Education:
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin - 1987 (Music Education)
M.M., University of Texas at Austin - 1983 (Music Education)
B.M.E., Northern State University - 1979 (Music Education)
Areas of Expertise:
Palmquist is a specialist in string teacher education (teaching musicians how to teach orchestral stringed instruments, such as violin, viola, cello and string bass), and a specialist in teaching music in general studies (music appreciation, elements and principles of music).
Books and Publications
"Music and Academic Achievement: Review of the Research Literature." Applying Research to Teaching and Playing Stringed Instruments. Ed. Gail V. Barnes. 49-60.
(Books and Publications: Chapter) 2003
Creative Work
Current scholarship and writing includes: teaching music in general studies; status and description of string teacher education in the United States (in progress). 2011
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Grants from the New York City Council, the American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association, the Workforce Development Initiative, and the D'Addario Foundation. 1999-present. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Onward through the Fog: The Collegiate Roundtable's first decade" (conference session presented at the American String Teachers Association annual conference in Atlanta, GA (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Descriptive study of the Collegiate Roundtable (research poster session) presented at the American String Teachers Association annual conference in Atlanta, GA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Research regularly presented at national conferences of MENC and ASTA. Articles published in the Music Educators Journal, American String Teacher, NSOA Bulletin and Journal of Research in Music Education. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Professional Leadership
Chair, Collegiate Roundtable Committee, American String Teachers Association, 2008-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Chair, Research Committee, Collegiate Roundtable of American String Teachers Association, 2010-11. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Founder and director, Brooklyn College String Project, 1999-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Director, National String Project Consortium. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
Pedagogical Achievements
Dalcroze teacher certification: Dalcroze Training Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; International Dalcroze Congress, Geneva. 2002
Suzuki violin teacher training: American Suzuki Institute, Stevens Point, Wis.; Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kan.; Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill.; Talent Education Institute, Matsumoto, Japan. 1997
Other Professional Activities
Attended and participated in meetings of the New York State School of Music Association (NYSSMA). Rochester, N.Y. December 2011 2011
