Gena Greher@UMass Lowell

Book

Gena R. Greher & Suzanne L. Burton (2021) Creative Music Making at Your Fingertips: A Mobile Technology Guide for Music Educators, Oxford University Press: New York

Greher, G.R. & Heines, J.M. (2014) Computational Thinking in Sound: Teaching the Art and Science of Music and Technology, Oxford University Press: New York

Book Chapters

Greher, G.R. (2021). Informal, Intuitive, Interdisciplinary & Interactive: Middle School General Music with a Twist. In S. Burton (2nd Ed.), Engaging musical practices: A sourcebook for middle school general music. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Greher, G.R. (2021) Music Technology as an Intuitive and Inclusive Pathway to Musical Thinking, Learning, and Doing. Lee Willingham (Ed) Community Music at the Boundaries. Willfred Laurier University Press: Toronto

Greher, G.R. (2020) What a Wonderful World: Ear Training, Sequencing & Chunking Tunes in Scratch. Adam Patrick Bell (Ed) The Music Technology Cookbook: Ready-Made Recipes for the Classroom. Oxford University Press: New York

Greher, G.R. (2017) Digital Music Composition and Out of School Learning. Kylie Peppler (Ed) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning. SAGE Publications.

Greher, G.R. (2017) Technology in Music Teacher Education and the Enigma of Invisibility. S. Alex Ruthmann & Roger Mantie (Eds) Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education, Oxford University Press

Greher, G.R. (2017) On Becoming Musical: Technology, Possibility and Transformation. (further perspective; a response to several author’s chapters) S. Alex Ruthmann & Roger Mantie (Eds) Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education, Oxford University Press

Greher, G.R. (2014) What If . . . ? A Curriculum in Support of Technology, Curiosity, and Play in Music Teacher Education. Michele Kaschub & Janice Smith (Eds.) Promising Practices in 21stCentury Music Teacher Education, Oxford University Press.

Greher, G.R. (2013) Creating School-University Partnerships To Enhance Learning. Michele Kaschub & Janice Smith (Eds.) Composing Our Future, Oxford University Press: New York

Greher, G.R. (2012) at the perpetual crossroads.  In A. Palmer & A. DeQuadros (Eds.) Tanglewood II: Summoning the future of music education. Chicago: GIA. .

Greher, G.R. (2012). Informal, Intuitive, Interdisciplinary & Interactive: Middle School General Music with a Twist. In S. Burton (Ed.), Engaging musical practices: A sourcebook for middle school general music. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Burton, S. L., & Greher, G. R. (2010). Research Meets Reality in SchoolUniversity Partnerships: An Analysis of Two Diverse School-University Collaborations. In M. Schmidt (Ed.), Collaborative action for change: Selected proceedings of the 2007 Symposium on Music Teacher Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Greher. G. R. (2010) Night & Day: Cole Porter, Hip Hop, Their Shared Sensibilities and Their Teachable Moments, College Music Symposium 50^th Anniversary Edition College Music Society Vol 49-50 2009/10

Journal Articles & Conference Proceedings

Greher, G.R. (In Press) Minecraft Education Edition: A Multi-Platform Musical World Building Game.  College Music Symposium, Volume 63, No. 1 Winter 2023

Greher, G.R. (2023) Burt Bacharach Mastered the Art of the Perfect Pop Song – And That Ain’t Easy. The Conversation

Greher, G.R. (2020) Music & Well Being: Teaching Non-Traditional Music Learners with Compassion and Empathy. Visions of Research in Music Education, 35

Greher, G.R. (2019) Soundtrap: A Browser-Based Digital Audio Workstation, College Music Symposium, Vol 50, No 1, DOI:10.18177/sym.2019.59.sr.11422

Greher, G.R.,(2018) Making Music Count: An Interdisciplinary Journey into Music Teacher Education, Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol 67 (1)

Greher, G.R.,(2017) Teaching outside the box: Community music pathways as a lens for re-imagining, re-defining, re-invigorating music teacher education. Paper presented at the The XV International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Community Music Activity, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hillier, A., Greher, G. R., Queenan, A., Marshall, S.H., Kopec, J. (2015). “Music, Technology and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Effectiveness of the Touch Screen Interface.” Music Education Research.

Greher, G.R. & Ruthmann, S.A. (2012). Curiosity, Creativity and Cognition: A Window Into Jeanne Bamberger’s Work. Visions of Research in Music Education, 20. Guest Eds. Greher, G.R. & Ruthmann, S.A.

Greher, G. R., & Ruthmann, S. A. (2012). On Chunking, Simples and Paradoxes: Why Jeanne Bamberger’s research matters. Visions of Research in Music Education, 20. Guest Eds. Greher, G.R. & Ruthmann, S.A.

