| Dr. Nancy Barry Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-4434 FAX (334) 844-6789  Nancy Barry returned to the college's Department of Curriculum and Teaching in Fall 2007 as professor and department head. She earned master's and doctorate degrees in music education and certificates in electronic music and computers in music from The Florida State University.Barry is an international scholar in music education with numerous research publications in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, among others. She co-authored a book for the Music Educators National Conference entitled Music and Students at Risk: Creative Solutions for a National Dilemma and co-authored the chapter on practice in The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning.
Barry currently serves as editor of the Journal of Technology in Music Learning and is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. She previously served on the faculty of Auburn's Department of Curriculum and Teaching from 1990 to 2000. Barry served as professor, graduate coordinator and chair of music education at the University of Oklahoma from 2000 to 2007, where she received the 2006 Henry Daniel Rinsland Memorial Award for Excellence in Educational Research and was awarded a presidential professorship in 2007. Dr. Barry's vita: Nancy Barry
1. Academic Degrees
2. Professional Experience
3. Selected Publications
Barry, N.H. (2007, April/May). Motivating the reluctant student. The American Music Teacher, 23-27. Barry, N.H., Raiber, M.A., Dell, C.E., Jackson, D.H., Duke, B.L. (2006). Oklahoma A+ Schools research report: Year four (2005-2006). University of Central Oklahoma: Oklahoma A+ Schools. [Monograph-length report describing large-scale funded research project] Barry, N.H. (2005). Special report on the status of music education. (National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology Proceedings.) Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 3 (Spring/Fall 2005), 62-64. [Peer-reviewed conference proceedings]
Barry, N.H. (2005). A critical review of free on-line materials for music teachers. (National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology Proceedings.) Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 3 (Spring/Fall 2005), 123-126. [Peer-reviewed conference proceedings]
Barry, N.H. (2005). Special report on the status of music education. (National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology Proceedings.) Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 3 (Spring/Fall 2005), 62-64. [Peer-reviewed conference proceedings.]
Barry, N.H., Gunzenhauser, M. G., Montgomery, D., & Raiber, M.A. (2005). Oklahoma A+ Schools research report: Year three (2004-2005). University of Central Oklahoma: Oklahoma A+ Schools. [Monograph-length report describing large-scale funded research project] Barry, N.H., & Schons, S. (2005). Integrated curriculum and the music teacher: A case study. Contributions to Music Education, 31(2). Gunzenhauser, M.G., Montgomery, D., Barry, N.H., Dell, C., & Raiber, M.A., (2004). Oklahoma A+ Schools research report: Year two (2003-2004). University of Central Oklahoma: Oklahoma A+ Schools. [Monograph length report describing large-scale funded research project]
Walls, K.C., & Barry, N.H. (2004). Developing Meaningful Laboratory Teaching Experiences in a University Music Methods Course: Program Evaluation and Recommendations. Southern Music Education Journal. Barry, N.H. (2003). University music education student perceptions and attitudes about instructional technology. Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 2(2) (Winter 2003-4), 2-20.
Barry, N.H., & Conlon, P. (2003). Native American music in the classroom. Music Educators Journal, 90(2), 21-27.
Barry, N.H., Gunzenhauser, M. G., Montgomery, D., & Raiber, M.A. (2003). Oklahoma A+ Schools research report: Year one (2002-2003). University of Central Oklahoma: Oklahoma A+ Schools. [Monograph-length report describing large scale funded research project] Barry, N.H., & Teweleit, R. (2003). Keirsey Temperament and musicians' practice preferences: An exploratory study. Texas Music Education Research. Austin, Texas: Texas Music Educators' Association. Barry, N.H. (2002). Integrating Web-based learning and instruction into a graduate music education research course. Journal of Technology in Music Learning, 2(1).
Barry, N.H. (2002). Practice and personality: Relationships among musicians' practice preferences, gender and Jung-Myers-Briggs personality type. In C. Stevens, D. Burnham, G. McPherson, E. Schubert, & J. Renwick, (eds.) 7th International conference on Music Perception and Cognition Conference Proceedings, AMPS (ISBN 1876346396). [Peer-reviewed International Conference Proceedings]
Barry, N.H., & Hallam, S. (2002). Practice. In R. Parncutt & G. E. McPherson (Eds.) The Science and psychology of music performance: Creative strategies for teaching and learning. New York: Oxford University Press. [Invited first author of chapter in edited book]
Barry, N.H., Taylor, J.A., & Hair, H. (2001). A national survey of state music education board members: Their interests in and attitudes toward music education research. UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education, 20 (1), 19-25.
