Music Education Professor Christian Bernhard has been selected to serve as Chair of Research of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) during 2016 and 2017.
In this position, Dr. Bernhard will be responsible for administering research sessions and poster presentations at the annual NYSSMA conference. Duties include advising action research grants in K-12 schools across the state and editing research manuscripts for the NYSSMA School Music News.
Bernard also holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education and the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association.