Biography

A native of Ohio, Dr. Carney earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College where she studied with Guilford Plumley, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University where she studied with Richard Tetley-Kardos.  Dr. Carney accompanies the Fayetteville State University Concert Choir, and performs with students and faculty on- and off-campus.  She served on the Global Literacy Task Force, and the Faculty Evaluation and Development Committee.  A member of The College Music Society, Karen recently presented Paul Creston's Thirteen French-Canadian Folk Songs, Op. 49 in Quebec City, Canada, through the organization's Outreach and Engagement Program.  In September of 2005, Karen gave a lecture-recital at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.  She is a member of the Sibyl Piano Quartet, and performed with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra.  Dr. Carney enjoys performing in both classical and jazz-popular music idioms. 

Dr. Karen R. Carney

Assistant Professor

Office: Rosenthal Building 206
Phone: 910 672-2143
Fax: 910 672-1572
Email: kcarney@uncfsu.edu

Teaching Courses

Class Piano, Music and Art in Elementary School, Music Appreciation, and Humanities.

Research

Dr. Carney was awarded a Lilly-Lincoln University Grant to study implementation of a Certificate in Piano Pedagogy Program. She developed a course in NonWestern Music at Winston-Salem State University--a sister institution in the UNC System--and her analysis of the Paul Creston Sonata for E-flat Saxophone and Piano was submitted for a presentation. A member of MENC--the National Association for Music Education--Dr. Carney served as the Secretary of the Higher Education Section of the North Carolina Music Educators Association.  Karen's research interests include Perception and Cognition.

Publications

"Projection 1999" - The American Music Teacher, Music Teachers National Association
"2,4,6,8:What Do We Appreciate?-Music" - Triad, Ohio Music Education Association

Awards

Music Teachers National Association permanent professional certification 2007. Article appeared in The Fayetteville Observer March 9. Conference Presentation, FSU, 2005-2006.