Presentations

Reports from work listed on this page can be requested from Dr. Colley via the contact page on this website

in person

2014 | The Future of the Organ in Contemporary Worship
Panelist, 52nd National Convention of the American Guild of Organists, Boston, MA, June

2011 | Policies in Practice: A Dialogue with Alternative Ensemble Directors.
Panel Convener, 7th International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, June

2011 | Partnerships as Creativity Policy in the General Music Program: Lessons from Here and Abroad
11th Biennial Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, May

2010 | International Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Partnerships: Music-Literature Initiatives in Ireland, Norway, China, and the U.S. (in absentia, with R. M. Eidsaa, A. Kenny, B. Leung) 29th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Beijing, China, August

2010 | Paradigm Shifts in Music Education: A Comparative Look at Partnership Models
1st Annual Conference on Fine and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, June

2009 | Music Ensemble Policies in U.S. Schools: Enabling Additives and Alternatives
International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, Limerick, Ireland July

2009 | A Case for Applied Research in Music Education: Lessons Learned from Others
6th International Research in Music Education Conference, University of Exeter, Exeter UK April

2009 | Resources in the South African Choral Tradition
Merrimack Valley Chapter-American Guild of Organists, North Andover MA, March

2009 | Research to Practice Connection: Case Studies of Alternative Ensembles in K-12 Music Programs
Massachusetts Music Educators Association Allstate Conference, Boston MA, March

2009 | Toward Applied Research in Music Education: The Case of Bi-musicality "in situ," (with Gilliam Clements)
Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Education, Tuscon AZ, February

2009 | Applied Research in Music Education
Graduate Seminar in Music Education Research. Boston University, Boston MA, February

2008 | Voices from the Field on Transforming the Trilogy: Working Alternatives to Orchestra-Band-Chorus in US Schools
28th World Conference of the International Society of Music Education Conference, Bologna, Italy, July

2007 | Culture, Relevance, and Instrumentation in the School Music Ensemble: Moving Beyond the Band-Orchestra-Chorus Trilogy
5th International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, St. John's University, Newfoundland, Canada, July

2007 | Advisory Board
Strategic Planning Conference, Conservatory Lab Charter School, Boston MA, April

2007 | Research IS Relevant, Yes, to You!
Massachusetts Music Educators Association Convention, Boston MA, March

2006 | Music Education and the National Arts Standards: 10 Years later…Blessing or Curse?
Graduate Seminar in Music Education Research, College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston MA, April

2006 | Significant Beginnings: Connections between Music and Arts Education Partnerships and Local K-12 Arts Education Policy
Music Educators' National Conference National Biennial Conference, Salt Lake City UT, April

2006 | Policy and Practice after 10 Years of National Standards: Music Curricula in Massachusetts Communities and Music Teacher Education Nationwide
Massachusetts Music Educators Conference, Boston MA, March

2005 | Music Education and the National Arts Standards: 10 Years Later…Blessing or Curse?
Sociology of Music Education IV Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA, October

2005 | Applied Research in Music Education—Case Studies from the Classroom and the Community
Massachusetts Music Educators Conference, Boston MA, March

2005 | Structures for Wedding Disciplines: A Successful Professional Development Model for Integrating Art Forms into Mainstream Curricula; the Arts Can Teach Program in the Lynn Public Schools 1998-2004
Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu HI, January

2005 | The Cultural Institution's Role in Local K-12 Arts Education Policy: A Case Study of Boston's Wang Center Arts Can Teach Initiative in the Lynn Public Schools 1998-2004
Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu HI, January

2004 | Applied Research in Arts Education: The Case of the Maine Arts Commission Ten Years After
Graduate Seminar in Music Education Research, College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston MA, January

2004 | Chair, Arts Education Panel. 30th Annual Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Conference
George Mason University, Arlington VA, October

1998 | Family Place: An Evaluation
Education Advisory Committee of the Board of Trustees, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, May

1993 | Panelist, Managing Change in Schools and Arts Organizations
19th Annual Conference on Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts, Northeastern University, Boston MA September

1990 | Testimony to the National Council on the Arts to support re-authorization of the NEA's Fellows Program
One of two fellows selected from over 300 to appear personally before the National Council, Winter

1989 | The Occupation of the Elementary Arts Specialist: An Exploratory Analysis of Societal Values, School Organization, and Collegial Relations
Music Educators National Conference Eastern Division Convention, Boston MA, March

1988 | Art Teacher—the Person and the Profession
Rhode Island School of Design art education faculty and students, Providence RI, April

1987 | Panelist, Roles for Educators in Cultural Organizations
Harvard Graduate School of Education Career Planning and Placement, Spring meeting

1986 | A Comparison of Syllabic Methods for Improving Rhythm Literacy
Music Educators National Conference Convention, Anaheim CA, April

1986 | Feedback and Documentation as Applicable to Artists-In-Schools Evaluations
New Hampshire State Council for the Arts' Artist-In-Schools Orientation Conference, Geneva Point NH, September

1985 | Founding Member, Council for the Arts and Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge MA

2012 | Creativity in Partnership Practices (lead author)
Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Ch. 11.6, New York: Oxford University Press

2009 | Educating Teachers to Transform the Trilogy
Journal of Music Teacher Education 19 (1):56-67. August. Link to pdf

2008 | Partnerships and Local K-12 Arts Education Policy Development: Significant Beginnings
Arts Education Policy Review 109(5):9-18, May/June. Link to pdf

2008 | Culture, Relevance, and Instrumentation in the School Music Ensemble: Moving Beyond the Band-Orchestra-Chorus Trilogy
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, B.A. Roberts (Ed.) St. John's NL: Binders Press, 63-80. Link to pdf

2005 | Music Education and the National Arts Standards: 10 Years Later…Blessing or Curse
(with Rosemarie Manganello and Amanda DeSisto)
Sociology of Music Education Symposium IV: Proceedings from the Music Education Symposium, Roger R. Rideout (Ed.) 27-43, Amherst MA: Univ. of Massachusetts

1999 | Minds Alive: Teachers as Scholars
Council for Basic Education, Washington DC. Case Studies of Selected Winners of CBE's Teacher Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities, Math and Science

1993 | So, How Old Is Your String Quartet?
Chamber Music (Summer) Chamber Music America, Inc. (Interviews with the Borromeo and Portland String Quartets and Louis and Adrienne Krasner)

1993 | October Journal Entries
Berklee Today, (Spring). Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

1992 | The Artist in Residence Program: An Evaluative Report
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Concord, NH

1991 | Finding Common Ground: Art Schools and Ed Schools
Design for Arts In Education. Nov./Dec., pp. 35-48. Winner 1991 Reston Prize

1990 | Arts in Education Handbook
National Endowment for the Arts. Official NEA resource for state arts agency administrators

1988 | A Comparison of Syllabic Methods for Improving Rhythm Literacy
Journal of Research in Music Education, 35, (4), Winter

1987 | Teaching Children to Read Rhythmic Notation: Matching the Method to the Mind
Update:The Applications of Research to Music Education, (3), 3-7, Summer.

1987 | Children's Rhythmic Development from Age 5 to 7: Performance, Notation, and Reading of Rhythmic Patterns
(With Lyle Davidson) in Music and Child Development. Peery, Peery, and Draper (eds.),Springer-Verlag, pp. 107-137.