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Dr.
Mark E. Turner Associate Professor D.M.A. in Music Education, University of Houston |
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Background
Previous to his appointment at SFA, Dr. Turner worked in the Houston public schools as an elementary general/choral music specialist. His nine years with the Houston Independent School District included making music with elementary school children (grades K-5th) and middle school students (grades 6th-8th). His classroom pedagogy included Kodály, Orff, Dalcroze, and Gordon.In addition to his work at the elementary and middle schools levels, Dr. Turner also made music with the children (4-year-olds through 1st Grade) of the Sharon G. Halpin Early Childhood Center. At Halpin, he developed a child-centered music curriculum that blended "best practices" of the National Association for Music Education (MENC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
At SFA, Dr. Turner's responsibilities include teaching graduate and undergraduate early childhood and elementary music methods courses for music majors and non-majors. He works closely with the faculty of the SFA Early Childhood Lab Center and NISD/SFA Charter School providing hands-on experiences for the students in his classes and serves as the children’s primary music specialist.
Dr. Turner is active as a presenter and has conducted sessions at conferences and clinics across Texas and throughout the nation. In addition to presenting, his publications pear in nationally recognized music education journals: Early Childhood Connections, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Teaching Music, Music Educators Journal and Journal of Music Teacher Education.
Interests and Research Activities
Due, in part, to the music education profession’s focus on the recruitment and retention of music specialists across the country, Dr. Turner’s current pedagogy and research focuses on how problem-based learning in music methods courses can effect change in how pre-service professionals think about themselves as they prepare for careers making music with children. Over the past five years he has assisted his students in helping children prepare and perform “child-centered” musical compositions and “music student” created compositions. Click here for a listing of various projects, their educational goals and objects, and samples of students’ work.Odds and Ends
Aside from academic pursuits, Dr. Turner treasures the company of this wife and daughter, composing, and also enjoys accompanying his daughter while she sings and dances. And, when Texas gets too hot, he and his family visit Alaska.
School
of Music
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043
Phone: 936-468-4602 | Fax: 936-468-5810
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Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2007