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Timothy Gerber
Professor, Music Education, School of Music
Areas of Expertise
• Music in general education
• Teacher education in music
• Philosophy of music and arts education
• Teaching popular music and jazz
• Musical development in adolescent learners
Timothy Gerber, professor of music, earned his undergraduate degree at Oberlin College and his graduate degrees at Temple University. He is a co-author of the high school text, Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives, published in 2006 in its third edition by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. For 18 years, Gerber served as the principal author of educational materials for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. His current research focuses on music teacher education, musical development in adolescents, and arts policy in secondary schools. Dr. Gerber has long championed the notion of music study for all students in middle and high schools, and has volunteered some of his research time as a general music teacher in the Columbus Public Schools. Professor Gerber receives frequent invitations to deliver lectures and keynote addresses in this country and abroad. He was a keynote speaker for the international conference on Integrated Arts Education at National Taiwan Normal University, and served as the 2003 Steinecker Lecturer in Music at the University of Regina, Canada. In 1995, he was chosen as the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence in the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Gerber also was selected by students to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award in the OSU School of Music. In 2007, he was awarded the Distinguished Music Education Alumnus Award at Oberlin College. Professor Gerber chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Semesters in 2008-09, and he currently serves as the elected chair of the university's Faculty Council.
Education
• DMA, Music Education, Temple University
• MEd, Instructional Technology, Temple University
• BM, Music Education, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music |
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