Associate Professor, Director of Music Education
Office: Music Education 225
Visual and Performing Arts
College of Arts & Sciences
AnnalisaChang@clayton.edu
Annalisa C. Chang is Associate Professor and Director of Music Education at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University. She also holds degrees in Music Education (M.M. and B.M.) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. At Clayton State, Dr. Chang teaches music education courses, string methods, music appreciation, and supervises student teachers. She also serves as the Associate Conductor of the Clayton County Youth Orchestra and the director of the CSU Music Preparatory School. Her research has been presented at state, national, and international music education conferences. Additionally, she has been a clinician at state in-service conferences (Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina), the American String Teachers Association National Conference, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.
BM, Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009
MM, Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013
Ph D, Music Education, Florida State University, 2017
Gene Hatfield Service Award, Clayton State University College of Arts and Sciences, Award, 2020
Annalisa C. Chang, Angela Ammerman, String Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States, String Research Journal/American String Teachers Association – June 2020
Annalisa C. Chang, Starting Fresh for the New Year: Tips for the Non-String Player on Improving Tone in the String Classroom, ArkMEA Journal/ Arkansas Music Educators Association – September 2019
Kasia Bugaj, Annalisa C. Chang, Gracious Approaches to the Plight of the Purple Vioiln, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic December 21 2017
Annalisa C. Chang, T. Devin Reid, The Bluegrass Breakdown: Teaching Improvisation in the Classroom, American String Teachers Association National Conference, American String Teachers Association – March 7 2020
Annalisa C. Chang, The status of string teacher education programs in the United States, Music and Research Teacher Education National Conference, National Association for Music Education – March 23 2018
Annalisa C. Chang, String teachers’ perceptions of inclusion of students with autism in string classrooms., Music and Research Teacher Education National Conference, National Association for Music Education – March 24 2018
Committee Member, American String Teachers Association Diversity Equity Inclusion Committee, National – June 2021 to Present
Other, National Association for Music Education Children with Exceptionalities Special Research Interest Group, National – February 27 2021 to November 2022