4. Selected Presentations
Multicultural Music Education in the United States, College Music Society International Conference, Kasetsat Univeristy, Bangkok Thailand, July 16, 2007 Intelligent Practice: What the Research Shows, College Music Society International Conference (Session II), Ayuthaya, Thailand , July 21, 2007
Oklahoma A+ Schools Year Four Research Report, Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference, Tulsa, OK, January 19, 2007
The Arts Education Perception Survey, Music Educators National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 2006
The Arts Education Perception Survey, Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference, Tulsa, OK, January 20, 2006
Oklahoma A+ Schools Year Three Research Report, Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference, Tulsa, OK, January 20, 2006
Oklahoma A+ Schools: Research Highlights, A+ Schools National Conference, Greensboro, NC, December 4-6, 2005
The Role of Integrated Curriculum in Music Teacher Education, College Music Society National Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, November 3-6, 2005
The Psychology of Student Motivation (invited keynote address), Seminario Latino Americano De Education Musical, FLADEM, San Jose, Costa Rica, July 10-15, 2005
(Partial funding provided by University of Oklahoma Presidential International Travel Fellowship) A Critical Review of Free Resources for Music Educators Available on the Internet National Symposium for Music Instruction Technology, Oneonta, NY, June 16-18, 2005
Motivating the Reluctant Student Seminar for Piano Teachers [invited], University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, June 8 - 11, 2005
Technology in Music Education: Big 12 Program Survey, National Symposium for Music Instruction Technology, Valley City, SD, June 26-28, 2004
Integrated Curriculum and the Music Teacher: A Case Study, Music Educators National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 14-16, 2004 The Mozart Effect and Other Modern Myths, College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, Henderson State University, AR, March 11-13, 2004 Arts in Education Teacher Survey, Texas Music Educators Association research poster session, San Antonio, TX, February 13, 2004 Scenes from an Interview: Dramatizations and Workshop, presented with Ed Duling (University of Toledo) and Paula Conlon (OU), College Music Society, Miami, FL, Oct. 2-5, 2003, Invited presentation at College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, ARK, March 11-13, 2003
Student Attitudes About Instructional Technology, National Symposium for Music Instruction Technology, Normal, IL, June 26-28, 2003
Music in Higher Education, College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, Baylor University, Waco, TX, Feb. 28 - March 2, 2003
Keirsey Temperament and Musicians' Practice Preferences: An Exploratory Study presented with Russell Teweleit (OU Ph.D. student), Texas Music Educators Association research poster session, San Antonio, TX, February 13, 2003
Students' Reactions to Music Literature Presented Under Three Different Conditions, presented with Scott Howard (OU Ph.D. student), Texas Music Educators Association research poster session, San Antonio, TX, February 13, 2003
University Student and Faculty Perceptions of Educational Technology in Music Education, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Tulsa, OK, January 24, 2003
Academic Passages, College Music Society, Kansas City, MO, September 28, 2002
Practice and Personality: Relationships among Musicians' Practice preferences, Gender and Jung-Meyers Briggs Personality Type, International Conference on Music Perception & Cognition (ICMPC), Sydney, Australia, July 17-21, 2002
Practice and Personality: An Exploratory Study of the Relationships Among Musicians' Practice preferences, Gender and Jung-Myers-Brigs Personality Type, Music Educators National Conference, Nashville, TN, April 12, 2002
Native American Music in the Undergraduate College Music Curriculum, Presented with Paula Conlon, College Music Society South Central Chapter, Oklahoma City, OK, March 9, 2002 Using Native American Music in the K-12 Classroom, Presented with Paula Conlon, Second Annual Symposium of World Musics, Lubbock, TX, March 7, 2002 Integrating Web-Based Learning and Instruction into a Graduate Music Education Research Course, National Symposium for Music Instruction Technology, Auburn, AL, July 14, 2001 Practice Techniques for Better Learning 26th Annual Clarinet Symposium [invited lecture], Norman, OK, June 16, 2001
Designing a Practice Prescription for Your Students Seminar for Piano Teachers [invited lecture], Norman, OK, June 11, 2001 The Art and Science of Practice: A Review of the Literature, College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, Fayetteville, AR, Feb. 23, 2001 Influences of Parental Support in Music, Prior Choral Experience, Self-Efficacy, Formal, and Informal Integration upon College Student Persistence in Music presented with Veronica Sichivitsa and Anthony Guarino, Southern Division Music Educators National Conference, Louisville, KY, Feb. 8, 2001 A Qualitative Study of Applied Music Lessons and Subsequent Student Practice, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Tulsa, OK, Jan. 26, 2001
Are We Facing a Crises in Higher Music Education? (invited panel participant), Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Tulsa, OK, Jan. 25, 2001
Research Interests of Music Educators: A National Survey, Music Educators National Conference, Washington, D.C., March 8-11, 2000
Behind Closed Doors: What Really Goes on in the Practice Room, College Music Society Southern Chapter, University of Central Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, Feb. 24-25, 2000 |
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