Radford University Music Education Department

07/26/2025

Join Dr. Jennifer McDonel and Dr. Terry Bacon this fall in our first-ever HYBRID ONLINE GIML PDLC to learn about incorporating Music Learning Theory into instrumental instruction! This course is appropriate for both secondary instrumental music teachers and elementary general music teachers!

07/24/2025

Time for a long-awaited shout out to RU music education graduates who have accepted music teaching jobs for this coming year!

Irene Ours (SP 2025) will be teaching elementary music at McHarg Elementary School in Radford, VA!

Kole Butler (FA 2024) will be teaching high school choir at Edison High School in Alexandria, VA!

Cierra Bird (SP 2024) has accepted a new position teaching middle school choir at Post Oak Middle School in Fredericksburg, VA!

Briggs Robinson (FA 2023) will be teaching middle/high school band in Altavista, VA!

Matt Rhoten (SP 2022) will be teaching elementary music at Kipps Elementary in Montgomery County Schools, VA!

Julia Hartlage (SP 2018/ SP 2022) has accepted a new position teaching elementary music at Hurt Park Elementary in Roanoke, VA!

Erica Johnson Coates (SP 2016) has accepted a new position teaching middle school band at Virginia Middle School in Bristol, VA!

We are so proud of you and excited for your new adventures!

02/12/2025

07/09/2024

Sending shout outs to these Spring 2024 RU alums who have recently accepted music teaching positions!

Sage Abueznaid: Gibson Elementary School, Danville, VA

Cierra Bird: Fairview Elementary School, Roanoke City

Fawn Kesselring, Westside Elementary School, Roanoke City

Dakota McBride, McHarg Elementary School, Radford, VA

We are proud of you!!

04/11/2024

Catch the University Community Symphony & Chamber Strings concert, “From Strauss to Spain!” Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center. 7:30 pm. Free admission. Dr. Wayne Gallops, conductor; Vladimir Kromin, conductor; Dr. Robert Trent, guitar soloist

11/18/2023

An amazing opportunity for free tuition for Virginia students! Share with students to join our music department at Radford University — Music Education, Music Business, Music Therapy, and more! Our new interdisciplinary arts building opens this coming fall 2024!

11/14/2023

Congratulations to our Music Education students who performed solos at today’s departmental recital!

10/13/2023

Go RU MUED!

10/13/2023

RU music students met with master choral conductor, Dr. Sandra Snow, from Michigan State University on topics of motivation, burnout, and DEIB. A wonderful evening of questions and conversation!

10/13/2023

So proud of our music education student conductors this evening!

09/16/2023

Proud of our music education students who came out on a Saturday to experience and learn about Orff-Schulwerk process teaching from master teacher, Doug Goodkin!

09/12/2023

Congratulations to MUED students Cierra Bird, Ky Yeoman, and Dakota McBride who gave amazing performances on the honors recital auditions today! We are proud of you!