Professor of Music, Central Michigan University

EDUCATION
Master of Music, Voice Performance, University of Michigan, 1969
Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance, University of Michigan, 1967
Non-Degree Studies
Dalcroze Eurhythmics, 1985-1991
Received Certification, Manhattan School of Music, summer, 1988
Received License, Manhattan School of Music, summer, 1991
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1982-83
Pedagogy of Group Instruction

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS / TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1974-present
Professor of Voice, Central Michigan University
Director, CMU Music Theater program
Duties:voice; music director for Music Theater productions;techniques for the singing actor

National Committees, Panels, Speeches
1996 “Review of Conflicts Between Performance Faculty and Pedagogy Faculty.” Committee appointed by Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
The committee met during the national convention in Kansas City, MO, to ascertain the reasons for the schism between performance faculty and faculty who teach pedagogy. A report was submitted to the national committee and resulted in various sub-committees that would address the issue.

1997 “Pedagogy across the Curriculum.”
An MTNA sub-committee charged with designing a curriculum that would introduce all undergraduate music students to sound pedagogical practices. The committee met during the national convention in Dallas, TX

2000 Speech: Tradition! Why We Teach One-to-One
Pedagogy Saturday V, MTNA National Convention, Minneapolis, MN

Panelist
“The Use of Psychological Information in Teaching Music,” MTNA National Convention, Dallas, TX
“See Me Seeing You: Teaching As Seen Through the Eyes of the Student,” MTNA National Convention, Nashville, TN
“Teaching in Groups of Three or More When the Group Lesson is the Main Lesson,” MTNA National Convention, Los Angeles, CA
“Teaching in Groups of Three or More as the Only Lesson,” MTNA National Convention, Los Angeles, CA

Publications

Caldwell, J. Timothy. Dalcroze Eurhythmics with Robert Abramson.
G.I.A. Publications, Chicago. 1992. Videotape.

Caldwell, J. Timothy. “A Dalcroze Perspective on Skills for Learning.”
Music Educators Journal, (March, 1993)

Caldwell, Timothy. “Developing Children’s Skills for Learning: a Dalcrozian Approach.” Early Childhood Connections: Journal of Music-and Movement-Based Learning. (Fall, 1995)

Caldwell, J. Timothy. Expressive Singing: Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Voice. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1995

Caldwell, J. Timothy. “Musical Literacy: a Dalcrozian Perspective.”
Early Childhood Connections: Journal of Music-and Movement-Based Learning. (Fall, 1997)

Caldwell, J. Timothy. “An Interview with Robert Abramson.” American Music Teacher. (August/September, 1998) J

Professional Associations
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), member
Music Educators National Conference (MENC), member
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), member
Editorial Advisory Board: Early Childhood Connections: Journal of Music-and Movement-Based Learning