Coffman_publications

Selected Publications

Books (Edited)

Coffman, D. D. (Ed.) (2009). CMA XI: Projects, Perspectives, and Conversations: Proceedings from the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 2008 Seminar of the Commission for Community Music Activity. Nedlands, Western Australia: International Society for Music Education.

Coffman, D. D. & Higgins, L. (Eds.) (2007). Creating Partnerships, Making Links, Promoting Change: Proceedings from the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 2006 Seminar of the Commission for Community Music Activity. NP: International Society for Music Education.

Gfeller, K., Coffman, D. D., Rodriguez, C. X., and Nelson, D. (Eds.) (2006). Multidisicplinary Perspectives on Musicality: Essays from the Seashore Symposium. School of Music, University of Iowa.

Book Chapters (Including conference proceedings)

Coffman, D. D. (2009). Survey of New Horizons International Music Association Musicians. In D. Coffman (Ed.) CMA XI: Projects, Perspectives, and Conversations: Proceedings from the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 2008 Seminar of the Commission for Community Music Activity. Nedlands, Western Australia: International Society for Music Education.

Coffman, D. D. (2009). Voices of experience: Lessons from older adult amateur musicians. In J. L. Kerchner and C. R. Abril (Eds.) Musical Experience in our Lives: Things We Learn and Meanings We Make (pp. 331-346). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Education.

Coffman, D. D. (2007). Community musicians and music educators: Minding the gap. In D. D. Coffman and L. Higgins (Eds.) Creating Partnerships, Making Links, Promoting Change: Proceedings from the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 2006 Seminar of the Commission for Community Music Activity (pp. 44-54). NP: ISME.

Coffman, D. D. & Mumford, M. H. (2002). Community and school music wind bands, making and maintaining effective, complementary, rewarding relationships. Proceedings of the Community Music Commission, International Society for Music Education, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Retrieved from http://www.worldmusiccentre.com/uploads/cma/coffman.PDF January 22, 2004.

Coffman, D. D. (2002). Adult education. In R. Colwell & C. Richardson (Eds.) The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (pp. 199-209). New York: Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles (Refereed)

Coffman, D. D. (2008). Survey of New Horizons International Music Association musicians. International Journal of Community Music, 1(3), 375-390.

Coffman, D. D. (2007). An exploration of personality traits in older adult amateur musicians. Research and Issues in Music Education, 5(1). Retrieved from http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline/vol5/Coffman.htm.

Rohwer, D., & Coffman, D. D. (2007). Relationships between wind band membership, activity level, spirituality and quality of life in older adults. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 10, 21-27.

Coffman, D. D. (2006) Voices of experience: Interviews of adult community band members in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. International Journal of Community Music, 6. Retrieved from http://www.intljcm.com/articles/Volume%204/Coffman/Coffman.pdf April 16, 2006.

Coffman, D. D. (2002). Music and quality of life in older adults. Psychomusicology, 18(1-2), 76-88.

Coffman, D. D. (2002). Banding together: New horizons in lifelong music making. Journal of Aging & Identity, 7(2), 133-143.

Coffman, D. D. & Adamek, M. (2001). Perceived social support of New Horizons band participants. Contributions to Music Education, 28(1), 27-40.

Coffman, D. D. & Adamek, M. (1999). The contributions of wind band participation to quality of life of senior adults. Music Therapy Perspectives, 17(1), 27-31.

Coffman, D. D. & Schilf, P. (1998). Band instrument gender associations by senior citizen musicians. Southeastern Journal of Music Education, 10, 212-221.

Coffman, D. D., & Levy, K. M. (1997, November). Senior adult bands: Music's new horizon. Music Educators Journal, 84(3), 17-22.

Coffman, D. D. (1996). Musical backgrounds and interests of active older adult band members. Dialogue in Instrumental Music Education, 20(1), 25-34.

Survey of New Horizons International Music Association Musicians (Executive Summary, May 2008)

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