Paul E. Beaudoin
Paul E. Beaudoin(born 1960 inHialeah, Florida) is an American composer, theorist and author. His 60-second piano piece "dance re: pnmr" has been on a worldwide tour with pianist Guy Livingston and was recorded by him for the Wergo label.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dr. Beaudoin received his education from theUniversity of Miamiin Coral Gables, FL (BM, 1983); theNew England Conservatory of Musicin Boston, MA (MM with Academic Distinction, 1987) and a Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory fromBrandeis Universityin 2002. He has worked withMartin Boykan,Robert Cogan,Michael Finnissy,and Dennis Kam.
He has authored a chapter on American Jazz and another on American popular music that appears in Connect for Education's OnMusic of the World (McGraw-Hill) (Fall, 2007).[2]He teamed with Judith Tick on the Oxford University Press bookMusic of the U.S.A.: A Documentary Companion[3](Oct., 2008) and he is a widely respected reviewer of music texts published byPrentice Hall,Bedford/St. Martins,W. W. Norton,andMcGraw Hill.In 2009, his online "History of Jazz" received an Innovative Teaching award from the Center for Teaching and Learning at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA. Dr. Beaudoin continues to develop online courses in music and art that are recognized internationally.
He has been a composers' fellow at theMacDowell Colony(1995; 1997), the Wellesley Composer's Conference (1997); the Festival at Sandpoint, June in Buffalo (Buffalo, New York), and was an American composer-in-residence at the Royal Opera House Garden Venture in Dartington, England. As a theorist he has given papers on the music ofMilton Babbitt(New England Conference of Music Theorists, 1994),György Ligeti(McGill Theory Conference, 2000) and has twice participated in the Orpheus Academy for Music Theory in Ghent, Belgium.
Dr. Beaudoin has taughtmusic theory,music history,music compositionandclarinetatNortheastern University,theNew England Conservatory of Music,theBoston Conservatory of Musicand online courses in Music History and Jazz atSomerset Community Collegein Somerset, Kentucky. In 1996 he received the coveted Brandeis Prize Instructorship and in 2003, the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award fromNortheastern University.He is currently Assistant Professor of Humanities atFitchburg State Universityand a lecturer atRhode Island CollegeinProvidence,Rhode Island.
Online Education Specialist
[edit]With the creation of his online History of Jazz course written in 2008, Dr. Beaudoin has been an active participant in the online learning environment. Two of his courses have received prestigious recognition: "from Woodstock to the iPod: A Social History of American Popular Music" received the Massachusetts Colleges Online "Course of Distinction" award. His innovative "Commonwealth of the Arts" course for Fitchburg State University was a recipient of the 2013 Exemplary Course Award given byBlackboard Inc.Dr. Beaudoin is also a frequent international keynote and workshop leader. In 2014, Dr. Beaudoin was inducted into the prestigious Blackboard, Inc. MVP team.
Dr. Beaudoin is a dynamic leader, speaker, and advocate for online education. His practical, creative and innovative strategies help educators engage, motivate and retain students. He has spoken at several conferences, symposia and workshops on eLearning and is published in The Chronicle for Higher Education,[4]Campus Technology,[5]21st century Classroom and others.[6]
In 2009, Dr. Beaudoin was invited to deliver a paper entitled "iTunes, YouTube and Me: Integrating Music Technology in the Music Classroom" at the 2nd Conference on the Changing Face of Music Education in Tallinn, Estonia.[7]That paper was subsequently translated into Hungarian and published in the journal Parlando. In April 2012, Dr. Beaudoin delivered the opening Keynote Address titled "What if?" at the Changing Face of Music and Art Education inTallinn, Estonia.[8]That address was partially translated into Estonian and subsequently broadcast on ClassicRadio One throughout the Baltic region.
In 2013, Dr. Beaudoin presented at the eLearning in Action conference at the Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology in the U.A.E.[9]He was also a workshop leader at the Rhode Island Music Educators Conference and Blackboard World 2013 where he addressed issues of motivating online students. In 2014 he returned to the Music Department at the Institute of Fine Arts at Tallinn University in Estonia to deliver a keynote address entitled "The Puzzle Box."
Beginning in January 2015, Dr. Beaudoin will be a Fulbright Scholar in residence atTallinn University.[10]Dr. Beaudoin's writings can be seen online at Academia.edu.[11]
Recordings
[edit]- re: dance (PNMR).Recorded by Guy Livingston on"Don’t Panic: 60 Seconds for piano."Wergo 66492.
- lamentus (for robert cogan and pozzi escot).available on CeC, Montreal, Canada.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"WERGO".
- ^ISBN978-0-9779276-3-0
- ^NY: Oxford University Press, 2008.ISBN978-0-19-513987-7
- ^"Managing Your Online Time".27 March 2013.
- ^"6 Ways to be a Better Online Teacher -".
- ^"Paul Beaudoin | Fitchburg State University - Academia.edu".
- ^"Tallinna Ülikool - plaan a neile, kes tahavad elada targalt".
- ^"CFMAE".www.tlu.ee.Retrieved2024-03-21.
- ^"ELearning in Action 2013".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-04-10.Retrieved2013-03-31.
- ^"Paul Beaudoin | Fulbright Scholar Program".
- ^"Paul Beaudoin | Fitchburg State University - Academia.edu".
- ^Available onDISContact! III[PeP 007], Montreal, Canada.