Hillier, A., Greher, G., Poto, N., & Dougherty, M. (2012). Positive Outcomes Following Participation in a Music Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum. Psychology of Music,  40(2),Sage. First published on February 23, 2011as doi:10.1177/0305735610386837

Heines, J.M., Greher, G.R., Ruthmann, S.A., & Reilly, B. (2011).  Two Approaches To Interdisciplinary Computing+Music Courses.  IEEE Computer 44(12):25-32, December 2011.

Burton, S.L. & Greher, G.R., (2011) School-University Partnerships:Re-Envisioning Music Teacher Education Arts Education Policy Review (AEPR) Symposium on School University Partnerships. 112, (3) Guest Eds. Burton, S.L., & Greher, G.R. Washington D.C

Greher, G.R., (2011) Music Technology Partnerships: A Context for Music Teacher Preparation. Arts Education Policy Review (AEPR) Symposium on School University Partnerships. 112, (3) Guest Eds Burton, S.L., & Greher, G.R. Washington D.C.

Greher, G.R., Hillier, A., Dougherty, M., & Poto, N. (2010). SoundScape: An Interdisciplinary Music Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum. International Journal of Education & the Arts (IJEA) 11, (9) ISSN 1529-8094

Ruthmann, S.A., Heines, J.M., Greher, G.R., Laidler, P., & Saulters, C. (2010).  Teaching Computational Thinking through Musical Live Coding in Scratch.  41st ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on CS Education.  Milwaukee, WI, March 12, 2010.

Heines, J.M., Greher, G.R., & Kuhn, S. (2009).  Music Performamatics: Interdisciplinary Interaction.  40th ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on CS Education.  Chattanooga, TN, March 7, 2009.

Martin, Greher, Heines, Jeffers, Kim, Kuhn, Roehr, Selleck, Silka, and Holly Yanco (2009) Joining Computing and the Arts at a Mid-Size University.  In Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges  Volume 24, Issue 6  (June 2009)

Greher, G.R. (2009) The Musical Playground: Global Tradition and Change in Children’s Songs and Games.American Music Teacher Book review Aug 1, 2009 ISSN: 0003-0112

Greher, G.R. (2008) Beyond Lucy Green: Operationalizing Theories of Informal Music Learning: Response to Panel Visions of Research in Music Education Volume 12, September

Burton, S.L. & Greher, G.R. (2007) School-University Partnerships: What Do We Know and Why Do They Matter? Arts Education Policy Review, Washington D.C. Volume 109, No. 1, September/October

Greher, G.R. (2007). “If you Build It…:An Examination of a Distance Learning Approach for Music Teacher Licensure Test Preparation” Journal of Music Teacher Education, Reston, Virginia: Music Educators NationalConference Vol. 16 No. 2 Spring 2007

Greher. G. R. (2007) Podcasting: The Next New Thing or the Same Old Thing?, Massachusetts Music News MENC:MMEA Vol 55,No 3: 83

Greher. G. R. (2006) What I Learned at Band Camp and Why Technology Matters, Massachusetts Music News MENC:MMEA Vol 54,No 3

Greher, G.R. (2006).Transforming Music Teacher Preparation Trough the Lens of Video Technology, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Reston, Virginia: Music Educators National Conference Vol. 15 No. 2 Spring 2006

Greher, G.R., Tobin, R.N.(2006) Taking the Long View Towards Music Teacher Preparation: The Rationale for a Dual Degree Program. Music Educator’s Journal Reston, Virginia: MENC Vol. 92 No. 5 May 2006

Greher. G. R. (2005) What’s Your Classroom Climate?: Setting the Tone for All to Learn, Massachusetts Music News MENC:MMEA Special Conference issue on Diversity in the Music Classroom Vol. 53 No.

Greher, G. R. (2003) Let’s Not Forget, It’s All About the Students, Massachusetts Music News MENC:MMEA Vol. 52 No. 2 Winter 2003

Greher, G.R. (2003) Multimedia in the Classroom: Tapping into An Adolescent’s Cultural Literacy.  Journal of Technology in Music Learning Music and Arts Publications/ Tallahassee Vol. 2 No. 2 Fall/Winter 2003

Greher, G.R. (2001). Lessons in Analytical Listening from the Reel World,  General Music Today.  Reston, Virginia: Music Educators National Conference. Fall  2001, V 15

Book Reviews

Greher, G.R. (2016) Including Everyone: Creating Music Classrooms Where All Children Learn, by Judith A. Jellison.  American Music Teacher Book Review  Oct/Nov 2016

 Greher, G.R. (2009) The Musical Playground: Global Tradition and Change in Children’s Songs and Games. American Music Teacher Book review Aug 1, 2009 ISSN: 0003-0112