Randall Everett Allsup

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Professional Background

Educational Background

B.M., Northwestern University in saxophone performance; M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D., Teachers College Columbia University in Music and Music Education with New York State Certification.

Dissertation Title: "Crossing Over: Mutual Learning and Democratic Action in Instrumental Music Education"

Scholarly Interests

Instrumental Music Education, Teacher Education, Philosophies of Music and Arts Education, Classroom Creativity and Democratic Education, Social Justice and Equity, Urban Education

Selected Publications

Allsup, R. E. & Shieh, E. (2012). Social justice and music education: The call for a public pedagogy. Music Educators Journal, 98, 47-51.

Allsup, R. E. (2012). Music education and human flourishing: a meditation on democratic origins. British Journal of Music Education, 29(2), 171-179.

Allsup, R. E. & Westerlund, H. (2012). Methods and situational ethics in music education. Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 11(1), 124-148.

Allsup, R. E. (2011). Classical musicians and popular music: Strategies and perspectives. Music Educators Journal, 97(3), 30-34

Allsup, R. E. & Benedict, C. (2008). The problems of band: An inquiry into the future of instrumental music education. Philosophy of Music Education Review, 16(2), 156-173.

Allsup, R. E. (2008). Creating an educational framework for popular music in public schools: Anticipating the second-wave. Visions of Research in Music Education, 12, 1-12.

professional experiences

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

        Teachers College Columbia University, New York, New York
          Assistant Professor of Music and Music Education
        Fall 2003 - present

"Creativity and Problem Solving in Music Education"

"Skills and the Creative Strategy"

"Philosophical Perspectives of Music Education"

"Supervised Teaching of Music"

"Seminar: Student Teaching Supervision"

"Seminar: Music Education, Equity, and Social Justice"

"Dissertation Seminar"

        The Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
        Visiting Fullbright Professor of Music Education
        Fulbright Teaching and Research Award
        AY 2009-2010

"A Writer's Workshop: Researching Music Education in English"

"Dissertation Seminar"

       Chinese Cultural University, Taipei, Taiwan
         Visiting Professor of Music and Music Education
   Summer 2003

"Introduction to Conducting and Score Reading"

    "Creativity and Problem Solving in Music Education"

Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
    Assistant Professor of Music
    Director, Music Education
    Director, Wind Ensemble
    Fall 2001 - Fall 2003

"Contemporary Trends in Music Education I"

"Contemporary Trends in Music Education II"

"Woodwind Methods"

"Hartwick College Wind Ensemble"

    "Supervised Teaching of Music"

Columbia University
    Director of Bands
    Fall 1997 - Fall 2001

    Directed the Columbia University marching band, pep band, and wind symphony.

Teachers College Columbia University
    Adjunct Instructor
    Spring 2000
    Spring 1997

    "Music for the World's Children"

    Student Teacher Supervisor
    Fall 1999 - Fall 2001

    "Supervised Teaching of Music"

    Teaching Assistant
    Fall 1991 - Fall 2001

"Saxophone Instruction: Music Majors"

"Woodwind Methods"

    "Saxophone and Clarinet Instruction: Non-majors"

Our Children's Foundation, Harlem, New York
    Director of Fine and Performing Arts
    Full-time position: 1994 -1999
    Part-time 1991-1993

Created and implemented comprehensive curriculum in instrumental and general music for children ages 4-20. The Our Children's Foundation is a state-funded, nonprofit cultural and organization that services children at-risk of drug and alcohol abuse.

Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, NY
    Director of Bands
    Full-time: 1992-1994

Directed five bands from beginner to intermediate levels. Responsibilities included marching band, pit band, and concert band.

professional presentations

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

1^st Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland, November 11-13, 2011.
"A 21^stCentury Model for Music Teacher Expertise"

Symposium on Music Teacher Education, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 15-17, 2011.
"Authenticity, Distribution, Divergence, and Justification: Possible Organizing Principles for Reconceptualizing Music Teacher Education" with Frank Heuser, Gena Greher, and Michele Kaschub.

