Faculty Spotlight - March 5, 2024
College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Spotlight Series
Dr. Glen Brumbach
Department: Humanities, Assistant Professor of Music
Presentation: Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Talk by Dr. Glen Brumbach.
Location: Founders Hall, Bernie Beck Lecture Hall (Doors open at 4:15 p.m.)
All are welcome to attend. Appetizers and light refreshments will be served!
“Two divergent music education studies: Native American music educator Fred Cardin and Covid 19 pandemic effects on student self-efficacy in jazz
Dr. Brumbach’s talk will examine the music education legacy of native American Frederick Cardin as well as present his research study exploring the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic on student self-efficacy in jazz performance and improvisation.
Lyceum quartet in tuxedos. Source: Redpath Chautauqua
Collection, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Lyceum quartet in authentic native dress. Source: Redpath Chautauqua Collection, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Abstract:
“Music education legacy of native American Frederick Cardin"
William Frederick (“Fred”) Cardin served as a director of instrumental music in the Reading, Pennsylvania, School District from 1930 until his retirement in June 1960. An accomplished performer and composer, Cardin studied at the Curtis School of Music and the Conservatoire Americaine in Paris, France. He is remembered as an outstanding educator and conductor both in the public schools and with community organizations. Cardin was also known as Pejawah, his Native American name. To gain further insight regarding Cardin’s musical legacy and how it reflects his heritage, interviews were conducted with former students and colleagues. Additional artifacts were collected pertaining to his education, influences, and accomplishments. Cardin pursued a focused mission through compositions and performances to promote Native American music and culture while also demonstrating aptitude in music composition, performance, and conducting. Cardin is one individual who pursued a successful career in music and music education while navigating the issues of racial discrimination.
Cardin conducting members of the Ringgold Band.
Source: Ringgold Band (Patricia Kline, historian).
"Covid 19 pandemic effects on student self-efficacy in jazz"
This study investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on secondary students’ self-efficacy in jazz performance and improvisation. Students (n = 38) from secondary school jazz ensembles attending a jazz festival in a Southwest state participated in a questionnaire about their perception of achievement in jazz performance and improvisation during the 2020–2021 school year with COVID-19 restrictions in place and the year after when restrictions had been eased. Jazz ensemble directors (n = 8) were interviewed about their experiences and positive and negative outcomes of the two years pertaining to students’ self-efficacy. A paired two-tailed t-test revealed that students had a significantly higher self-efficacy perception after restrictions were lifted in jazz performance and improvisation. Directors reported increased competency with technology and a drop in enrollment in their jazz ensembles. Directors also experienced a shift in their educational philosophy, opting for a more empathetic as opposed to a result-based approach to student achievement.
Dr. Glen A. Brumbach is an Assistant Professor of Music at Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Dr. Brumbach earned his BS and MS degrees in Music and Music Education from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Music Education from the University of Maryland. Dr. Brumbach also studied jazz ensemble techniques at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Director’s Academy studying with Terrell Stafford, Ron Carter, Reggie Thomas, and Loren Shoenberg. He was past President of the District 10 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association as also original Jazz Vice President and Founder of the Berks County All-Star Jazz Band as well as the Cavalcade of Bands Band Director and Jazz Band Director of the Year. As a result of his work in conjunction with the Berks Jazz Festival and Arts Council (Berks County, PA) he received the Frankie Scott Jazz Education Award in 2014.
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