
University, Valparaiso, IN
Title/Position
Associate
Professor of Music
Degrees and schools
B.M. University of Wisconsin,
Madison
M.M.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
D.M.A.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Contact: phone
219-464-5362
Areas of expertise:
Topic: collaboration
between performing artists and music
industry professionals
Title:
Solutions
for Bridging the Gap and Creating Mutual Respect for both the
Traditional and
Non-traditional Approaches to Music Education in the
Small Liberal Arts University.
Brief
description:
Music
industry professionals bring a more non-traditional, but practical
approach to
their training of students, while colleagues in performance see the
value of a
more traditional approach to teaching.
The benefit of blending these diverse viewpoints can result in a
more
harmonious faculty and less conflictive educational environment for our
students.
Topic:
MEIEA
& MEISA: Collaborative partners or
divisive competitors?
Title: Strategies
for Strengthening the Working Relationship Between MEIEA and MEISA
Brief description: How can the parent organization, MEIEA,
work more
effectively with it's offspring, MEISA, and vice versa?
Mutually beneficial goals and
strategies for making this happen need to be developed and employed.