Rachel Gibson

Biography

Rachel Gibson smiling wearing black shirt and silver necklace.

Dr. Rachel Gibson is a Professor of Music and coordinator of music education. She earned her Ph.D. in music education at the University of Washington and is an active local, national, and international clinician. Her book 隆Canta Conmigo! Songs and Singing Games from Guatemala and Nicaragua (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a comprehensive teaching resource that includes songs and singing games she learned while living in Central America. As a Fulbright Global Scholar (2021), she taught and researched at Universidad de M谩laga in Spain and travelled throughout the country learning children鈥檚 songs from local musicians. Dr. Gibson was president of Kod谩ly Educators of Southern New England (KESNE), member-at-large for Connecticut American Orff-Schulwerk Association (CTAOSA) and served on the Organization of American Kod谩ly Educators (OAKE) National Board of Directors. She is on summer faculty at the West Texas Kod谩ly Initiative (WTKI) and University of Montevallo Kod谩ly Institute in Alabama (UMKI).