Faculty & Staff

Dr. Roseanne Rosenthal is President Emeritus of VanderCook College of Music and Professor of Music Education. During her career at VanderCook, she served as president twice (1989-2004 and  2017 – 2024) and taught coursework in psychology, research methods, music technology, and methods of teaching.  She received a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Fredonia, and her Master of Science and Doctor of Education degrees from Syracuse University. She is past president of the Illinois Music Educators Association and has served on the editorial boards of both the Journal of Research in Music Education and the International Journal of Music Education.  She has published and presented research articles pertaining to music teacher education and music learning, and has served as chair of the NAfME Music Education Research Council. Although retired from full-time work, she continues to teach in VanderCook’s graduate program and oversees masters’ research projects. Prior to her work at VanderCook she taught K-12 instrumental and general music in upstate New York. She is also an avid clarinetist and volunteers her time as president of the First Friday Club of Chicago.