Associate Professor, Chair
Music, College of Arts and Sciences
Performing Arts Center 207
516.877.8649
hwaters@adelphi.edu
http://www.heatherdwaters.com/index.html
Ph.D., Temple University (2015)
M.M., Ithaca College (2003)
National Board Certification in Music: Early and Middle Childhood
Kodaly Certifications Levels I - III
Orff-Schulwerk Certifications Levels I - III
Gordon Institute for Music Learning: General Music Certification
Dalcroze Summer Intensive at the Lucy Moses School
Beginning Ukulele
Foundations Of Music Education
Guided Research In Music Early Childhood II
Guided Research In Music Music Education
Introduction To Music Education
Music Education Methods I Classroom Instruments
Music Education Methods I V Diverse School Settings
Reflective Practice Seminar In Music Education
Student Teaching In Music Education
Basic Keyboard Skills
Advanced Keyboard Skills
Music Education Methods I - Classroom Instruments
Internship in Early Childhood Music (independent study)
Introduction to Music Education
Music Education Methods II - Elementary
Music Education Methods III - Secondary
Music Education Methods IV - Diverse School Settings
Student Teaching in Music Education
Reflective Practice Seminar in Music Education
Aural Skills & Musicianshp III & IV
Methods Ensemble
Music education in all forms ideally supports and respects diversity of voice and varied forms of creative expression through collaborative, creative learning environments where unique musical identities are valued. Learners develop their personal musical identities relative to their lived experiences and societal and cultural environments. These influences serve as structuring elements in the formation of learners' musical identities, and are maintained through communication, interaction, and social relationships.
Teachers observe, listen, and learn alongside students, collaboratively providing provocations for deeper levels of inquiry. Learners are empowered to assert their agency and autonomy through relevant, musical ways of knowing. Teachers and students function as co-researchers (partners in inquiry), increasing possibilities for all to invent and discover, and continuously reinventing themselves amidst collegial and creative classroom climates.
Teachers imagine and scaffold learning environments through their organization of space, learning provocations, materials, and situations, with the goal of providing optimal conditions for creative, relevant, and responsive learning opportunities. Teachers and students are protagonists in their own lived musical narratives, engaging in dynamic learning exchanges. Differences are reimagined as assets. Learning community members reach beyond their institutions and advocate in support of their ideals, enacting educational change beyond the academy by engaging in socially-relevant, community-based music making.
Co-constructed and play-based musical learning across the lifespan
Music in early childhood
Active engagement and creative expression in music
Reggio Emilia-inspired teaching
Pedagogical documentation
Multimodal and interdisciplinary learning
Reynolds, A. M., & Waters, H. D. (2014, July 16). Co-constructing music and research: Making music learning audible and visible. Blind, juried research paper presented at the Early Childhood Commission Seminar of the 31st International Society for Music Education World Conference, Brasilia, Brazil.
Reynolds, A. M., Renzoni, K., Waters, H. D., & Westlake, E. (2016, July 21). Creative musical expression: Musicking in a play- and relationship-based preschool. Blind, juried research symposium presented at the Early Childhood Commission Seminar of the 32nd International Society for Music Education World Conference, Ede, Netherlands.
Waters, H.D., & Reynolds, A. M. (2017, October 21). Creating spaces: Children’s compositions, performances, and interactions initiated through play. Peer-reviewed parallel session presented at the Musichildren ’17 International Conference (Music for and by children: Perspectives from children, composers, performers and educators), University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Waters, H.D. (2019, March 29). Facilitating young children's embodied musicality through a responsive pedagogy of awareness. Peer-reviewed workshop presented at the European Network of Music Education Researchers of Young Children Conference, University of Ghent, Belgium.
Ahead of the Curve: What Young Children Teach Us About Music Education (with A. Reynolds, K. Renzoni, & P. Turowski). In Music Education: Navigating the Future, C. Randles, Editor), pp. 201-2214. New York: Routledge.
Contesting Early Childhood: Listening to Children: Being and Becoming, Bronwyn Davies [Book Review]. International Journal of Community Music, 10(3), 357-360.
Supporting Young Children as Co-researchers Through Music and Movement. Perspectives (Journal of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association). 11(3), 9-11.
Assess Yourself: Student-created Rubrics for Self and Peer Assessment. Best-practice presentation at the National Association for Music Education Conference in Dallas, Texas.
Creating spaces: Children’s compositions, performances, and interactions initiated through play.
Peer-reviewed parallel session presented at the Musichildren ’17 International Conference, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Conceptualizing Children as Musical Co-Researchers. Research-based best-practice presentation at the 14th Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods in Pembroke, Virginia.
