This document provides a summary of Nancy Beitler's academic and professional experience. It includes her educational background, which consists of a PhD in Music Education from Penn State University, as well as a Master's and Bachelor's in Music Education from West Chester University. Her professional experience includes over 40 years of teaching music at both the K-12 and college levels, as well as conducting research and presenting at numerous conferences on topics related to music education. She has held various leadership roles in professional music education organizations.

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NANCY SARAH BEITLER
Home: School:
3485 Willow Run Road Southern Lehigh Middle School
Kempton, PA 19529 3715 Preston Lane
(610)285-2202 Center Valley, PA 18034
nbeitler@verizon.net (610)282-3700 X-6155
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education 2012
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Master in Music Education 1980
West Chester State University, West Chester, PA
Bachelor of Science in Music Education 1975
West Chester State University, West Chester, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COLLEGE TEACHING
Invited Lecturer at a single session of 2 to 3 hours:
Invited Lecturer, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 2014
v Music Education majors – Juniors and Senior Saturday Seminar
Invited Lecturer, Cali School of Music, Music Education Area 2012
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
v MUS ED 570: Critical and Creative Thinking in Music
Invited Lecturer, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 2012
v Music Education majors – Juniors and Senior Saturday Seminar
Invited Lecturer, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Music Education 2010
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
v MUS ED 8657: Qualitative Research in Music Education
Invited Lecturer, Cali School of Music, Music Education Area 2009
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
v MUSED 603: Seminar in Music Education

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Invited Lecturer, School of Music, Music Education Area 2009
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
v MUS 540: Identifying and Interpreting Research
Graduate Internship, School of Music, Music Education Area
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
v MUS 546: Assessment of Music Learning 2010
v MU ED 497A Teaching Music from a Global Perspective 2009
Graduate Assistant, School of Music, Music Education Area 2006 - 2007
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
v Full teaching responsibilities
§ MUS 150: Brass/Woodwind Techniques
§ Supervision of Student Teachers
v Assistantship responsibilities
§ MUS 395C: Practicum: Instrumental
§ MUS 344: Instrumental Methods and Materials
§ MUS 153: Class Strings
K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Music Teacher, Middle School Instrumental Music 2000-present
Southern Lehigh Middle School,Center Valley, PA
v Instrumental Small Group Lessons – 7th
and 8th
grade
v Concert Band – 7th
and 8th
grades
v Jazz Band – 7th
and 8th
grades
v String Orchestra – 7th
and 8th
grades
v General Music – 7th
and 8th
grades
Cooperating Teacher for student teachers and pre-student teachers 1994-present
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
Music Teacher, Elementary Instrumental Music 1995-2000
Parkland School District, Allentown, PA
v Band Group Lessons - 4th
through 6th
grades
v Bands – 4th
& 5th
/6th
grades
Woodwind Specialist, High School Marching Band 1999-2001
Parkland School District, Allentown, PA
Woodwind Specialist High School Marching Band 1998
Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg, PA
Music Teacher, Elementary General Music 1993 - 1995
Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem, PA
v General Music – Kindergarten through 5th
grades
v Elementary Chorus - 5th
grade
v Creative Activities – K through 5th
grades (additional music classes including
song writing, music video production, improvisation, acoustical experiments,
building instruments)

