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Don D. Coffman, Professor

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Mailing Address
Don Coffman, Associate Professor
2003 Voxman Music Building
The University of Iowa
Iowa City IA 52242-1795 USA

Email: don-coffman@uiowa.edu
Web: http://www.uiowa.edu/~musiced
Phone: 319/335-3026
Fax: 319/335-2637
Office Hours:
12:30-1:30 pm MWF

Education
  • B.M.E. University of Kansas, 1978
  • M.M.E. Wichita State University, 1984
  • Ph.D. University of Kansas, 1987
Affiliations within the College
Professional Activities and Membership
  • Music Educators National Conference
  • Iowa Music Educators Association
  • Iowa Bandmasters Association
  • Director, Iowa City New Horizons Band
Selected Publications
  • Coffman, D. D. (2002). Adult education. In R. Colwell & C. Richardson (Eds.) The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Coffman, D. D. (2002). Banding Together: New Horizons for Music Learning. Journal of Aging & Identity, 7(2), 133-143. .
  • Coffman, D. D. & Adamek, M. (2001). Perceived Social Support of New Horizons Band Participants. Contributions to Music Education, 28(1), 27-40.
  • Coffman, D. D. & Adamek, M. (1999). The Contributions of Wind Band Participation to Quality of Life of Senior Adults. Music Therapy Perspectives, 17(1), 27-31.
  • Coffman, D. D. (1999). Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Musicality: The Seashore Symposium. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 140, 1-27.
  • Coffman, D. D., & Levy, K. M. (1997, November). Senior Adult Bands: Musics New Horizon. Music Educators Journal, 84(3), 17-22.Coffman, D. D. (1996). Musical Backgrounds and Interests of Active Older Adult Band Members. Dialogue in Instrumental Music Education, 20(1), 25-34.
  • Coffman, D. D. (1996). Musical Backgrounds and Interests of Active Older Adult Band Members. Dialogue in Instrumental Music Education, 20(1), 25-34.
Research Interests
  • Life-long Learning in Music
  • Instrumental Music Education
  • Music Cognition
Courses Typically Taught
  • 07S:096 Introduction & Practicum: Music
  • 07S:144 Psychology of Music
  • 07S:145 Instrumental Conducting
  • 07S:149 Introduction to Research in Music
  • 07S:140 Band Methods

 


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