Biography/Resume:
Dr. Susan W. Mills is the Music Education Coordinator in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. Previous teaching experience includes two years as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida and six years as Music Education Coordinator and Associate Chair of Performing Arts at Frostburg State University, in addition to seven years as a K-8 general and choral music teacher in Winter Park, Florida. Dr. Mills earned both the Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and the Master of Arts in Music Education degrees from the University of Central Florida.
Her performance career spans 25 years playing and singing American Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Reggae, Rock and Cajun music and she plays the acoustic bass in ASU’s traditional Irish ensemble, Sunday’s Well. Dr. Mills is an active clinician and guest conductor for multicultural music in many classrooms and choirs and has adjudicated at choral festivals for Maryland school districts. Articles authored by Dr. Mills have appeared in General Music Today, The Mountain Lake Reader, The International Journal of Education and the Arts, Maryland Music Educator, Encyclopedia of American Folklife, Resources in Education, and The Kodaly Society of Ontario Newsletter.
In addition to multicultural music education, Dr. Mills has woven musical and multiple
intelligence research into her career as a K-12 general and choral music specialist since 1989. She continues in her quest for quality folk music by obtaining experience with several master musicians from world cultures including Azerbaijan, The British Isles, Canada, Cuba, Haiti, Hungary, Ghana, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Southern Appalachia, and the U.S. Gulf Coast. |