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Woodwind Specialist for the Northwestern Lehigh HS Marching Band 1990 – 1997
Northwestern Lehigh High School, New Tripoli, PA
1996 National Champions of Bands of America
Music Teacher, Jr/Sr High General, Vocal and Instrumental Music 1981 - 1986
Northwestern Lehigh School District, New Tripoli, PA
v General Music - 7th
& 8th
grades
v Instrumental Small Group Lessons - 7th
& 8th
grades
v Vocal Small Group Lessons - 7th
through 12th
grades
v Concert Band - 7th
& 8th
grades
v Concert Choir - 7th
through 12th
grades
v Jazz Band - 7th
& 8th
grades
Music Teacher, Junior High General and Instrumental Music 1976 – 1981
Bangor Area School District, Bangor, PA
v General Music – 7th
grade
v Instrumental Group Lessons - 7th
through 9th grades
v Concert Band - 7th
through 9th
grades
v Jazz band - 7th
through 9th
grades
v Percussion Ensemble – 7th
through 9th
grades
Band Front Advisor, High School Marching Band 1976 - 1979
Bangor Area School District, Bangor, PA
Music Teacher, Elementary General Music 1975 – 1976
Pleasant Valley School District, Brodheadsville, PA
v General Music – Kindergarten through 6th grades
v Elementary Chorus – 5th
& 6th
grades
Band Front Advisor, High School Marching Band 1975 – 1976
Pleasant Valley School District, Brodheadsville, PA
Private Studio Teacher, Wind Instruments and Piano 1975 – 1993
Home Studio
PUBLICATIONS
REFERRED JOURNALS
“Reflective practice in a middle school instrumental setting.” 2007
(Alison Reynolds, co-author). Bulletin of the Council for
Research in Music Education, 173, 55-70.
NON-REFERRED JOURNALS
“Summer professional reading: Enjoyment mixed with curiosity and inquiry.” 2014
PMEA News, Summer 2014, 56-58.

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“Lessons from a summer ensemble.” 1994
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association News,
November 1994, 12-13.
“Transfer of learning in instrumental music.” 1990
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association News,
November 1990, 20 - 21.
CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK
“Composing with GarageBand,” Musicianship: Composing in Band and 2013
Orchestra. Randles, C. & Stringham, D. (Eds.). Chicago: GIA Publications.
“Enhancing the Instrumental Music Program with Creativity,” 2010
(Linda Thornton, co-author).Alternative Approaches in Music Education: Case
Studies from the Field. Clements, A.C. (Ed.). Reston, VA: Rowman and Littlefield.
RESEARCH PRESENTED
RESEARCH PRESENTATION
“The effects of collaborative reflection on the improvisation achievement of 2013
seventh and eighth grade instrumental music students,” Presented at The
Improvising Brain Symposium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
“Collaborative reflection: A deeper understanding of the reflective
practices of middle school teachers,” Presented at:
v MENC Eastern Division, Biennial In-Service Conference, 2011
Baltimore, MD
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, Pittsburgh, PA 2010
“Creativity in the middle school instrumental setting: Music educators’ 2009
use of improvisation and composition,” Presented at the PMEA
State In-Service Conference, Valley Forge, PA.
“Students as informants: Extending music educators’ reflective practice techniques.”
(Dr. Alison Reynolds, co-author) Presented at:
v MENC Eastern Division Conference, Baltimore, MD. 2005
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, In-progress presentation, 2004
Erie, PA.
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE PRESENTATION
“Conversational Improvisation: Collaboration between improviser, 2012
peers and teacher” based on “The effects of collaborative reflection on the
improvisation achievement of seventh and eighth grade instrumental music
students.” Presented at the PMEA In-Service Conference, Lancaster, PA,

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RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS
“The effects of collaborative reflection on the improvisation achievement
of seventh and eighth grade instrumental music students,” Presented at:
v PMEA In-service Conference, Lancaster, PA 2012
(In-progress presentation)
v NAfME Biennial Music Educators National Conference, 2012
St. Louis, MO
“Collaborative reflection: A deeper understanding of the reflective
practices of middle school teachers,” Presented at:
v MENC Eastern Division, Biennial In-Service Conference, 2011
Baltimore, MD
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, Pittsburgh, PA 2010
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, Valley Forge, PA, 2009
(In-progress presentation).
v Thompson Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, 2009
University Park, PA, (In-progress presentation).
v Committee on Inter-Institutional Cooperation Conference 2009
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, (In-progress presentation).
“Creativity in the middle school instrumental setting: Music educators’
use of improvisation and composition,” Presented at:
v 2010 Biennial National Conference on Research in Music 2010
Education and Music Teacher Education, Anaheim, CA.
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, Valley Forge, PA. 2009
v Committee on Inter-Institutional Cooperation Conference, 2008
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN,
(In-progress presentation).
v PMEA State In-Service Conference, Hershey, PA, 2008
(In-progress presentation).
v In-progress, Thompson Symposium, The Pennsylvania State 2007
University, University Park, PA, (in-progress presentation).
“Julia Etta (Ettie) Crane (1855-1923): Life and contributions to 2007
the music education profession.”Thompson Symposium,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
“Free improvisation in the elementary music classroom: A case study.” 1997
PMEA In-Service Conference, Monroeville, PA.
IN-PROGRESS RESEARCH
“Artists in Collaboration: The work of visual art and music.”
“The teaching of Nadia Boulanger: Freedom of expression under the
tyranny of tradition.”

