Alex Ruthmann

Visiting Fellow, University of Queensland, Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium, & Queensland University of Technology
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Research field: Arts and Literature - Music
social/digital media musicianship and creativity, technologies for music learning, teaching and engagement, interdisciplinary arts+computing, creative musical processes, pedagogies of timbre and space.

Publications

Journal Article (8)
- Gena R. Greher, S. Alex Ruthmann (2012) Curiosity, creativity, and cognition: A window into Jeanne Bamberger's work, 1-7. In Visions of Research in Music Education 20 (1).
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- Gena R. Greher, S Alex Ruthmann (2012) On chunking, simples, and paradoxes : Why Jeanne Bamberger's research matters, 1-11. In Visions of Research in Music Education 20 (1).
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- S. Alex Ruthmann (2011) Movement 1 - Pärt from Scratch Etudes (2010), 127-128; DVD Track 17. In Computer Music Journal 35 (4).
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- J. Heines, G. Greher, S. A. Ruthmann et al. (2011) Two approaches to interdisciplinary computing+music courses, 25-32. In Computer 44 (12).
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- S. A. Ruthmann (2008) Whose agency matters? Negotiating pedagogical and creative intent during composing experiences, 43-58. In Research Studies in Music Education 30 (1).
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- Alex Ruthmann (2007) The Composers' Workshop: An Approach to Composing in the Classroom, 38-43. In Music Educators Journal 93 (4).
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  http://www.jstor.org/stable/4127132
  
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- Jackie Wiggins, Deborah Blair, Alex Ruthmann et al. (2006) A Heart to Heart About Music Education Practice, 82-91. In Mountain Lake Reader: Conversations on the Study and Practice of Music Teaching.
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- Barbara Adkins, Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Andrew Brown et al. Music as a tool for social transformation: A dedication to the life and work of Steve Dillon. In International Journal of Community Music.
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Book Section (4)
- S. Alex Ruthmann (2012) Engaging Adolescents with Music and Technology. In Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music.
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- S Alex Ruthmann, David G Hebert (2012) Music Learning and New Media in Virtual and Online Environments, 567-583. In Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2.
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- S Alex Ruthmann, Steve C Dillon (2012) Technology in the Lives and Schools of Adolescents, 529-547. In Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1.
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- S Alex Ruthmann (2007) Strategies for supporting music learning through online collaborative technologies, 131-141. In Music Education with Digital Technology.
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Conference Proceedings (5)
- Ketil Thorgersen, Lauri Väkevä, Mikko Myllykoski et al. (2011) An examination of the application of "open source" to music education. In Proceedings of the 7th International Research in Music Education Conference.
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- S. Alex Ruthmann (2011) Learning to teach composing with LEGO: A hands-on workshop exploring the affordances and constraints of compositional task design and assessment. In Proceedings of the 7th International Research in Music Education Conference.
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- Gena R. Greher, S. Alex Ruthmann (2011) Sound thinking: Evaluating the effectiveness of interdisciplinary collaborations among students and faculty in music education and computer science. In Proceedings of the 7th International Research in Music Education Conference.
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- Alex Ruthmann, Jesse M Heines, Gena R Greher et al. (2010) Teaching Computational Thinking through Musical Live Coding in Scratch, 351-355. In Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education SIGCSE 10.
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- S. Alex Ruthmann, J. Heines (2009) Designing music composing software with and for middle school students: A collaborative project among senior computer science and music education majors. In Proceedings of the 2009 Conference of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.
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Thesis (1)
- Stephen A Ruthmann (2006) Negotiating Learning and Teaching in a Music Technology Lab: Curricular, Pedagogical, and Ecological Issues, 285.
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Awards and Grants

Aug 2011

NSF DUE-1118435 "Computational Thinking through Computing and Music" - Co-PI View website
May 2011

Healey Endowment "Music Technology Partnerships: Is there an App for That?" - Co-PI
May 2010

UMass Lowell Teaching & Learning Innovation Grant - "Researching the Music of Lowell: Living Digital
Sep 2008

NSF CPATH CB-0722161 "Performamatics: Connecting Computer Science to the Perofrming, Fine and Design View website

Biographical Information

S. Alex Ruthmann studied performing arts technology at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor before completing MM and Ph.D. degrees at Oakland University in music education. He is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at the intersection of music education, arts computing and research. He currently serves as President of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction, Chair of the Creativity special research interest group of the Society for Research in Music Education, as managing editor of the International Journal of Education & the Arts, and serves on the editorial/advisory boards of the British Journal of Music Education and Journal of Music, Technology, and Education. His current research explores social/digital media musicianship and creativity, the development of technologies for music learning, teaching and engagement for use in schools and community-based interdisciplinary arts+computing programs. Dr. Ruthmann is currently a Co-PI on a $450,000 National Science Foundation grant exploring the teaching of computational and musical thinking. Active in social media, you can follow his curated posts on music learning, teaching and technology as @alexruthmann on Twitter and on his website at http://www.alexruthmann.com/.

CV

Professional Experience

2012 - Present

Visiting Fellow at University of Queensland, Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium, & Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Classes taught:
@QUT - KMP201: Music Curriculum Studies 1
@UQ - MUS7730: Technology in Music Education

2008 - Present

Assistant Professor of Music Education (On sabbatical - Spring & Summer 2012) at UMass Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Classes taught:
Musicianship & Analysis
Technology in Music Education
Research in Music Education
General Music Methods
Introduction to Music Education
First Year Seminar

Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

Assistant Professor of Music Education at Indiana State University

Sep 2003 - Jun 2006

General Music Teacher at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Classes taught:
Music Triarts

Jan 2003 - Aug 2006

Special Lecturer in Music Education, Technology and Theory at Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan, United States

Education

Jan 2003 - May 2006

Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, United States
Ph.D. in Music Education (with cognate in educational leadership)

Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, United States
M.M. in Music Education

Sep 1996 - May 2000