The Planning Committee—Members of the Symposium

John Kratus is Professor of Music Education and Chair of the Music Education area at the Michigan State University School of Music. He received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Northwestern University.

Professor Kratus teaches secondary general music methods, music education foundations, creativity, and philosophy of music education. He is published in the fields of creativity and curriculum development in the "Music Educators Journal," the "Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education," "Psychology of Music," "Canadian Music Educator," and the "Journal of Research in Music Education."

Professor Kratus was previously director of Music Education at Case Western Reserve University for 10 years, and has also taught at Bowling Green State University and Northwestern University.

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