James A. Mason

MENC President: 1978-1980

Born:

Died:

Degrees:

Brigham Young University

University of Southern California

Doctorate, Arizona State University

Teaching Employment:

Chairman of Music Education and Professor, Brigham Young University

Mason has taught fourth grade through graduate students.

Visiting professor: Indiana University, Northwestern University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory, University of Cincinnati, University of Texas at Austin

Significant Publications:

______. “College/university music teacher,” Music Educators Journal 63, No. 7

(March 1977): 132-34.

______. “College/university music teacher,” Music Educators Journal 69, No. 2

(October 1982): 41-42.

______. “ISME at Ontario: The person first,” Music Educators Journal 65, No. 4

(December 1978): 52-53.

______. “The meaning of the bottom line: MENC’s proposed dues increase.

Music Educators Journal 66, No. 4 (December 1979): 66-68.

Professional Accomplishments:

Past President of the Western Division of MENC

Music Education Research Council, 1964-1970

Chairman of MENC’s Council of Associated Organization Presidents

National Committees:

Manhattenville Music Curriculum Project

MENC Teacher Education Commission

National Assessment for Educational Progress

Editor:

The Instrumentalist

Orchestra News

Utah Music Educator

Research News (column in the Journal of Research in Music Education)

Cofounder and First President of the Utah Valley Symphony Orchestra

Conductor of the Utah Valley Youth Orchestra

Personal Biography:

Notable Quotes:

“Perhaps our thrust needs to be to pull all music educators together—regardless of our specialized interests—to ensure that music in the school will have the greatest possible impact on all students. We must continue to ‘woo’ society, not only with our public relations programs but also with our excellent performing groups. And finally, we need to help all Americans realize that education is a lifelong process—from infancy to old age—and that music is crucial to education at all of these levels.”

James A. Mason

Music Educators Journal, December 1975