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Michelle Stanley is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Music (flute) at Colorado State University. She teaches graduate students in flute for the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. She is also a regular performer in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and is principal flute for the Pro Musica chamber orchestra and the Colardo Bach Ensemble and Festival. A strong advocate for the arts, Dr. Stanley was one of the founding creators of the LEAP Institute at Colorado State University. LEAP (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy and the Public) is an interdisciplinary program that offers an undergraduate minor and a master’s degree in arts management where she was Director from 2018-2023.
Michelle was interviewed on the podcast, Can I Get a Retake? by Great River Learning. Listen on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Chapter 1: Categorizing Music
Chapter 2: The Musical Language
Chapter 3: Instruments and Ensembles
Chapter 4: The Medieval Era
Chapter 5: The Renaissance– A Rebirth
Chapter 6: The Excess of the Baroque
Chapter 7: The Refinement of the Classical Era
Chapter 8: Romanticism: Music with Imagination
Chapter 9: The 20th Century
Chapter 10: Learning to Listen to Cultural Music
Chapter 11: Function in Cultural Music
Chapter 12: Notation in Cultural Music
Chapter 13: Melody and Harmony in Cultural Music
Chapter 14: Rhythm in Cultural Music
Chapter 15: Early Jazz
Chapter 16: The Big Band Era
Chapter 17: Jazz in the 1950s
Chapter 18: Jazz in the 1960s
Chapter 19: Jazz in the 1970s to Today
Chapter 20: Folk
Chapter 21: Blues
Chapter 22: Country Music
Chapter 23: African American Popular Music
Chapter 24: Rock 'n Roll
Chapter 25: Musical Theatre