Fitchburg State University Faculty

Jane Fiske

Humanities

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Courses Taught:

• Contemporary Issues in the Humanities
• Mozart to Modernism
• Baroque and Classical Music
• Romanticism to Rock
• Women, Music, and Society
• Commonwealth of the Arts
• Art of Music
• Class Piano
• Class Voice
• Seminar in the Humanities
• Creative Arts in Elementary Education
• Symphony
• Opera
• Choral Arts (Concert Choir and Chamber Choir)
• Basic Music Theory
• Harmony I, II
• American Music
• Leaders in the Humanities:19th Century
• Leaders in the Humanities:19th Century Colloquium
• Leaders in the Humanities:20th Century
• Leaders in the Humanities:20th Century Colloquium
• Directed Study and Independent Study in Piano

Education:

• 1997 DMA Boston University, SFA, (music education)
• 1990 Certified Music Instructor Pre K-9 (MA)
• 1981 MM New England Conservatory of Music (piano)
• 1979 BM New England Conservatory of Music (piano)

Research Interests:

Piano Literature - 19th and 20th Century
Women in Music - Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn
Interdisciplinary Studies
Leadership Academy
Piano Instruction - children through adults
Mentoring - department chairs and new faculty

Current Projects:

2010 Vincent J. Mara Award for Excellence in Teaching

2009 Presenter, International Conference on the Arts in Society, Venice, Italy

2006 Presenter, International Conference on the Arts in Society, Edinburgh, Scotland

2006 Marion and Jasper Whiting Fellowship

2006 Creative Activity Award for piano recitals at FSC
(Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship)

2006 Ruth Butler Achievement Grant for Piano CD
(Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship)

2004-present Host, Music Teachers National Association
(MNTA) Bay State Contest at Fitchburg State College

Representative Publications:

Recordings

2006 CD Recording of Piano Works - Villa-Lobos, Chopin, Debussy (Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship)

2004 CD Recording of Piano Works - Scarlatti, Schumann, Brahms, C. Schumann, Messiaen, Debussy
(Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship)

Concerts - Solo (select list)

Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
1794 House Concert Series, New Salem, MA
AmeriCulture
Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, MA
Wesley United Methodist Church, Worcester, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
numerous museums, schools, & libraries throughout US

Concerts - With Orchestra

Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra
Thayer Symphony Orchestra
Salem Philharmonic Orchestra
Greater Marlboro Symphony Orchestra

Paper Presentations (select list)

"Practical Guide to Mentoring for the Departmen Chair," 20th Annual Academic Chairperson Conference,
Orlando, Florida

"Art of Successful Mentoring," College Music Society,
Berklee College, Boston, MA

"A Woman's Career in Music," 6th Festival of Women
Composers, Indiana University, Indiana, Pennsylvania

"Profile of Women Music Educators in Higher Education," doctoral dissertation

Professional Affiliations:

Massachusetts Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
National Guild of Piano Teachers
College Music Society (CMS)
Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)