OMEA 2002 Conference:
Building Community Through Music
January 25-27, 2002
Michael Allen
All-State Orchestra Conductor
Michael Allen currently serves as associate professor of music education at Florida State University. His education includes a Bachelor's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master's degree from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The University of North Texas.
Dr. Allen began his teaching career in the public schools of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Following a graduate fellowship at the University of North Texas, he served as string coordinator for the Denton Independent School District (Texas) for eight years. Under his direction, the Denton High School Orchestra appeared in concert at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992 as the TMEA Honor Orchestra. The Denton High School Orchestra appeared at the 1986 Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the 1988 MENC National Convention in Indianapolis. Under his direction, the Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra performed for the 1999 Southern Division of MENC in Tampa, Florida. The Tallahassee Fiddlers appeared at the 2000 MENC National Convention in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Allen is past president of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association and the founding president of the Texas Chapter of the National School Orchestra Association. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Florida Music Director. Dr. Allen has published articles in the Instrumentalist, American String Teacher, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Florida Music Director, and The Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education. In addition, Dr. Allen is co-author of Essential Elements for Strings, a comprehensive string method book series published by the Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation.
He serves as an educational consultant for the Glaesel Stringed Instrument Division of the Selmer School and editor of the Selmer String Notes. Dr. Allen has conducted student orchestras and presented teacher workshops at national and state music educator conferences in thirty-two states and Canada.
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