DR. JILL M. WILSON
EDUCATION
DMA, Music Education, Boston University
Dissertation: Practices of and Attitudes Toward High School Treble Choral
Ensembles
MME, Music Education, University of Northern Iowa
Thesis: Effects of Accompaniment Situation on Melodic Sight Singing
BM, Music Education, St. Olaf College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education, Luther College
Assistant Professor of Music Education, Morningside College
Courses included:Bel Canto Women’s Choir, Music Methods I (Elementary), Music Methods II (General/Choral Methods portion), Ear Training I-IV, Classroom Management for Music Educators, American Music Education, History and Philosophy of Music Education, Music Methods for Elementary Teachers, Choral Arranging, Garage Band, Passport (first-year liberal arts/writing course),Introduction to Conducting, Applied Horn, Show Choir Methods,May Term travel course to Paris, Amsterdam and London, and supervision ofmusic student teachers.
Chancel Choir Director, First Presbyterian Church and children’s music, accompanist
and interim director positions with additional congregations
Course Facilitator, Boston University for Quantitative Methods for Music Education
and Music Education Curriculum Project (masters’ thesis course)
Director, Leo Kucinski Academy of Music while serving as Adjunct Faculty,
Morningside College, Western Iowa Technical College, and Briar Cliff University
Middle School Choir Director/General Music Teacher, Head HS Choral Director,
Elementary Music Specialist
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Wilson, J. (2015). Perceptions of Educational Value in Multi-Generational Ensembles.
Presentation at Desert Skies Symposium, Tuscon, AZ.
Wilson, J.(2015). College and Community Choir Member Views of an Intergenerational
Ensemble. Presentation at Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium X /Music Lifelong Learning Conference, Tampa, FL.
Royston, N., Wilson, J., Sletto, T., and Swanson, M. (2014). Paying It Forward:
Preparing Tomorrow’s Music Educators. Presentation at Iowa Music Educators Association Fall Conference, Ames, IA.
Sletto, T. and Wilson, J. (2014). Music Educators: The Next Generation. Presentation at
Iowa Music Educators Association Fall Conference, Ames, IA.
Wilson, J. (2014). Review ofRaising Musical Kids: A Guide for Parents, 2nd ed.,
Robert A. Cutietta, Music Educators Journal, forthcoming.
Snell, A., Wilson, J. and Cruse, C. (2014). Cooperating Teachers’ Perceptions of
Hosting Student Teachers as Professional Development. Presentation at NAfME Biennial Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Wilson, J. andSletto, T. Factors That Affect Participation in High School Choral
Ensembles. Poster session at NAfME Biennial Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Wilson, J. (2013). Music Educator Disillusionment and Demise: A Case Study. Poster
session at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium,
Greensboro, NC.
Wilson, J. (2013). Advancing the Status of the Treble Ensemble: Choral Educators’
Views on the Status of Treble Choral Ensembles. G.E.M.S. (Gender, Education, Music, and Society) 1, No. 9. PEER REVIEWED
Wilson, J. (2013). Modeling Flexibility and Adaptability in the Choral Rehearsal.
Presented at ICDA Summer Symposium, Mason City, IA.
Wilson, J. (2013). Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal. Presented
at ICDA Summer Symposium, Mason City, IA.
Wilson, J. (2013). Informal Learning in the Music Classroom. Presented at North
Dakota Music Educators Association conference, Bismarck, ND.
Wilson, J. (2013). A Survey of Iowa High School Music Programs. Presented in poster
session at the Michigan Music Educators Association conference, Grand Rapids,
MI.
Wilson, J. (2013). Voices from the division: An interview with Bob Youngquist.
Melisma 32(2).
Wilson, J. (2012). School Music: Preparation for “Real Life?” Iowa Music Educators
Fall Conference, Ames, IA.
Wilson, J. (2012). Preferences of and Attitudes Toward Treble Choral Ensembles.
Research In Music Education 10(1). PEER REVIEWED
Wilson, J. (2012) Informal Learning in the Music Classroom.Presented at the Music
In Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) seminar, Komotini, Greece.
Wilson, J. (2011). Reviews of Threading the Concept: Powerful Learning for
the Music Classroom, Debra Gordon Hedden, and Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching, Mark Robin Campbell, Linda K. Thompson and Janet R. Barrett, IMEA Fall Magazine.
Wilson, J. (2011). Including Pre-Service Teachers in Action Research on Informal
Learning in the Small Liberal Arts College.Presented in the Best Practices poster session at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, Greensboro, NC.
Wilson, J. (2011). Taking Care of Your Female Singers in Light of the Male Singer
Shortage. Poster presented at MENC Research Symposium in Washington, D.C.
Wilson, J. (2011). Practices of and Attitudes Toward Treble Choral Ensembles. Poster
session at the Research in Music Education International Conference at the University of Exeter, UK.
Wilson, J. (2010). Practices of and Attitudes Toward Treble Choral Ensembles. Poster
session at the IMEA Conference in Ames, IA.
Wilson, J. (2010). Review of Musical Experience in Our Lives: Things We
Learn and Meanings We Make, Jody L. Kerchner and Carlos Abril, Music Educators Journal96(4).
Wilson, J (2009). The Status of Treble Choral Ensembles. Presented at the IMEA Fall
Conference, Ames, IA.
Wilson, J. (2008). Taking Care of Your Female Singers. Presented at ICDA Summer
Symposium, Mason City, IA.
Published “Bravo” articles recommending new women’s choir literature in The
Sounding Board, an ICDA publication (annually 2006-2011).