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Christen Dillon

Assistant Professor

  • PhD in Music Education
    University of Kentucky
  • M.M., Music Education
    University of Kentucky
  • B.S. in Education, Music Certification (Saxophone & Voice)
    West Virginia State University

Christen (Chris) Dillon, Ph.D. is currently the Coordinator of Music Education at Valdosta State University. Dr. Dillon is the coordinator for the MAT in Music Education and is responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses stemming from elementary methods to psychology of music. His research studies examine the intersection of music and motivation--specifically, how personal beliefs of music ability contribute to musical behavior. Dr. Dillon has taught in public, private, and non-profit educational settings in Kentucky, New York City, and West Virginia. He has also taught at the University of Kentucky, West Virginia State University, and Eastern Kentucky University. Dr. Dillon is an invited guest lecturer specializing in elementary vocal technique as well as Orff Schulwerk and Dalcroze music instruction and has presented research and practitioner workshops at national and international conferences.

Courses Taught

MUSC 1001 Orientation Seminar
MUE 3000 Music Teaching
MUE 7100 Professional Development Seminar I Foundations of Music Education
MUE 7101 Professional Development Seminar II Clinical Practice and Capstone
MUE 7610 Choral Music Curriculum
MUE 7640 General Music Methods
MUE 7500 Instrumental Music Methods
MUE 7800 Practicum in Music
MUE 7790 Clinical Practice in Music Education
Reserach Interests

Elementary Music, Teacher Education, Music Integration, Special Learners in the Music
Classroom, Music Therapy, Orff-Schulwerk in Music Education and Therapy, Music and
Motivation, Self-efficacy Beliefs of Musicians, Dalcroze Instruction, Quantitative Research Methods/Design, Psychometrics
Scholarship Highlights

-Dillon, Christen. (2025, October). Harmony in Motion: Using Quaver and Eurhythmics in the elementary classroom.
-Professional Development Workshop, Houston County Teachers, Perry, GA. Parker, F., Paine, D., Dillon, C. Cohort of 2024-2025 VCS representatives (2024, December).
-Branch-Ed Alliance Thought Group Presentation on Evaluative findings for 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 teacher candidate assessments.
-Spoken presentation at the Branch-Ed Alliance Annual Conference, Valdosta, GA. Dillon, Christen. (2024, January).
-Dalcroze in the Piano Studio. Professional Development Workshop, Greenville, SC MTA, Greenville, SC.
-Dillon, Christen. (2026, January). Harmony in Motion: A Eurhythmics Based Approach. Spoken presentation presented at the Florida Music Educator’s Conference Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
-McCardle, J., Edwards, P., Dillon, C., Budano, C. (2023, April). “Authentic Assessment in the Arts.”
-Spoken presentation at the National Arts Education Association Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
-McCardle, J., Edwards, P., Dillon, C., Budano, C. (2022, November). “Process vs. product: Using transfer tasks to create authentic assessments in the arts.
-Spoken presentation at the National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Dillon, Christen. (anticipated 2026, July).
-The development and validation of the pre-service music teacher self-efficacy survey.Dillon, Christen. (2022) “The development and validation of the preservice music teacher self-efficacy survey.” Theses and Dissertations—Music. 205. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/205. https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2022.271 Dillon, Christen. (2023) “What Would They Do?” In A. Woolfolk & E. Usher (Ed.) Educational Psychology (15th ed.). Pearson.

    229.333.5741

    cdillon@valdosta.edu

    Powell Hall 2009