Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
P: 207-859-4000
 
Nicolas A Dosman
Choral Director

Department Links:       Music, None or Unknown
Affiliated Department(s):   Music


Office: Bixler 229
Phone: 207-859-5680
Fax: 859-5635
Email:

Mailing Address:
5670 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8856

Office Hours:
W: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Education

Ed.D. in Music Education Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY May 22, 2013
Dissertation Title: Music in the lives of Bronx Adolescents: A Case Study of the Celia Cruz High School of Music
Advisor: Dr. Harold Abeles



Master of Music in Music Education Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL August 2006



Bachelor of Music in Music Education Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH May 2001

Areas of Expertise:
  • Choral Music
  • Male Participation in Choral Groups and singing
  • Applied Voice
  • Urban Music Education
Current Research

Male participation in choral ensembles.
Academic performance of music students in urban schools.
The urban adolescent music student school experience.

Publications

Dosman, N.A. (2011) Gender, sexual orientation, and camaraderie: Factors that may influence male participation in chorus. School Music News, 74 (6)

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Dosman, N.A. (2013). Camaraderie, ability, and male recruitment and retention in choral programs. Manuscript in preparation

Dosman, N.A. (2013). Graduation rates within the context of a school of music in the Bronx, NY: A closer look at the statistics.


UNPUBLISHED COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS
Dosman, N.A. (2008). Vamos, Pastores, Vamos. Awarded Coral Gables Rotary Award; performed at 2009 Florida Music Educators Conference by the Killian Singers

Dosman, N.A. (2007) Alegria. Awarded Coral Gables Rotary Award. Performed at the 2007 Choral Gables Caroling Competition

PRESENTATIONS

Dosman, N.A. (February 7, 2014) Recruiting and retaining adolescent males in urban schools. Eastern Division American Choral Directors Conference. Baltimore, MD.

Dosman, N.A. (2012) Male participation recruitment and retention in choral ensembles. New England Area American Choral Directors Conference. Keene, NH.

Dosman, N.A. (2011). Choral Literature Workshop. Presented at the Teachers College Music Education Student Teacher’s Saturday Workshop. New York, NY.


Dosman, N.A. (2011) Family Faith: The participation of the family in music ministry. Presented at the Archdioceses of New York’s annual conference on religious education. Bronx, NY


Dosman, N.A. (2010) Classroom management and positive reinforcement. Good Shepherd Services. Bronx, NY


Dosman, N.A. (2009) Miami Killian Singers Choral Performance. Florida Music Educators Association annual conference. Tampa, FL