June Countryman
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| Name | June Countryman |
| Position | Faculty Member |
| jcountryman@upei.ca | |
| Department(s) | Music |
| Phone | (902) 566-0490 |
| Building | Steel Building 216 |
| Website | http://music.upei.ca/faculty/profile/june-countryman |
June Countryman
BiographyTitle: Assistant Professor
Dr. June Countryman teaches aural skills and music education courses. She holds B.Mus, BA, and B.Ed degrees at Mount Allison University, an M.Mus in music education from The University of Western Ontario, advanced Kodaly training at the University of Calgary and an Ed. D at OISE/University of Toronto (2008).
She has lengthy experience as an elementary music teacher, a curriculum writer and program consultant and a high school choral teacher.
Dr. Countryman is currently conducting two research projects within the UPEI-led AIRS (Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Singing) program. One is a case study of a children’s choir, examining both pedagogical and social aspects of choir participation. The second is a study of children’s informal musicking on school playgrounds.
Other research interests include vocal improvisation as a tool for musical growth, global music practices, sharing power in teaching contexts, and music teacher professional development. Her publications relate to issues in music education, choral music education and the scholarship of teaching.
Dr. Countryman was awarded the UPEI Hessian Award for Teaching Excellence in April, 2008.
Recent Citations
Subscribe to June Countryman's citation feedResearch Interests
- Improvisation as a tool for musical growth
- Global music practices
- Sharing power in teaching contexts
- Teacher professional development
- Formal and informal contexts of musicking
Grants
Elementary music education: practice and possibilities- New Scholars Grant
- University of Prince Edward Island
Other Scholars in Music
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| Acadia University - ir:ir-batch6-4594 | 87 | 01:25:41 2013-06-17 |
| I got rhythm, I got questions - ir:ir-batch6-4587 | 88 | 00:13:29 2013-06-07 |
| Stumbling toward clarity - ir:1292 | 116 | 06:07:07 2013-06-18 |
| Exploring social justice : how music education might matter - ir:1303 | 95 | 17:42:31 2013-06-14 |
| High school music programmes as potential sites for communities of practice - a Canadian study - ir:1294 | 104 | 09:40:04 2013-06-16 |
| Still Wary After All These Years - ir:1291 | 112 | 20:24:47 2013-06-16 |
| What choral singing does to us - ir:1293 | 106 | 14:44:29 2013-06-14 |
| Theory and practice - ir:1295 | 117 | 13:26:18 2013-06-16 |
| Instructional strategies that challenge dominant pedagogy - ir:1296 | 114 | 20:47:53 2013-06-18 |
| Ethical knowledge and repertoire choice - ir:ir-batch6-4583 | 85 | 01:24:15 2013-06-18 |