SRU Inclusive Music and Music for Social Change Workshop

In Person

June 15–19, 2026
9:00am–4:00pm
*for credit and non-credit options

Outcomes

• CO1: Explain culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies in music education.
• CO2: Design music experiences that foster inclusivity and address issues of social justice.
• CO3: Critically evaluate repertoire and teaching practices for bias and equity.
• CO4: Implement and/or design music projects for social transformation (graduate level)

For-Credit Registration

If you are seeking a "For Credit" option, please follow the below links and do not go any further on this registration.

• Current SRU Student: Register for either MUSI 356 (Undergraduate level) or MUSI 556 (Graduate level). Students wishing to declare the "Certificate in Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Music Education must complete the Certificate Declaration Form.
• Non-SRU Student: Apply through undergraduate or graduate admissions as a non-degree seeking student.
  • Undergraduates will work with the ESAP Department for registration into MUSI 356. 
  • Graduate students would work with Graduate Admissions for registration into MUSI 556.

Location

Swope Music Hall

Additional Information

What To Bring

• Casual dress is necessary for daily workshops.
• Full black concert attire is needed for performances.
• Pencils or smart devices for taking notes.
• Digital scores are available for tablets.
• Bottled water.

Questions?

For more information about the workshop contact Dr. Timothy Little Trần at timothy.little@sru.edu

Faculty Bio

Louisiana native, Timothy Little Trần is a singer/songwriter, conductor, church music minister, and educator. Currently, Dr. Little Trần is the Director of Choral Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Slippery Rock University where he conducts choral Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. In addition, Dr. Little Trần teaches music education and music theory courses within the academic music curricula.

Prior to Slippery Rock, Timothy was Executive Director of Performing Arts and Professor of Choral Music at Notre Dame College, where he shaped the department into dynamic performing divisions of music, theatre, and dance, as well as created majors in music and theatre entrepreneurship. Timothy also served as the Coordinator of Arts in Residences and Area Coordinator for the Senior Experience at Oberlin Conservatory and the Resident Director at the School of Creative and Performing Arts-Manhattan [SOCAPA], where he was one of the founding members of the Music Program. Dr. Little Trần has also held positions in Student Life & Development and Arts Marketing & Communication at Interlochen Arts Academy, the Shenandoah Conservatory, Columbia Choirs of Metropolitan Seattle, and Louisiana State University, where he also was a photographer for LSU Football and the LSU Tiger Marching Band.

Timothy holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington, a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting & Literature from Louisiana State University, and a Bachelor of Music degree with Vocal and Music Education studies from the Shenandoah Conservatory.Timothy is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and is passionate about LSU Football; his nephews and nieces; and using the arts as a medium to support students academically, artistically, and socially.

Timothy Little Trần: Artist Statement: I believe music is central to the human experience. As a music educator, choral conductor, and researcher, I aim to connect the learning of music from song literature to a deep immersion of artistic literacy and individualized expression. My educational and artistic approach to music is not sustained by the assessment of ability and talent alone. If this were true, my own musicianship may never have come to fruition. As a multicultural person, I focus on how practical learning techniques in rehearsal and on-stage help develop emotional intelligence and relationship building for students with multiple identities. The collaborative process of establishing common terminology and gestural meaning is the culmination of my creative process; here I find that pitch, rhythm, and text are analyzed and applied literally, internally, and interpersonally. The relationship between instructor and student, conductor and singer, or peer and peer are equally as important as the common language used to understand, apply, and interpret music.