Dr. Atara Isaacson
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Dr. Atara (Gozali) Isaacson is a musicologist, expert in Nineteen-Century music, has a special interest in vocal genres, piano music and research into the aesthetics of the Romantic Era. She is a graduate (BA) from Rubin Academy of Music and Dance (1985) in Piano and Music Ed.; (MA) of Hunter College - City University of New York (1991). As a student in the Doctoral Fellowship of Excellence Program at Bar Ilan University, Israel, she earned her Ph.D. (2007) researching the cantabile in romantic piano concerti with emphasis on Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms.
Dr. Isaacson has extensive experience as a lecturer and teacher of music and pedagogy: she headed the Music Department at the Reut School of Arts, Haifa (1996-2002), and has guided teachers in the following: Alternative Teaching Methods, Classroom management, discipline problems, constructivism and Methodology of Education. She is currently a lecturer in history of music in the Department of Music at Bar Ilan University, and serves as the head of the teaching Education program in music at the School of Education.
Publications
BOOKS (Editor)
Isaacson, A. (Ed.) (2009). Strauss, Batia. Guide to the Orchestra. 2nd Internet Edition, [http://www.box.net/shared/boa2z1ao8g] [Hebrew]
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Isaacson, A. (2012). Chapter 5: The Romantic Era, in The History of Music from the Middle Ages till the 20th Century. J. Cohen (Ed.) Ramat Aviv, Center of Educational Technology, 155-198 [Hebrew]
ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS/PERIODICALS
1. Isaacson, A. (2008). Cantabile in Schumann’s Piano Concerto (Op. 54). Min-Ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online, Vol. 6, 1-24 [Hebrew]
2. Isaacson, A., (2010). A Singing Voice in Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Journal of the American Liszt Society, Vol. LIX-LX, 150-67
3. Isaacson, A., (2010). Defining the Ideal Teacher: Productive Dialogue in Schools in Israel, Educational Practice and Theory, Vol. 32, No. 2, 57-85
4. Isaacson, A. (2012). Re-composition of a Tune: The Pathetic and the Resurrection in Israeli Songs. Criticism and Interpretation: Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Culture, Vol. 44, 361-392 [Hebrew]
5 . Isaacson, A. (2012). Moshe Wilensky's 'Yemenite' Songs: Are They Truely Yemenite? Cathedra, Vol. 145, 121-146 [Hebrew]
6. Isaacson, A., (2012). Norma - a Multi Faceted Persona, European Review of Artistic Studies, Vol. 3, n.4, 1-39, ISSN 1647-3558 http://www.eras.utad.pt/revista_estudos_musicais.html
Non Refereed Publications
1. Isaacson, A. (2011). From the Conservatory in Warsaw to the of Vineyards of Yemen", Faces: the song is in our soul, Vols. 52-53, 128-138 [Hebrew]
2. Isaacson, A. (Ed.) (2009). Strauss, Batia. Guide to the Orchestra. 2nd Internet Edition, [http://www.box.net/shared/boa2z1ao8g] [Hebrew]
3. Isaacson, Atara. (2008). Holistic Music Education in an Arts Junior-High School. The Conference: Advancing Children through the Arts, Bar Ilan University, 12-13
[Hebrew]
4. Isaacson, A. (2008). The Status of Arts Studies in Teaching Training programs. Mofet, Vol. 32, 14-15 [Hebrew]
5. Isaacson, A. (2002). About Books: Sight and Sound - Teaching Music for Young children, Mafteach - Journal for Music Teachers, Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, 162-164 [Hebrew]
6. Isaacson, A. (1998). Music – Interactive Discipline, Opinions: Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. 4, 72 [Hebrew]
Courses
History of Western Music 2 (Baroque & Calssic Era)
History of Western Music 3 (Romantic Era)
Issues in teaching History of Music for High school
Romantic Opera: French & Italy
Navigation in the Classroom & Discipline Problems
Methodology of teaching
Music in Schools
Minor (Demo) Teaching
Practical Work in Schools
Research
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Alternative Teaching Methods, Navigation in the Classroom, Discipline Problems, Teacher- Student Realationship, Methodology of Education |
2. Nineteen-Century music, aesthetics of the Romantic Era, vocal genres & piano music |
3. Music Education |
4. Israeli Song |
2012 - Member in the Dostrovsky forum for improving music in Israel
2004 - Towards a Concert in Haifa Symphony Orchestra: Bach, Dvorak and Bartok
1998 - concert of Reut art school choir with The Haifa Symphony "La Boheme", "Carmen", "The Magic Flute"
1994 - premiere of "Morning song" by Avishai Yaar in the Israeli workshop for Children Choirs, Tel aviv Museum (Recorded Live for Kol Hamusika")
Media
PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
Year |
Place |
Title of Conference |
Subject of Lecture |
2012 |
Dan Panorama Hotel - Tel Aviv |
100 Years of Research, Innovation and Discourse in Education, Teacher Education and Music Education |
1. Batia Strauss – Musician and Educator 2. Between Teacher and student - The 10 Commandments for a Dialogue 3. Different Methods for Teaching History of Music in High School |
2012 |
Bar Ilan University |
Seminar for high School Teachers – The Supervision of the Ministry of Education |
How to Open a Music History Lesson? |
2011 |
Bar Ilan University |
The Music Department Colloquium |
Norma - a Multi Faceted Persona |
2011 |
Bar Ilan University |
"Who am I? An Israeli Song" No. 8 |
Wilensky's 'Yemenite' Songs: Are They Yemenite? |
2011 |
Bar Ilan University |
School of Education Colloquium |
Navigation in the Classroom - Challenges and Solutions |
2009 |
Ashkelon academic College |
"Who am I? An Israeli Song" No. 6 |
Re-composition of a tune: The Pathetic and the Resurrection in Israeli songs |
2008 |
Levinsky College |
Continuing Education Program for Music Teachers |
Active Listening |
2007 |
Gordon Academic College Bar Ilan University: Department of Teacher Education |
Faculty Seminar |
Chopin – The Poet of Pianists |
2003 |
Bar Ilan University |
The Music Department Colloquium |
Cantabile in the Romantic Piano Concerto |
- Last modified: 23/11/2017