RESUME Beatriz E. Aguilar, 4032 Wilshire Ln. Janesville, WI 53546 Phone: (608) 531-1747 Cell: (608) 758-4698 e-mail: betina68@yahoo.com baguilar@edgewood.edu Education 2006 Certified Kodály Music Educator, University of North Texas, Denton 2004 Ph.D. in Music Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1999 Master of Music Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1993 Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City Professional Experience 2004 to date Associate Professor, Madison, Wisconsin MUS 456 General Music Education Methods Sole Responsibility, average of 3 students per class Created new partnership with elementary music teachers for the practicum component of the course Early Childhood Music Program Sole Responsibility, average of 10 students per class Course designed for newborn to 48-month babies, and as a laboratory for music education and early childhood education majors In charge of the proposal, design, advertisement, and implementation of the program MUS 141A Music Structures Sole Responsibility, average of 20 students per class Course designed for education majors with no music MUS 479/HI Cultural identity and music Sole Responsibility, 5 students per class MUS 479/HI Mexican and Mexican-American Cultural identity trough art and music Co-taught with art professor Melanie Herzog, 12 students per class Course designed for any majors MUS 275A Folk Pedagogy Sole Responsibility, average of 5 students per class Course designed for music education majors
MUS 141B Music Theory I Sole Responsibility, average of 5 students per class MUS 191 Computer applications to music Sole Responsibility, average of 10 students per class MUS 153 Music in Western Civilization Sole Responsibility, average of 15 students per class Course designed for students with and without music MUS 101 Piano class for no-music majors Sole Responsibility, average of 12 students per class Course designed for students with no music MUS 103 Piano class for music majors Sole Responsibility, average of 25 students per class Designed the Piano Proficiency exam for music majors MUS 202, 301, & 401 Individual Piano Lessons Sole Responsibility Summer 2005 to date Research advisor, National Autonomous University of Mexico Major advisor of master theses and Ph.D. dissertations 1999 2002, 2004 Teaching Fellowship, University of North Texas MUED 1130: Foundations in Music Education for Elementary Educators Sole Responsibility, average of 25 students per class Course designed for students with no music MUED 1140: Foundations in Music Education for Elementary Educators Sole Responsibility, average of 25 students per class Course designed for students with music 2001 2002 Teacher Trainer/Lecturer, Mi Escuelita, Dallas, Texas Course founded by a grant Foundations of Music Education for Early Childhood Educators Designed for Hispanic teachers at economically challenged preschools 2000 2003 Music Instructor, University of North Texas Community Services Multicultural music experiences for an outreach afterschool program 1996-1997 Piano Instructor, National Autonomous University of Mexico Sole responsibility, Individualized and group piano instruction for music education majors Organization of group and solo recitals
1995-1996 Music Instructor, Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias Middle School, México City Sole responsibility General music teacher 1988-1991 Early Childhood Music Instructor, Kindergarten Alfa, Mexico City Early childhood music teacher 1989-1997 Private Piano Instructor, México City Individualized Piano Instruction Publications Aguilar, B. (In Process). El patio de mi casa: Hispanic children songs and games with pedagogical recommendations for the elementary music educator. Electronic Book. Aguilar, B., Holmes, A. V., Göktürk, D., & Chen, J. (). Assessment Over the ocean Outside the United States. In Brophy, T. S. (Ed.). The practice of assessment in music education: Frameworks, models, and designs. Gicago, IL: GIA Publications. Overture Center for the Arts. (2007). Spotlight on learning: Educator s resource guide, Sones de Mexico. [Contributions], 6 11. Devroop, K. & Aguilar, B. (2006). The occupational aspirations and expectations of music education majors in Mexico. Research and Issues in Music Education 4(1), http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline/index.htm. Aguilar, B. (2004). The effect of individual versus collective creative problem solving experiences on fourth- and fifth-grade students compositional products. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas, Texas. Aguilar, B., Ramsey, D., & Lumsden, B. (2003). The Aztec Empire and the Spanish missions: Early music education in North America. The Journal of Historical Research in Music Education 24(1), 62-82. Aguilar, B. (2000). Music, race and mind. Southwestern Musician, 69(4), 46-49. Texas: TMEA Scholarly Presentations 2010 Discipline management in the early childhood music education classroom. Panel discussion presented at the Wisconsin State Music Conference, Madison, WI. 2010 Mexican and Mexican-American music and culture: the development of ethnic identities. Workshop/master s level course at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, Madison, WI. 2009 Assessment Over the ocean Outside the United States. Proceedings of the 2009 Florida Symposium on Assessment in Music Education.
