Chair, Region 6; Member, Board of Directors
Elected November 2023; term ends November 2026
Margaret Thiele is currently the Coordinator of Graduate Music Studies at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY. She previously taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level at Heidelberg University and Eastern Michigan University. Professor Thiele’s specialty is elementary general music, having taught elementary general music and choir in the Dexter Community Schools in Dexter, MI for many years. In the private sector, she ran a successful piano studio for over 20 years and served on the Piano Faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, MI.
Professor Thiele has presented research at conferences in Utah, Virginia, Nebraska, Florida, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan. Published articles have appeared in TI:ME, the FMEA Research Perspectives in Music Education, and the OMEA Triad. Her research interests include music development and cognition, and the impact of public policy on music education. Professional affiliations include the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, having served as Chapter President and Vice-President of the Detroit Orff-Schulwerk Association, and NAfME.
Professor Thiele holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University.
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Posted January 2024