Robert C. Jordan

Robert C. Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Adelphi University, Garden City, NY and the Music Director and Organist at the Congregational Church of Manhasset, NY. He completed a Bachelors in Music Education at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University and a Masters in Organ Performance at Western Michigan University. He completed his doctoral study in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University where he was a Doctoral Fellow, Course Instructor, Student Teaching Supervisor, Assistant Initial Certification Coordinator, Course Assistant, and Applied Music Instructor in organ and voice. During his 21 years of experience as a full-time, public-school instrumental and vocal music educator, Robert developed a range of collaborative, democratic, culturally responsive, and learner-centered ensemble techniques including student choice of repertoire, student-led rehearsals, and inter-school peer mentoring. His publications appear in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, the Choral Journal, and his publication concerning democratic approaches for the choral ensemble appeared as a featured article in the Winter Issue (February 2022) of ChorTeach, the practitioner journal of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). He also served as the organist and music director for the First Baptist Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan for 15 years and has concertized as an organist throughout the American Midwest and Guatemala. Robert was a marching member or technical instructor for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps during four of their seven world championship title seasons. Robert has produced and music directed over 30 musicals for middle and high school. He is engaged regularly as a conference presenter with selected past appearances at the AERA Annual Meeting, International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, NAfME National Conference, Association for Popular Music Education National Conference, Michigan Music Conference, and New York State School Music Association Winter Conference. He has presented invited lectures at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance, the University of New Mexico, and Western Michigan University.