Roland Music Education
Creative Solutions For Inspired Learning
Roland Music EducationCreative Solutions For Inspired Learning
These are the people who fulfill Roland’s commitment to education.
Bill Erlandson began his career in music education in 1971 as the Education Manager for a retail piano store with approximately 350 students of all disciplines, including group piano instruction using a piano lab. An early advocate of the use of technology in the studio and the classroom, Bill has presented countless clinics and workshops for educators at local, state, and national conferences.
Classically trained in trumpet and piano, Corey studied music at the University of Southern California, the Grove School of Music and California State University, Long Beach. He has performed with Bill Conti, John Williams, the Los Angeles Olympics Fanfare Trumpet Ensemble, and the USC Marching Band. He also taught electronic music classes at UCLA for several years.
Since joining Roland in 1992, Corey has traveled extensively as a music technology clinician. He has also developed numerous video and written training resources for music technology education. He is a regular contributor to music industry publications and is the editor of the book, All About Music Technology in Worship published by Hal Leonard.
Ellen Gonzales is currently the Market Development Manager — Music Education for the Roland Corporation and brings a lifetime of Music Education with her. Ellen earned a degree in Music Education as a flute major with a minor in Music Business from the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, N.Y. She then went on to teach in the Public School Systems in NY as an elementary band director, K-6 general music teacher and junior and senior high choral accompanist.
After teaching in the public school system, Ellen began to pursue promoting Music Education through the retail music industry, and has spent over 20 years teaching adults and children how to play and enjoy the benefits of music. Thru the years she has held teaching positions for a major music retailer, worked as Director of Education for another and owned her own Academy of Music where she had a staff of instructors who taught lessons for all instruments and voice in both individual and group settings. During this time, Ellen received recognition for her work in promoting the sales of musical instruments thru music education programs. She also remained active in her community as a church musician and local accompanist.
Most recently as an Atelier Regional Sales Manager for Roland, Ellen assisted Atelier Dealers in developing Music and Wellness class programs that specialize in helping people learn how to play music and learn how music can enhance the quality of their lives. An advocate of Recreational Music Making, Ellen believes strongly in the power of music and the ability of technology to bring the gift of music to everyone at any stage of their playing career.
Julianne M. Miranda, NCTM, CPCC is Senior Director of Instructional Technology at Butler University. A respected clinician and educator, she has been a frequent presenter at state, national and international conferences on topics including personal and corporate leadership, curricular integration of information technology, wellness for musicians and life management/personal growth.
She is a Certified Professional Coactive Coach and serves as a consultant to colleges, universities and non-profit organizations, focusing primarily on strategic planning, academic improvement and program assessment.
Prior to joining the Butler staff, she served as Deputy Executive Director and CIO for Music Teachers National Association. From 1994-2006, she was associate professor of music at DePauw University where she taught courses in piano, music technology and wellness for musicians.
She received a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the Indiana University School of Music where she studied with Karen Shaw and Menahem Pressler. She is professionally certified through Music Teachers National Association and the Coaches Training Institute.
Brenda Dillon, Project Director for the National Piano Foundation, serves on the board of the Frances Clark Center. With music degrees from the University of North Texas, she has taught in public school, college and independent piano studios. Throughout her teaching career, she presented workshops at state and national conferences, authored numerous articles, co-authored two books, and consulted on projects for several piano manufacturers.
Pam Camp lives in the middle of music! Beginning with a jam-packed career in public school teaching, Pam has been an active pianist, organist, director, judge and accompanist. Graduating with a Music and Piano Performance Degree, Pam also earned her Master of Music from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago and now serves as Director of Music at Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvard, Illinois.
Michael Stegner graduated from the prestigious University of Miami Jazz Performance program. He now owns and teaches at Creative Music Adventures in Seattle, Washington where he integrates technology and comtemporary music styles. As a composer, T-Mobile, Sobe Drinks, and television shows and movies have used Michael’s works.
Serena Mackey is Owner and Program Director of the studio, a group teaching studio in Boise, Idaho. As an active church music director, she also trains church musicians in the changing environment of music and technology. Serena is a frequent contributor to Keyboard Companion, Roland Keyboard Educator, and author of Summer Sounds Good, a summer piano camp curriculum.
Geoffrey Haydon coordinates the piano faculty at Georgia State University where he teaches piano, jazz history and jazz theory. He has performed throughout the USA with touring shows, including The Phantom of the Opera and Grease. Dr. Haydon performs internationally and with well-known jazz artists such as Joe Henderson and Marvin Stamm.
Martha Hilley serves as Professor of Group Piano and Pedagogy at the University of Texas, Austin School of Music. She co-authored college piano texts and provided web-based computer tutorials: Piano for the Developing Musician and Piano for Pleasure. Martha has been extensively published and remains a popular speaker for workshops, conferences and seminars throughout the United States and abroad.