ATTEND THE UPC WORKSHOP AT PASIC!
The University Pedagogy Committee promotes and enhances the exploration, improvement, elevation, and facilitation of the craft of percussion at every level of college teaching. The Pedagogy Workshop aims to attract, learn from, develop, collaborate, and foster new strategies in percussion pedagogy. The workshop will provide opportunities for networking as well as professional development. Individuals registered for PASIC can attend most workshop components. See below to register to participate in a mock job interview or to apply for a Presentation on Percussion Pedagogy.
PASIC attendees must apply for P.O.P.P. and mock interviews. All other sessions in the UPC workshop are available to PASIC attendees during the convention.
MOCK JOB INTERVIEW
The mock job interviews will provide pre-tenured university faculty members – including part-time and adjunct faculty members – and doctoral candidates with the opportunity to test their interviewing skills.
Ten mock job interview applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Applicants must have an active PAS Membership and be registered for PASIC 2025.
PRESENTATIONS ON PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY (P.O.P.P.)
P.O.P.P. will provide pre-tenured university faculty members – including part-time and adjunct faculty members – and doctoral candidates with the opportunity to present research. Applications close October 6.
WHEN & WHERE
The UPC Workshop will take place on Friday, November 14, with most sessions in the Westin Indianapolis Hotel.
- 8:00 – 9:40a: Mock Job Interview Session (Westin Hotel Cabinet/Caucus Room; sign up required above)
- 9:40a: BREAK
- 10:a: IPEC Concert: University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble
- 10:50a BREAK
- 11a: Session 1: “Landing a Job in Higher Education: An Administrator’s Perspective” (Westin Hotel Capitol 2 Room)
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Kimberly Councill: Director School of Music, University of Utah
- In this session, participants will learn about the variety of universities, faculty positions, and opportunities in higher education. Conversation will include preparing for the job search, cover letter and CV preparation, and interview realities.
- 12p: Informal Conversations / Networking (Westin Hotel Bar)
- 2p Session 2: “Pre-Tenure Realities” (Westin Hotel Capitol 2 Room)
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Kimberly Councill: Director School of Music, University of Utah
- A “real-world” conversation about the realities of working in higher education in 2025, including discussion of research, teaching, service, mentorship, helping today’s students find success, juggling family and work responsibilities, and working with administration.
- 3:30p: Set up / Sound Check / Logistics for P.O.P.P. (Presentations on Percussion Pedagogy)
- 4p- 5:20pm: P.O.P.P. (Presentations on Percussion Pedagogy) (Westin Hotel Cabinet/Caucus Room)
- 5:30pm: Informal Conversations / Networking (Westin Hotel Bar)
About Kimberly Councill: Dr. Kimberly Councill is proud to be the Director of the School of Music at The University of Utah! Prior to arriving in Utah in 2022, Dr. Councill served as the
Associate Dean of Faculty for the Arts and Humanities Division of the College of
Arts and Sciences and a Professor of Music with an emphasis in Music
Education at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Councill was
also an Associate Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Music Education at
Susquehanna University; an Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of
North Carolina at Asheville; a band, choir, and general music teacher in the
public schools of North Carolina; and a private and group music lesson instructor
at The Ohio State School for the Blind. For over 15 years, Dr. Councill dedicated
her time as a volunteer music teacher for central Pennsylvania preschoolers and
kindergarteners; directed elementary and middle school music camps; and
created “MUSE” (Musical Understanding in Special Education), a unique musical
outreach program for children with a variety of physical, emotional, behavioral,
and intellectual needs.
Dr. Councill’s research, which has been presented at state, regional, national,
and international conferences and published in the Journal of Research in Music
Education, Update, Music Educators Journal, International Journal of Music
Education, PMEA News, North Carolina Music Educator, and the Florida Music
Educator’s Journal, is focused on undergraduate music education curriculum
development and implementation; music teacher recruitment; the inclusion of
special learners into the music classroom; and the skills, expectations, and
requirements of successful student teaching and seminar experiences. Dr.
Councill remains active in numerous state and national music education
organizations having served as a district president for the Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association (PMEA), the Eastern Division Representative for the
Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE), and currently as a member of the
editorial boards for the Music Educators Journal and Bulletin of the Council for
Research in Music Education. She has also conducted numerous band and
choral festivals during her time in Pennsylvania and has successfully guided
dozens of undergraduate researchers through projects spanning music and
health, curriculum development, inter-disciplinary arts education, and the role of
music education in American and Australian public schools.
Dr. Councill has received multiple awards for distinguished teaching and service
to the music education profession including the Susquehanna University
Distinguished Teaching Award, two Susquehanna University “Whatever It Takes”
awards for her role as stage manager in the university’s 150th anniversary
celebration at Carnegie Hall and for her service to students, and the District 8
PMEA Citation of Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Higher
Education. In 2024, Dr. Councill was honored to be chosen as a Distinguished
Alumni Award Recipient for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s
College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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