Music education; Ethnomusicology; Multicultural music education;
Teaching and learning theory; Psychology of music; Choral and
Instrumental arranging, African dance performance. Interests in music
technology and interdisciplinary studies in music and biomedical
sciences.
Karen Brookens Potter
Associate Professor of Music, Head of Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy
Singing chamber music
and music composed in the twentieth century, researching and teaching
vocal pedagogy and vocal literature.Stage director of opera.
Solo & chamber performance (CD currently in
progress), research, patented an invention of a device that measures
lip pressure on single-reed instruments.
Creative and critical thinking in music learning
environments, learning modalities, computer-assisted instruction, early
childhood, teacher education and bassoon.
Has 22 published compositions with four publishers for band,
chamber ensemble and orchestra. Compositions performed in America, Japan, Australia and Europe.
Jazz history, jazz improvisation teaching, jazz
performance theory, "5 Clefs" faculty quintet, vocal performance
(bass/baritone oratorio/recitals). Interested in developing a
department travel study abroad program.
Research on piano teaching and learning, teaching
literature and music technology. Piano accompanying, chamber music
performance, piano teacher training.
Contemporary Irish theatre: studied in Ireland on a
grant from Oklahoma State University. Accessible Shakespeare: grant to
initiate class with English majors and theatre majors at OSU. Spent
three months studying in Ireland.