Leading Music Education International Conference, London, Ontario, May 28 - June 1, 2011.
Keynote presentation."The Compositional Turn in Music Education"

Creativity, Imagination and Innovation in Education Symposium, New York, April 28, 2011.
"Participating in Democracy Through Garage Bands"

Seventh International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 12-16, 2011.
"OMG! The Pedagogy of Surprise" with Lori Custodero

52^nd MENC Eastern Division Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 31-April 2, 2011.
Keynote presentation.
"Popular Culture in the Music Classroom: Negations, Affirmations, and Transformations

Conference on Music Learning and Teaching Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU), Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, March 10-12, 2011.
Keynote presentation.
"The Moral Ends of Band"

29^th World Conference: International Society for Music Education, Beijing, China, August 1-6, 2010.
"Democracy and Conflict in Chinese Music Education"

The Ohio Music Educators Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 28-31, 2010.
Keynote presentation.
"Research and New Frontiers: Claiming a Scholarly Life"

Nordic Network for Music Education: Social Justice and Inclusion in Music;Education, Hamar, Norway, November 9-13, 2009.
Keynote presentation.
"Experience, Social Justice, and Musical Citizenship"

MENC’s Music Education Week in Washington, Arlington, Virginia, June 17-23, 2009
"Contemporary Popular Music in the Classroom"

Sixth International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 15-18, 2009
"Methods and situational ethics in music education," with Heidi Westerlund

MENC Biennial, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 10-13, 2008
"Realities of Music Teaching: A Conversation"

AERA: New York, New York, March 24-30, 2008.
"Creating an Educational Framework for Popular Music in Public Schools: Anticipating the Second Wave"

Tanglewood II Symposium, Williamstown, Massachusetts, June 17-23, 2007.
Pre-Symposium Conference Report: "Music as a person-centered process"

Toward Tanglewood II:"Underlying Tensions: The Systematic Barriers to Excellence in Teacher Education," UCLA, & The Grammy Foundation, Los Angeles, May 14, 2007.
"The problems of music teacher education"

Philosophy and Music Education Symposium VII, London, Ontario, June 6-9, 2007.
"Response to Julian Humphreys: The art of the game: Music education and social justice"

Fifth International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 10-14, 2007.
"Teaching for social justice"

MayDay Colloquium XVII, Princeton, NJ, June 22-25, 2006.
"If you don't ask, you can't tell: Uncovered meanings in the North American drum and bugle corps"

MENC Biennial: Salt Lake City, Utah, April 19-23, 2006.
"Extraordinary rendition: On politics, music, and circular meanings"

Ways of Doing: The Spencer Foundation Research Training Program, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, New York, November 7, 2005.
"Politics as research: research on the hither side of fact"

Philosophy and Music Education Symposium VI, Hamburg, Germany, May 18-21, 2005.
"Species counterpoint: Darwin and the evolution of forms"

Fourth International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 5-9, 2005.
"Global music exchange and cultural diplomacy"

College Band Directors National Conference, New York, New York, February 25, 2005.
"Wind band teaching at the edge"

New Jersey Music in Urban Schools Project, Wayne, New Jersey, February 24, 2005.
"Introducing creativity in beginning band literature"

Sound Ways of Learning V ! – Arts, Literacy, and Learning through Music. Wayne, New Jersey, January 12, 2005.
"Musical heritage: celebrating families through music"

MENC Biennial: Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 14-17, 2004.
"Hard times: philosophy and the fundamentalist imagination"

Cultural Diplomacy in Arts Education, New York, New York, Teachers College Columbia University, March 27-28 & April 3-4, 2004.
"Hip-hop New York and Sweden – School students interact live with their compositions"

Philosophy and Music Education Symposium V, Lake Forest, Illinois, June 4-7, 2003.
"The fifth element (or turning the dialectic on its head): a response to Estelle Jorgensen’s ‘Four philosophical models of relationship between theory and practice’"

Third International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 8 -12, 2003
"Imagining possibilities in a global world: music, learning, and rapid change"

2002 Hartwick College Faculty Lecture, Oneonta, New York, December 6, 2002.
"Praxis and the possible: thoughts on the writings of Maxine Greene and Paulo Freire."

Second International Research in Music Education Conference, Exeter, England, April 3-7, 2001.
"Transformational education and critical music pedagogy: examining the link between culture and learning"

Philosophy and Music Education Symposium IV, Birmingham, England, June 7-10, 2000.
"Music education as liberatory practice: exploring the ideas of Milan Kundera"

Philosophy and Music Education Symposium III, Los Angeles, California, May 28-31, 1997.
"Activating self-transformation through improvisation in music education"

Feminist Theory and Music 4, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 5-8 1997.
"Cultural conflict in the music classroom: exploring the ideas of Lisa Delpit"

honors and awards

Keynote Presentation: Leading Music Education International Conference, London Ontario, May 28 - June 1, 2011.

