Dr. James T. Frankel
EDUCATION:
BA in Music Education. Montclair State University, May 1993
MA in Music Education. Teacher’s College, Columbia University, May 1996
Ed.D. in Music Education. Teacher’s College, Columbia University, May 2002
CERTIFICATION:
New Jersey: Teacher of Music Grades K-12, Permanent Certification
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Music Sales Corporation - London, England/New York, NY
APRIL 2012 - PRESENT
Global Head of Digital Education, Founder & Director of MusicFirst
Responsibilities include: setting and managing the group’s digital education strategy worldwide. My role spans all of Music Sales Group's educational businesses and encompasses new business development as well as international expansion. In addition to my duties as the Head of Digital Education for the Music Sales Group, I am the Director of MusicFirst which specializes in cloud-based tools for music educators.
Korg USA – Melville, NY
JANUARY 2008 – APRIL 2012
Managing Director of SoundTree – the educational division of Korg USA (www.soundtree.com). Responsibilities include: managing a staff of 10; oversee an annual $1.5 million operating budget; present workshops, training and keynote addresses at conferences around the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia; develop and maintain web presence for the company.
Achievements include:
· Built the SoundTree Institute (www.soundtreeinstitute.com) - an online professional development site for music educators.
· Designed, developed and launched the GEC4 Group Education Controller (www.soundtree.com/korggec4) - a lab controller for music, language and computer labs.
· Responsible for over $14 million in sales to educational institutions over the past four years.
Teachers College, Columbia University – New York, NY
JANUARY 1999 – PRESENT
Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching courses entitled “Introduction to New Technologies in Music Education” and “Intermediate/Advanced Applications of Technology”. Serve as a committee member and as the committee chairperson for doctoral dissertations concerning music technology.
Achievements include:
· Received the Outstanding Teacher Award from Teachers College, Columbia University – 2006.
Franklin Avenue Middle School – Franklin Lakes, NJ
SEPTEMBER 1997 – DECEMBER 2007
Director of Instrumental Music. Responsibilities: Middle School Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, String Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, 6th & 8th Grade General Music, Young Composers Club Advisor, Young Musicians Club Advisor, Benefit Concert Series Producer.
Achievements include:
· Selected in to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2005.
· Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award. Teacher of the Year for the Franklin Avenue Middle School – 2003.
· Selected to participate as a member of the GAINS Grant funded by the New Jersey State Department of Education to develop materials for NJ parents about the NJCCC Standards in Music – 2001.
· Selected in to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2000.
Montclair State University - Montclair, NJ
JANUARY 2001 – MAY 2007
Adjunct Faculty member teaching a course entitled “Microcomputers in Music Education”.
The Wandell School - Saddle River, NJ
SEPTEMBER 1994 - JUNE 1997
Music Teacher. Responsibilities: General Music (Grades PreK-8), Instrumental Music (Grades 4-8), Choral program: Upper Grades & Lower Grades, Handbell Choir (Grades 5-8)
Achievements include:
· Appointed to the Governing Committee of the NJSO Master Teachers Collaborative – 1997
· Member of the Arts Framework Writing Team for the New Jersey Department of Education.
· Selected as a member of the NJSO Master Teachers Collaborative – 1995 & 1996
Berkeley Terrace and Madison Avenue Elementary Schools - Irvington, NJ
SEPTEMBER 1993- JUNE 1994
Instrumental Music Teacher. Responsibilities: Beginning Band and Advanced Band (Grades 4 - 6)
PUBLICATIONS:
2022 Author of Podcasting Across the Curriculum published by MusicFirst.
2022 Contributing author for Places and Purposes of Popular Music Education published by University of Chicago Press
2022 Contributing author for Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
2021 Contributing author for Creative Music Making at your Fingertips: A Mobile Technology Guide for Music Educators published by Oxford University Press
2021 Contributing author for Critical Issues in Music Education: Contemporary Theory and Practice published by Oxford University Press.
2010 Co-author of Making Music with GarageBand and Mixcraft published by Cengage Publications.
2009 Contributing author for Critical Issues in Music Education published by Oxford University Press.
2009 Co-author of YouTube in the Music Classroom published by Hal Leonard Publications.
2009 Author of The Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law published by Hal Leonard Publications.
2004 Author of Teaching Classroom Music in the Keyboard Lab published by SoundTree Publications.
ARTICLES:
Over 300 articles printed in various state, national, and international journals and publications. A list of article publication dates and journals is available upon request.
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS:
2018 Appointed as Corporate Liaison to the New Jersey Music Educators Association Board of Directors.
2010 Elected President of ATMI – the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. Served two-year term.
2008 Elected Vice President of TI:ME – the Technology Institute for Music Educators. Served three-year term.
2006 Awarded grant of $38,000 from NAMM for a project entitled: Multimedia, Music & Technology. Serve as the grant administrator, teacher participant and web designer.
2006 Appointed to chair of the TI:ME State Chapters Committee.
2006 Elected President of the New Jersey Chapter of TI:ME.
2004 Appointed to the Technology Institute for Music Educators Board of Directors.
2003 Appointed to the Technology Institute for Music Educators National Advisory Board.
2000 Appeared as a guest showcasing Technology in the Music Classroom on the MENC television program Tempo.
2000 Appointed for a three-year term to the Fine Arts Forum for the PT3 Grant at Ramapo College.
1999 Selected as a regular contributing author for Tempo Magazine.
1998 Selected as a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society.
References available upon request.