Music Education & Education Lecturer
Dr. Kara Ireland D’Ambrosio is a lecturer in music education, supervisor for student teachers & MA Advisor for Teacher Education master projects at San Jose State University. She also teaches general music and choirs at Woodside School (K-8 program) where she earned a Grammy Gold Award for Excellence in Music Education. She has a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of New Hampshire, Master’s in Music Education from Holy Names University in Oakland, and Doctorate in Musical Arts from Boston University all degrees in Music Education. She has also earned her National Board Certification in Music Education. In 2011, she was awarded the CMEA/Peripole-Bergerault General Music Educator Award from the California Association for Music Education. Dr. Ireland D'Ambrosio also teaches and facilitates online courses at Boston University.
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About Kara Ireland D'Ambrosio
Dr. Kara Ireland D’Ambrosio is a lecturer in music education, supervisor for student teachers & MA Advisor for Teacher Education master projects at San Jose State University. She also teaches general music and choirs at Woodside School (K-8 program) where she earned a Grammy Gold Award for Excellence in Music Education. She has a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of New Hampshire, Master’s in Music Education from Holy Names University in Oakland, and Doctorate in Musical Arts from Boston University all degrees in Music Education. She has also earned her National Board Certification in Music Education. In 2011, she was awarded the CMEA/Peripole-Bergerault General Music Educator Award from the California Association for Music Education. Dr. Ireland D'Ambrosio also teaches and facilitates online courses at Boston University.
| 2007 - Present | Lecturer, San Jose State University ‐ Teacher Education | |
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| 2007 - Present | Lecturer, San Jose State University ‐ Music & Dance | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2021 | Dean’s Office Professional Development Funds |
| San Jose State University | |
| 2018 - 2019 | TEAM Grant |
| San Jose State University |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 1998 - Present | Member, ACDA, American Choral Directors Association | 1998 - Present | Member, NCAKE, Northern California Association of Kodaly Educators | 1998 - Present | Member, OAKE, Organization of American Kodaly Educators | 1996 - Present | Member, CMEA, California Music Educators Association | 1996 - Present | Member, NAfME, National Association for Music Education | 2022 | Council of Representatives, CMEA (State), Higher Education, 2022 | 2022 | Elected Board of Directors, California Counsel on Teacher Education | 2016 - 2022 | CA Field Placement Forum Chair, California Counsel on Teacher Education | 2015 - 2019 | Board Member, Bay Section CMEA, Higher Education Representative, Northern California | 2012 - 2019 | Member, AERA, American Educational Research Association | 2012 - 2019 | Member, CMS, The College Music Society |
| 2015 | PhD, Boston University ‐ Musical Arts, Music Education | |
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| 2001 | MA, Holy Names University ‐ Music, Music Education | |
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| 1995 | BA, University of New Hampshire, Durham ‐ Music, Music Education | |
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