Keynote Presentation: 52^nd MENC Eastern Division Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 31-April 2, 2011.

Keynote Presentation: Conference on Music Learning and Teaching Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding (CARMU), Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, March 10-12, 2011.

Keynote Presentation: The Ohio Music Educators Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 28, 2010.

Keynote Presentation: Nordic Network for Music Education: Social Justice and Inclusion in Music Education, Hamar, Norway, November 13, 2009.

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board & Council for International Exchange of Scholars: Fulbright teaching and research award: Sibelius Academy, Finland, 2009 - 2010.

MENC Centennial (1907-2007) "Democracy and one hundred years of music education", featured author: 2007.

Outstanding Teacher Award: Teachers College Columbia University, 2006.

Outstanding Dissertation of the Year, Council of Research in Music Education, 2002.

Northwestern University Music Education Leadership Summit IV: invited participant, 2002.

Summer Fellow in Music Education, Northwestern University, 1997

office hours

Fall 2012
Tuesdays 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesdays 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

office location

520 Horace Mann

biographical information

Randall Everett Allsup is a graduate of Teachers College Columbia University where his 2002 dissertation, Crossing Over: Mutual Learning and Democratic Action in Instrumental Music Education was awarded 'Outstanding Dissertation of the Year' by the Council on Research in Music Education. Prior to returning to Teachers College as assistant professor, he was coordinator of music education and director of bands at Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY. Randall became interested in issues surrounding social justice and democracy from his work in schools in neglected neighborhoods of New York City. First at Cardinal Hayes High School in the South Bronx and then at the Our Children's Foundation in Harlem, Allsup writes about the challenges of reconceptualizing music pedagogy. His teaching is influenced by thinkers like Maxine Greene, Paulo Freire, and John Dewey.

principal publications

A&HM 4357: Ensemble performance: music --Instrumental

For music majors only. For instrumental and vocal majors, a course designed for performance by chamber ensembles. Repertoire determined by registration. Public concert performances each semester.

A&HM 4701: Supervised teaching in music education

Permission of instructor required. M.A. candidates who are student teaching must complete a minimum of 36 points. A variety of supervised teaching experiences (K-12), supplemented by conferences, evaluation, and seminars. The student completes 200 hours in schools observing, assisting, teaching, and evaluating. Required of those seeking state certification in music in New York State and other states.

A&HM 4711: Supervised teaching in music education: 7-12

Faculty.

A&HM 4901: Research and independent study in music education

For Music majors only. Research and independent study under the direction of a member of the Music Education Program faculty.

A&HM 5025: Creativity and problem-solving in music education

Permission of instructor required. Designed for initial and professional majors to experience and explore critical thinking as a means for establishing a framework for music learning at all levels. Materials fee: $35.

A&HM 5026: Music skills and the creative strategy

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to 25. Prerequisite: A&HM 5025. Designed for initial and professional majors to examine and experience problem-solving techniques for developing musical skills within the framework of the creative strategy. Materials fee: $35.

A&HM 5027: Philosophical perspectives on music education

An investigation of the influential philosophical texts that inform music teaching and learning. Topics involve the examination of aesthetic and praxial philosophies; ethical practices; and historical, critical, and cultural perspectives.

A&HM 5142: Special topics in music: Pedagogy

Selected topics of interest in music examined in depth. Topic announced each semester.

A&HM 6501: Doctoral seminar in music education

Permission required from advisor and sign-up in the Music Office (520A Horace Mann) is also required. For Music majors only. Music doctoral candidates will identify their area of research interest and narrow their dissertation topic.

A&HM 6971: Research and independent study in music education

Permission required from advisor and sign-up in the Music Office (520A Horace Mann) is also required. Research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member in Music Education.

A&HM 7501: Dissertation seminar in music education

Permission required from advisor and sign-up in the Music Office (520A Horace Mann) is also required. For Music majors only. A required group tutorial for music doctoral students to help develop or refine topics of inquiry for research. The teaching format is flexible and may include faculty/student presentations, group discussions, and critiques. Preparation and presentation of dissertation proposal for approval. Students may register for a maximum of one term.

A&HM 8900: Dissertation advisement in music education

Permission required from advisor and sign-up in the Music Office (520A Horace Mann) is also required. Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations for music majors only. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.