Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Selected Student Bios

Susan Davis

Susan A. Davis is a PhD candidate in Music Education in the department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at NYU Steinhardt.

Ms. Davis holds degrees in music performance (BFA, Stony Brook University) and music education (MSEd, Queens College).

As an orchestra director, Ms. Davis has more than twelve years of experience in public schools; as a violinist, she has maintained a private studio for eighteen years. She has served actively as a festival chairperson and adjudicator for numerous New York State School Music Association and Suffolk County, NY, Music Educators Association festivals.

In 2005, Ms. Davis released a CD with New York classical guitarist, Eric B. Davis: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: An Album of Classical Lullabies. The CD was recognized with an iParenting Media Product of Excellence Award (Walt Disney Internet Group). She has performed frequently in productions at the Smithtown Performing Arts Center and throughout the New York area.

Ms. Davis has presented papers at the American String Teachers Association National Conference, the Third Biennial Symposium for Research in Music Teaching and Learning Conference (University of North Texas), and the “Arts Education - To What End?” Conference (New York University). Her publications include an article on string student recruiting for American String Teacher (August, 2009) and several columns at www.musicedmagic.com.

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