Children's Musical Lives: Parent Perspectives (with A. Reynolds and E. Westlake). Research poster presented at the National Association for Music Education Eastern Division Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Adults and Young Children as Music Co-researchers: Narratives from a Play-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool. Research poster presented at the Organization of American Kodaly Educators National Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Creative Musical Expression: Musicking in a Play- and Relationship-based Preschool (with A. Reynolds and E. Westlake). Research symposium presented at the Early Childhood Commission Seminar of the 32nd Annual International Society for Music Education World Conference in Ede, Netherlands.
Making Music Learning Audible and Visible (with A. Reynolds). Paper presented at the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium X in Tampa, Florida.
Co-constructing a Graduate Music Education (with P. Turowski, M. Real, and E. Westlake). Paper presented at the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium X in Tampa, Florida.
Making Music Learning Audible and Visible (with A. Reynolds). Research paper presented at the Early Childhood Commission Seminar of the 31st International Society for Music Education World Conference in Brasilia, Brazil.
Adults and Children at Play: A Second Year Co-constructing Music in a Preschool Setting. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Teacher Development Through Community Music Collaborations (with P. Turowski & Y. Zhang). Best practice session presented at the National Association for Music Education Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
If You Want to Get a Different Instrument You Can! A Mindset for 21st Century Music Education. (With A. Reynolds, K. Renzoni, P. Turowski, & E. Westlake). Invited paper presentation at the New Directions in Music Education Conference in East Lansing, Michigan.
National Board Certification as Music Teacher Professional Development. Research poster presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium on Music Teacher Education in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Future: Focusing Intentions on Early Childhood Music Education in the United States (with A. Reynolds, K. Renzoni, & P. Turowski). Invited paper presented at the Suncoast Music Eduction Research Symposium IX in Tampa, Florida.
General Music Teacher as Pioneer: Becoming National Board Certified. Research poster presented at the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium IX in Tampa, Florida.
If You Want to Get a Different Instrument You Can! A Mindset for 21st Century Music Education. (With A. Reynolds, K. Renzoni, P. Turowski, & E. Westlake). Invited paper presentation at the New Directions in Music Education Conference in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Future: Focusing Intentions on Early Childhood Music Education in the United States (with A. Reynolds, K. Renzoni, & P. Turowski). Invited paper presented at the Suncoast Music Eduction Research Symposium IX in Tampa, Florida.
2018 Adelphi University Faculty Summer Development Grant
Adelphi Honors College Senior Thesis: Exploring the Efficacy of Rote Versus Note: An Autoethnography of Senior Recital Preparation
Adelphi Honors College Senior Thesis: The Pedagogical Implications of Repertoire Quality and Choice: A Case Study on an Undergraduate Soprano
Yanez, D. (2019, December 7). Exploring the efficacy of rote versus note: An autoethnography of senior recital preparation. Peer-reviewed research poster presented at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference, Rochester, New York.
Zotto, R. (2019, December 7). The pedagogical implications of repertoire quality and choice: A case study on an undergraduate soprano. Peer-reviewed research poster presented at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference, Rochester, New York.
Waters, H.D., Buscemi, B., Edelstein, M., Gardell, N., Maynard, M., McEvoy, S., Quintana, C., Reinkraut,A., Rivera, A., (2018, November 6). Creative musical engagement with ukuleles. Peer-reviewed best-practice workshop presented at the Balanced Mind Conference, Rockville Center, New York. (Co-presentation with undergraduate music education majors)
Waters, H.D., Maynard, M., McEvoy, S., Quintana, C., Reinkraut, A., Rivera, A., (2018, June 27). Supporting and extending young children’s creativity through folk songs and stories. Peer-reviewed best-practice session presented at the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association International Conference. Buffalo, New York. (Co-presentation with undergraduate music education majors)
Faculty advisor for undergraduate music education student presentations for the Adelphi University Research Day (April 2017, April 2018, April 2019)
Mentored an undergraduate music education student presentation for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (2017)
University Fellow (Temple University)
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2015)
Facilitated music education majors' volunteering at the Nassau County P.E.A.K. Music Festival for 4th and 5th graders (November 2018, November 2019)
Organizing/supervising visits to the on-campus Early Learning Center to facilitate AU student-led music classes for preschool students (ongoing)
Co-presented with AU students at the Balanced Mind Curriculum Conference for Nassau county arts educators (November 2018)
Faculty advisor for the student club, Arts Empower Adelphi (engaging in service projects to support the Children's Miracle Network)
Managing Director of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association (www.ecmma.org), a national nonprofit organization devoted to quality music and movement experiences for young children.
Envisioning CAS Implementation Committee (Fall 2019-Present)
Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Affairs (Fall 2017-Present)
AU Community Reads Committee (2018-Present)
Faculty Senator representing the Music Department (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018)
Faculty Advisor, Arts Empower Adelphi (Fall 2017-Present)
Faculty Advisor, National Association for Music Education & Organization of american Kodaly Educators Collegiate Chapters (Student Organizations)
Research Reviewer, AU Research Day (2017, 2018, 2019)