Robert H. Klotman

MENC President: 1978-1980

Born: Cleveland, Ohio

Died:

Degrees:

Doctorate: Teachers College, Columbia University

Masters: Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Bachelor: Ohio Northern University, Ada

Teaching Employment:

1969: Professor of Music and Chairman of the Music Education,

Indian State University, Bloomington

1963-1969: Director of Music Education for Detroit Public Schools

1946-1959: Instrument/Vocal Teacher, Cleveland Heights Public Schools

1942-1946: Instrument/Vocal Teacher, Euclid, Ohio

1940-1942: Instrument/Vocal Teacher, Dola, Ohio

Significant Publications:

Author:

Learning to Teach Through Playing: String Techniques and Pedagogy

The School Music Advocacy Program

_____. “Correlating an instrumental program with the visual arts,” Music Educators

Journal 40, No. 2 (November-December 1953): 33-34.

_____. “Impressions of music education in East Africa, Music Educators Journal 59,

No. 2 (October 1972): 195-106.

_____. “MENC on the hill: The 1979 interim meeting,” Music Educators Journal 66,

No. 3 (November 1979): 76-79.

_____. “MENC president’s statement to the Congress,” Music Educators Journal 64,

No. 1 (September 1977): 79-81

_____. “Strings: Should the band director bother with them?” Music Educators Journal

44, No. 1 (September-October 1957): 82-83.

_____. “The supervisor must know the city score,” Music Educators Journal 56, No. 5

(January 1970): 58-59, 125-27,129-30.

_____. “When you go back to basics: Take music along, Music Educators Journal 64,

No. 1 (September 1977): 77.

Professional Accomplishments:

Conductor of the Akron Youth Symphony, Oak Park (Michigan) Symphony

Guest Conductor of all-state orchestras throughout the United States

From 1948-1956, member of the Cleveland Philharmonic Civic Orchestra

American String Teachers Association President, 1962-1964

Chairman of the following committees:

MENC’s Commission on Teacher Education

National Commission on Minority Concerns

Cultural Enrichment Program, Detroit 1965-67

Advisory Board Member:

Contemporary Music Project

Editorial Board of Music Educators Journal

Projects by the U.S. Office of Education

Personal Biography:

Klotman served three and a half years in the armed forces during World War II.

Notable Quotes:

“Music educators cannot isolate themselves from the total society. As individuals and as a group, we must work with all organizations and in every segment of our communities. We must be in constant communication with people who have impact on decision-making in the schools, both in and out of the educational matrix. Much of the success of our organization will depend on its ability to relate to all segments of contemporary society.”

“Finally, MENC must be in the forefront of education and educational development. In all areas of music education, the organization must reflect the most advanced thinking in order to meet the challenging demands of a dynamic, changing society.”

Robert H. Klotman

Music Educators Journal, January 1974