Cynthia Taggart

ABOUT

Cynthia Taggart retired as Professor of Music Education at the MSU College of Music in 2019. She joined the faculty in 1993 after teaching for four years at Case Western Reserve University and extensive elementary and preschool teaching experience in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Professor Taggart received her B.M. and M.M. in Music Education from University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in Music Education from Temple University. She is past president of the College Music Society and directs and teaches in the Early Childhood Music Program of the MSU Community Music School. A recipient of the MSU Teacher-Scholar award, the Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, the Curricular Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Award, the Withrow Award for Excellence in Teaching from the MSU College of Music, and the Michigan Music Educator of the Year Award from the Michigan Music Education Association, Professor Taggart has co-authored or co-edited eight books and has written extensively for professional journals aligned with her research interests in early childhood music, measurement, psychology of music, music learning theory, and music aptitude.