Credentials - Prof. Carter has taught a variety of instrumental courses at Maryland, in addition to advising graduate research projects concerning string pedagogy. Before appointments at the university level, he taught elementary and secondary strings as well the International Baccalaureate music program in Fairfax County, Virginia. He has served as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator in Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Maryland and Virginia.
Contact - 301-405-5508 (office); bcart@umd.edu
Web Site - http://www.music.umd.edu/faculty/music_directory/music_education/bruce_carter

Michael Hewitt - assistant professor, music education division, University of Maryland Expertise -a specialist in instrumental music education, Prof. Hewitt teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in this area. He also supervises student teachers, directs graduate research and advises the student MENC chapter. Credentials - prior to joining the faculty at Maryland, Prof. Hewitt was a successful band director at the elementary and secondary levels in the states of New York, Michigan, and Arizona. Research interests are focused in the areas of music teacher education, self-regulated learning in instrumental music, and the American marching band. Published widely, he has made frequent presentations that concentrate on instrumental music education at regional, national, and international meetings. Contact - 301-405-5504 (office); mphewitt@umd.edu Web Site - http://www.music.umd.edu/faculty/music_directory/music_education/michael_hewitt

Credentials - Arts Coordinator for the Denver Public Schools; served as an Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has also taught at Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), Wright State University (Dayton, OH), and in the Wichita (KS) Public Schools. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BME and MME degrees from Wichita State University; widely published, she is the co-author of Musical Growth in the Elementary School (Harcourt and Brace, 1996). Prof. Montgomery has also held a number of national music education posts and is currently the Special Learners Chair for the Maryland Music Educators Association.
Contact - 301-405-5503 (office); janetm@umd.edu
Web Site - http://www.music.umd.edu/faculty/music_directory/music_education/janet_montgomery

Credentials - Prof. Silvey taught in public schools in Michigan where his choral ensembles were honored with invitations to perform at state events for three successive years. He has served as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Research focuses on the nature and quality of the choral singer's learning experiences. He is widely published and his original choral compositions have been performed throughout the United States.
Contact - 301-405-5537 (office); psilvey@umd.edu
Web Site - http://www.music.umd.edu/faculty/music_directory/music_education/philip_silvey