Professor Dr. Lori Dolloff

Biography

Lori Dolloff is an Associate Professor Emerita specializing in Music Education. She teaches undergraduate courses in elementary methods and choral conducting, while also conducting graduate-level classes in reflective practice, narrative research methodology, and music higher education. Prof. Dolloff has published extensively on teacher identity in notable journals such as the British Journal of Research in Music Education and the Canadian Journal of Research in Music Education. Her monograph, Das Schulwerk, offers an insightful philosophical exploration of the Orff approach to artistic development in children. As a contributing author for the text 'We Sing!', she engages with the International Association of Choral Music Education. With teaching experience in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden, Prof. Dolloff has instructed courses on conducting and score study and has been recognized as an emerging composer and arranger, with choral pieces published by Boosey & Hawkes. She is a sought-after guest conductor for choral festivals and workshops.

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