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
v Member of the Creativity SRIG
v Member of the Instructional Strategies SRIG
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)
v Presently Member of the Research Committee
v Past Regional Representative for the Curriculum/Instruction Committee
v Past State Executive Board Member
v Past 5-year plan committee chair
v Member of the committee that wrote Guidelines for developing music
curricula in Pennsylvania schools (1989) in cooperation with the
Pennsylvania Department of Education
PMEA: District 10
v Past Vocal Auditions Chairperson
v Past Junior High/Middle School Representative for
Curriculum/Instruction Committee
v Past Judge for Marching Band Adjudications
Sigma Alpha Iota, professional music fraternity for women
Pi Kappa Lambda, national music honor society, Zeta Iota chapter
CONFERENCE, WORKSHOPS AND IN-SERVICE PRESENTATIONS
“Improvising with GarageBand: Mix and Edit for Creative Results,”
Presented at:
v PMEA District 10 Professional Development Day, 2014
Parkland High School, Allentown, PA
v New Directions in Music Education Conference, 2014
Michigan State University, MI
v PMEA In-Service Conference, Erie PA 2013
“Improvisation: A musical conversation that enhances ensemble playing,”
Presented at:
v PMEA In-service Conference, Hershey, PA 2014
v PMEA District 11 Professional Staff Development 2012
Conference, Montgomery County Community College,
Blue Bell, PA
“Conversational Improvisation: Collaboration between improviser, peers 2012
and teacher” based on “The effects of collaborative reflection on the
improvisation achievement of seventh and eighth grade instrumental music
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“Composer’s Club” at Pennsylvania State University, Instructor at a 2010
2-week summer camp for middle school students.
“Classroom applications for GarageBand,” Presented at the Technology 2010
Fair, Southern Lehigh School District, Center Valley, PA.
“Three for all: Creative activities for young instrumentalists” 2009
(Dr. Linda Thornton, co-presenter), Presented at the PMEA In-service
Conference, Valley Forge, PA
“Smithsonian Global Sound: Bringing world music to the classroom,” 2008
Presented at the PMEA Annual In-Service Conference, Hershey, PA
“Spontaneity and structure: Creative activities in the instrumental music 2007
setting,” Presented at IMTE: The Second Biennial Colloquium for Teachers
of Instrumental Music, Mt. Sterling, OH
“Improvisation in the general music classroom and for the beginning 2002
instrumentalist,” Presented at the Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA
“Kids as Komposers,” Presented at Public Education Celebration 2000, 2000
Allentown, PA
“Music/Technology: K through 12,” Presented at Parkland School District 1998
In-service, Allentown, PA
“Good Vibrations: Acoustics for Kids,” Presented by invitation at 1991
Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association Annual Convention.
“Writing Learning Objectives,” Presented at PMEA District 10 1990
In-service workshop.
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCES
Invited Guest Conductor, Allentown Bands-in-the-Round, Allentown 2012
School District, Allentown, PA
Invited Guest Conductor, PMEA District 10 Intermediate Band Festival, 2009
Parkland School District, Allentown, PA
Invited Guest Conductor, PMEA District 10 Elementary Band Fest, 2008
Whitehall-Coplay School District, Whitehall, PA
Wind Conducting Symposium, Eugene Migliaro Corporon and Thomas 2007
MacCauley, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
(podium time and personal critiques and analysis sessions with
Drs. Corporon and MacCauley)

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AWARDS
Best Communities for Music Education District, NAMM Foundation 2015
Southern Lehigh School District
Pi Kappa Lambda, national music honor society, Zeta Iota chapter 2011
Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2008
July 14 – August 1, 2008
Biographical profile in Who’s Who of American Women, 2008-09 edition 2008
Teaching Assistantship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2006 – 2007
University Park, PA
Citation of Excellence, PMEA District 10 2005

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