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UMass Lowell Department of Music

Donna Nagle
Adjunct Faculty Member; Intro to Guitar, Foundations of Music Education

Expertise: Music education, Guitar, General Music


Phone: 978-934-3850 or 781-933-9331
Fax: 978-934-3034  or 781-529-8113
Office: Durgin Hall 316

Educational Background

Honors graduate of Lowell State College; Master's in Education from Curry College

Bio Sketch

Ms. Nagle's master's thesis entitled "Learning Styles in Music Education" won the Distinguished Thesis Award.
1975- Graduated Cum Laude from Lowell University
1978- Orff Certificate from Lowell University
1988- Graduated With Distinction from Curry College. Master’s Thesis won “Distinguished Thesis Award” for that year
1998- Founded Society for General Music in Massachusetts
2000- MMEA Conference Coordinator
2000- Lowell Mason Award
2002-Sgmm Award for Excellence in Teaching

In addition to teaching at UMass Lowell:

Currently teaching general music, strings, and chorus in Weston Public Schools. Recorder Instructor for Orff Teacher Training Institute. Frequent clinician at Orff workshops and MENC events. Member of MENC, AOSA, BAKE, GIML, TI:ME, and AAMM.


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