Janet Cape

Role

Janet works collaboratively to develop and implement initiatives related to student ratings of instruction (SRI) and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Janet also supports faculty and instructors in their use of evidence-based practices through the design and delivery of workshops and resources related to SRI and SoTL.

Biography

Over her twenty-year career as an educator, Janet has worked to help teachers at varied career stages and levels to improve their practices.  As an associate professor and chair of the music education department at Rider University (Princeton, NJ), Janet taught pedagogy and research methods to undergraduate and graduate students, and conducted workshops with in-service teachers.  While at Rider Janet also had the opportunity to work with faculty as a member of the Teaching and Learning Center and to deepen her interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning.  

Janet’s research has focused on meaningful education and on the application of technology to support creativity.  She is currently exploring the practice of “making” as a model of education that is collaborative, iterative and playful, and she has conducted workshops on coding and making for children and adults.

When not at The Centre Janet enjoys reading, sewing, spending time with family, and geocaching with her son.

Education

B.M., M.M., D.M.A.

Publications

Cape, J. E. (2015). Textured soundscapes. In F. Abrahams & R. John (Eds.), Planning Instruction in Music: Writing Objectives, Assessments and Lesson Plans to Engage Artistic Processes. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications.

Cape, J. E. (2014). Creating opportunities for voice and choice: Elementary students’ participation in an after-school music composition group. Visions of Research in Music Education, 24(1), 1-20.

Cape, J. E. (2013). Student perceptions of the meaningfulness of high school guitar. Visions of Research in Music Education, 23(1), 1-25.

Cape, J. E. (2012).  Perceptions of meaningfulness among high school instrumental musicians.  Available from ProQuest Dissertation and Theses database. (UMI No. 3505872)

Cape, J. E., & Nichols, J. (2012).  Engaging stories: Constructing narratives of women’s military bands. In S. Stauffer & M. Barrett (Eds.), Narrative Soundings: An Anthology of Narrative Inquiry in Music Education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Cape, J. E. (2009, March).  Athene’s pipers: The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Pipe Band. Piping Today, 38, 30-34.

Hanley, B., Cape, J., & Fast, B. (2002). Variations on an old theme: Lesson planning. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 12, 19-25.

Research Presentations

Abrahams, F. A., Byassee, E., Cape, J. E., Dalrymple, J., Haffner, P., Lucado, J. (2019, April). Integrating music into STEM. Paper presented at the National Association of Music Education Eastern Division Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Abrahams, F. A., Byassee, E., Cape, J. E., Dalrymple, J., Haffner, P., Lucado, J. (2018, August). Integrating music into STEM. Paper presented at the SENCER Summer Institute, Santa Clara, CA.

Cape, J. E. (2015, May). How can we help?: Supporting early-career music teachers through virtual communities of practice. Paper presented at the Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, Mountain Lake, VA.

Amazeen, M., Cape, J. E., Joseph, T., Musumeci-Szabo, T. J., Villalobos Buehner, M. (2014, May). Role playing to foster application of abstract concepts and discipline-based theories. Presented at Rider University Faculty Development Days, Lawrenceville, NJ.

Wilner, A. F., Brown, P. A., Cape, J. E., Musumeci-Szabo, T. J., Newman, C. M. (2014, March). Three R’s for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Rigor, relevance, and rubrics. Paper presented at the SoTL Commons Conference, Savannah, GA.

Cape, J. E. (2013, May). Student perceptions of meaningful participation in school instrumental groups. Paper presented at the Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, Mountain Lake, VA.

Cape, J. E. (2012, December). Athene’s pipers: A history of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps Pipe Band. Paper presented at the Midwest Band Clinic meeting of Women Band Directors International, Chicago, IL.

Cape, J. E. (2012, April). Perceptions of meaningfulness among high school instrumental musicians. Paper presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.

Cape, J. E. (2011, October). Student perceptions of meaning in three high school ensembles. Paper presented at the New Directions in Music Education conference, Lansing, MI.

Cape, J. E. (2011, April). Athene’s pipers: The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Pipe Band. Paper presented at the Westminster Choir College Music Education Lab, Princeton, NJ.

Cape, J. E. (2010, April). Composition as a means of fostering agency among children. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Cape, J. E. (2009, April). From transfer to transformation: A preliminary inquiry into educational leadership and powerful experiences in music education. Paper presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Cape, J. E. (2009, April). From transfer to transformation: A preliminary inquiry into educational leadership and powerful experiences in music education. Paper presented at the ArtsWork Paper Competition, Tempe, AZ.

Cape, J. E. (2009, January). The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Pipe Band. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the Arizona Music Educators Association, Mesa, AZ.

Cape, J. E., & Nichols, J. (2008, June). Engaging stories: Co-constructing narratives of women’s military bands. Paper presented at the Oakland University Music Education Doctoral Seminar, Oakland, MI.

Cape, J. E., & Nichols, J. (2008, February). Engaging the grand story: Co-constructing a metanarrative of women in two military bands. Paper presented at Narrative Soundings: The Second International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education, Tempe, AZ.

Cape, J. E. (2007, January). Motivations for music making in the Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the Arizona Music Educators Association, Mesa, AZ.