Dr. Joy Nelson
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Professor of Music (Education)
Office: Catlett Music Center 018
Phone: (405) 325-5804
Email: ejnelson@ou.edu

Dr. Joy Nelson, director of Kodaly programs at The University of Oklahoma, is recognized for her lively teaching ideas and fast paced workshops. A winner of the Regent's Award for Superior Teaching and the University of Oklahoma Students Outstanding Faculty Award, she has taught music in K-6 in California and Washington, and presented many workshops and seminars for the Music Educators National Conference, AOSA, and OAKE. She served as Chair of the 1992 National Kodaly Conference and is a past member of the OAKE and OKE Executive Boards.

Nelson holds the Level III Certification in the Kodaly Approach. An active clinician and consultant, she teaches summer levels courses throughout the Southwest and is co-author of the textbook The Teacher, The Child, and Music, published by Wadsworth.

BME—University of Oregon
MME—Washington State University
DMA—Stanford University

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