2009 Hispanic Songs from a Kodály Perspective. Workshop scheduled to be presented at the Greater Milwaukee Orff Dimensions Conference, Milwaukee, WI. 2008 A song in their hearts: Music for young kids. Workshop at the UW Whitewater Early Childhood Education Conference, Whitewater, WI. 2008 Hispanic Songs and games in the classroom. Workshop presented at the WSMA, Waunakee, WI. 2008 Investigación cualitativa en el área de la educación musical [Qualitative research in music education]. Workshop at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 2008 Hispanic Children Songs from a Kodaly Perspective. Workshop/master s level course at, Madison, WI. 2008 Combining the Kodály Methodology with Hispanic Folk Songs. Workshop/master s level course at, organized and presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, Madison, WI. 2008 Traditional Mexican songs and rhymes for the elementary music classroom. Workshop at the Wisconsin State CMENC mini-conference, UW-Eau Claire, WI. 2007 Mexican art and music. Workshop at the Overture Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, WI. 2007 Kodály de colores: Traditional Mexican songs and cultural identity. Workshop at the Wisconsin State Music Conference, Madison, WI. 2007 A song in their hearts: Music for young kids. Workshop at the Wisconsin State Music Conference, Madison, WI. 2007 La evaluación del comportamiento musical [Assessment of musical behavior]. Workshop at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 2007 Investigación cuantitativa en el área de la educación musical [Quantitative research in music education]. Workshop at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 2007 Metodología Kodály en México [Kodály methodology in Mexico]. Lecture at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 2005 The Musical Conquest of America: Who Won This War? Paper presented during the Faculty Colloquium series, Fall 2005. 2004 The effect of individual versus collective creative problem solving experiences on fourth- and fifth-grade students compositional products.
Poster session presented at the Wisconsin Music Education Association Convention, Madison, Wisconsin. 2001 Empirical Research in music Education. Workshop at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 2001 The development of critical thinking though music education. Lecture at the National Institute for the Fine Arts, Mexico City. 2000 Research in Music Education. Workshop at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. 1999 Music Education in Early childhood. Workshop, National Institute for the Fine Arts, Mexico City. 1999 Piano Accompaniment for the Music Educator. Workshop, National Institute for the Fine Arts, Mexico City. Committee Work 2007 to date Association of Latino(a) Students at, Advisor 2008 2011 Undergraduate Curriculum Council, 2008-2009 Search committee, Choral music educator,, Chair 2008 Search Committee, Director of the Center for Multicultural Education, 2007 2008 Search Committee, Arts Department at 2006 Search Committee, Director of the Center for Global education, Fall 2006 2008 Diversity Committee Fall 2005 2008 Admissions Committee Fall 2004 to date Study Abroad Committee Recent Community Service 2007 to date Organized and currently advising the first Latino(a) student organization at 2006 2009 Early Childhood Music Program, Rock Prairie Montessori School, Janesville, WI 2007 Overture center for the Arts, Sones de Mexico Committee, Madison, WI February 24 th, 2006: Keynote Speaker for the Madison Metropolitan School District s Latino Youth College and Career Fair 2005 to date Wisconsin Council for International Education 2006 2008 Elementary Design Team, Madison Metropolitan School District 2006 2010 Accompanist for the Hispanic Choir of the Madison Diocese Professional Memberships Music Education National Conference; Wisconsin Music Education Association; International Society of Music Education; Organization of American Kodály Educators; International Kodály Society; Wisconsin Council for International Education.
Professional Performance Activities Fall 2008 Pianist in a four-hand concert with the Chamber Orchestra, Madison, WI. 2006 to date Pianist for the Accompanist for the Hispanic Choir of the Madison Diocese Spring 2007 Pianist in a four-hand recital with pianist Ramona Allen, Madison, WI 2000/2001 Accompanist for the Flower Mound High school Choir. 1997 Pianist at the Musical Comedy Los Musicales (Forbidden Broadway), Mexico City 1993 Piano recitals for the Mexican Cost Festival, Matamoros, Laredo, and Reynosa, México 1995-1996-1997 Piano and Voice recital during the Silvestre Revueltas Festival, Durango, México 1995 Piano and Voice recitals for the Government Taxes Agency, Mexico City 1989 Soloist with Percussion Ensemble at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México s Festival, Toluca, México 1988 Soloist with the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México s Chamber Orchestra, Toluca, México 1988-1989 Pianist of the Coyulli duet with a percussionist, performing for the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and for the Mexico City Department, Mexico City List of References Dr. Julie Dunbar Associate Professor Music Department 1000 Drive Madison, WI 53711-3442 Phone: (608) 663 3400 E-mail: jdunbar@edgewood.edu Dr. Blake Walter Associate Professor and chair of the music department Music Department 1000 Drive Madison, WI 53711-3442 Phone: (608) 663 2394 E-mail: bwalter@edgewood.edu
Dr. Debbie Rohwer Professor/Chair of Music Education University of North Texas P.O. Box 311367 Denton, TX 76203-1367 Phone: (940) 369-7538 E-mail: drohwer@music.unt.edu Dr. Warren Henry Professor/Associate Dean University of North Texas P.O. Box 311367 Denton, TX 76203-1367 Phone: (940) 369-7540 E-mail: whenry@music.unt.edu Dr. Darhyl Ramsey Professor of Music Education University of North Texas P.O. Box 311367 Denton, TX 76203-1367 Phone: (940) 565-3749 E-mail: ramsey@music.cmm.unt.edu