Kathleen Rountree to head AMT editorial committee.(American Music Teacher )(Brief Article)

MTNA President Dr. R. Wayne Gibson proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Kathleen Rountree as chair of the American Music Teacher editorial committee.

"Kathleen is eminently qualified to head the editorial committee," says Gibson. "She has held various positions within MTNA's leadership and is a fine educator. I am certain she will do an outstanding job with AMT."

Kathleen is dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts at the University of Northern Colorado. Previously, she was associate dean in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts at Louisiana State University. She holds degrees from East Carolina University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and The Florida State University, and has served on the faculties of Louisiana State University, Moorhead State University and Appalachian State University.

Her writings on piano literature and pedagogy have appeared in Clavier, American Music Teacher and Piano Quarterly. In addition, Kathleen is the editor of two piano anthologies published by Warner Publications. As a clinician, she has been featured in numerous settings, including MTNA state conventions in Florida, Mississippi, Minnesota and North and South Dakota, as well as the Wichita and New York MTNA National Conventions. She has performed across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, and is featured on a CD of American music for flute and piano released in 1994 by Centaur Records.

AMT spoke with Kathleen about her thoughts and vision for the magazine:

"We are assembling what I believe will be an excellent editorial committee," says Rountree. The committee's main charge is to review manuscripts submitted for AMT for publication consideration. Within this charge is the responsibility for shaping the editorial content of the magazine.

"AMT constantly is challenged to provide information appealing to all its members--collegiate and independent, ...