JOHN R. STEVENSON, DJD (Jack) holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from Duquesne University, a license d'Enseignement with the Premiere Prix en Pedagogy and the
Diplôme
Jaques-Dalcroze from the Institut Jaquesa-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland
After completing his graduate and post-graduate education in
Switzerland
,
Jack
joined the faculty at
Laval
University
in
Quebec City
where he trained future
Jaque
s-Dalcroze
educators. Subsequently he received an appointment at Ithaca College School of Music,
Ithaca
,
New York
where he was tenured and promoted to Associate professor and remained for 12 years. While at
Ithaca
, he founded the Division of Jaques-Dalcroze Education in the graduate school of music and served as its director for nine years. He also founded and directed the dance ensemble Jaques-Dalcroze Plastique Animée. The ensemble performed nationally and internationally for eleven years with guest appearances and workshops including
Boston
's First Night, The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The International Congress for Jaques-Dalcroze Educators,
Geneva
,
Switzerland
, the National MENC conventions at
Pittsburgh
,
Chicago
, and
St. Louis
and numerous Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conventions nation-wide. Finally, while at
Ithaca
he was honored as the Dana Teaching Fellow for his "outstanding contributions to the classroom,” authored several articles, and co-authored the text Rhythm and Pitch: An Integrated Approach to Sight Singing published by Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Jack
left
Ithaca
to serve on the music faculty and as chair in the Performing Arts Department at The Spence School, New York City. During his eight-year tenure,
Jack
was honored with the Zuckerman Foundation Award for teaching excellence. In 1995, and while remaining at Spence, Jack founded The Bethlehem Music Settlement, an independent teaching institute offering private and group piano, musicianship and eurhythmics instruction to students of all ages. Jack currently works full-time as the music director of the Settlement.
Jack
has also served as guest faculty in music education, Jaques-Dalcroze Education, piano improvisation, ear training, and choreography at many leading colleges and universities. Some of these include: Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland, Oberlin Conservatory of Music (artist in residence program) The Royal Conservatory of Toronto (dance department), Carnegie-Mellon University (performing arts drama, and dance departments), Bien Music Conservatory, Bien, Switzerland (eurhythmics department), Louisiana University (school of music), and was director of the Jaques-Dalcroze Education program at University of Maryland, College Park from 2000 - 2005.
Jack Is also a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor.