Dale E. Bazan, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Clinical Experiences
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Summary

Dr. Dale Bazan is the Coordinator of Clinical Experiences for the University of Nevada, Reno where he oversees student teaching internships. Dr. Bazan has presented throughout the world at international, national, state, and local conferences on his teaching and research interests. His research interests include teacher preparation, teacher identity development, foundations of teaching, creative process, popular musicianship, and social justice. His research appears in such journals as The Bulletin of the Council of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Research Perspectives in Music Education, and The Finnish Journal of Music Education. He has been an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for Contributions to Music Education, The Journal of Music and Dance, Urban Education, and Middle Grades Research Journal. He has also been an active performer in jazz, rock, and classical on saxophone, guitar, and bass guitar and has conducted jazz bands, rock bands, wind bands, and musicals throughout North America.

​Before graduate studies, Dr. Bazan was an English/Language Arts/Drama teacher in Canada for five years and a 5-12 Instrumental Music Teacher in Canada and the United States for 11 years. In addition to his band teaching at Chugiak High School (2017-18), he introduced and taught Acting and Beginning Guitar courses. Dr. Bazan has served on the faculties of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2007-2017), University of Alaska Anchorage, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2019-2023). He was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Education and Course Designer for the Kent State University and University of Florida Online Masters of Music Education programs for over a decade.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Music Education, Case Western Reserve University, 2007
  • M.M. in Music Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2004
  • B.Ed./B.Mus, University of Manitoba, 1995

Professional experience 

  • 2019-2023: Coordinator of Music Education – University of Louisiana at Lafayette 
  • 2018-2019: Assistant Professor of Music – University of Alaska Anchorage
  • 2017-2018: Band Teacher – Chugiak High School (Chugiak, AK)
  • 2013- : Assistant Professor of Music Education – University of Florida 
  • 2010-2022: Assistant Professor of Music Education, Kent State University
  • 2007-2017: Associate Professor of Practice in Music Education & Coordinator of Music Field Experiences, University of Nebraska – Lincoln 
  • 2005-06: Lecturer of Music Technology, Case Western Reserve University 
  • 2001-2003: Band Teacher (Grades 9-12) – Ackley (AGWSR) High School (Ackley, IA)   
  • 2000-2001: Band Teacher (Grades 7-12) – Wapsie Valley Jr./Sr. High School (Fairbank, IA) 
  • 1997-2000: Band, Language Arts & Drama Teacher (Grades 7-9) – T.A. Norris Jr. High (Peace River, AB, Canada)
  • 1995-1997: Band & English Teacher (Grades 5-12) – Central Peace High School (Spirit River, AB, Canada)

    Selected presentations 

    • Bauer, W. I., & Bazan, D. E. (2021, May). Student perceptions of creating an online multimedia timeline to support and assess learning music history [Research paper]. 8th International Symposium of the International Society for Assessment in Music Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida and University of Music, Theatre, and Media, Hannover, Germany. 
    • Bazan, D. E. (2020, July). Arts and music education leadership: Transforming from the reactive to the positive and creative [Policy paper]. 2020 Biennial International Seminar of the Commission on Music Policy: Culture, Education, and Media, Helsinki, Finland. 
    • Bazan, D. E., & Bayley, J. G. (2016, July). Fostering independent musicianship in young musicians [Paper presentation]. 2016 Biennial World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Glasgow, Scotland.   
    • Hellman, D., Bazan, D. E., Yukevich, P., & Fraser, A. (2016, July). Student teaching policies and practices in the United States [Research paper]. 2016 Biennial World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Biennial Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.  
    • Bazan, D. E. (2016, July). Considering field experience effectiveness in preparing educators to teach in tomorrow’s classrooms [Policy paper presentation] 2016 Biennial International Seminar of the Commission on Music Policy: Culture, Education, and Media, Birmingham, UK.  
    • Bazan, D. E., & Gilbert, D. (2014, July). Broadening musicianship through alternative modes of learning [Paper presentation]. 2014 Biennial World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Porto Alegre, Brazil.  
    • Bazan, D. E., & Hellman, D. (2014, July). The limitations of music teacher education curricula on social justice: A policy to build music teacher commitment to empowered music participation [Policy paper]  17th Biennial International Seminar of the Commission on Music Policy: Culture, Education, and Media, Natal, Brazil.
    • Hellman, D., Wagoner, C., Bazan, D. E., McKoy, C., & Dillon, M. (2014, July). Issues of social justice in music education [Symposium presentation]. 2014 Biennial World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Biennial Conference, Porto Alegre, Brazil.   
    •  Bazan, D. E. (2012, July). Leveraging field experiences to prepare young teachers to teach in tomorrow’s music classrooms [Paper presentation]. 2012 World Conference of the International Association for Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece.

    Selected publications

    • Bazan, D. E. (in press). Perceptions of students, parents, and instructors of a modern band program. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 23.
    • Bauer, W. I., & Bazan, D. E. (2022). Graduate student perceptions of creating an online multimedia timeline to support and assess learning music history. In T. Brophy, M. Haning & A. Lehmann-Wermser (Eds.), Assessment in music education theory, practice, and policy: Selected papers from the eighth international symposium on assessment in music education (pp. 75-86). GIA Publications.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2021). Arts and music education leadership: Transforming from the reactive to the positive and creative.  Finnish Journal of Music Education, 24(2), 72-76.
    • Hellman, D., Bazan, D. E., Wagoner, C., & Heuser, F. (2015).  Measures of pre-service music teachers’ commitment to social justice.  In L. Thompson & M. R. Campbell (Eds.), Advances in music education research, (Vol. 6). Information Age Publishing. 
    • Burrack, F., Bazan, D. E., Hellman, D, & Payne, P. (2014). The impact of cutbacks on school music programs in three Midwestern states. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 33(1), 36-41.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2011). The use of student-directed instruction by middle school band teachers. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 189, 23-56.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2010). Planning and assessment practices of high school band directors. In L. Thompson & M. R. Campbell (Eds.), Advances in music education research, (Vol. 3). Information Age Publishing.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2006). An investigation of the process by which elementary school band directors prepare students to choose a musical instrument. Visions of Research in Music Education, 8, 1-19.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2006). Musical meaning in childhood: A summary of the 2006 Ohio Music Education Association research forum presented by Patricia Shehan Campbell. Contributions to Music Education, 33(1), 71-75.
    • Bazan, D. E. (2005). An investigation of the instrument selection processes used by directors of beginning band. Contributions to Music Education, 32(1), 9-31.