Fitchburg State College Faculty

Jane Fiske

Humanities

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Courses Taught:

• Art of Music
• Commonwealth of the Arts
• Class Piano
• Class Voice
• Baroque and Classical
• Women, Music, and Society
• 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
music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Clara Wieck-Schumann
* Women in Music
developed course "Women, Music, and Society"
formed Euterpe Trio (women's chamber music)
* Interdisciplinary Studies
departmental and Leadership Academy
* Piano Instruction
children through adults
* Mentoring
department chairs and new faculty

Current Projects:

* 2006 Marion and Jasper Whiting Fellowship, "Arts
Education for the Twenty-First Century: Engagement
through Interdisciplinary Experiences," International
Conference on the Arts in Society, University of
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

* 2006 Creative Activity Award for performance at FSC
September 26th, 7:30 Kent Recital Hall
*Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship

* 2006 Ruth Butler Achievement Grant for CD Recording of
Piano Works (Villa-Lobos, Chopin, Debussy)
*Proceeds benefit Patterson Music Scholarship

* 2004-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 Department
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 (American College of Musicians)
* College Music Society (CMS)
* Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)