Occupation: Emeritus Professor of Music
Company: California State University Northridge
Born: Brooklyn, New York
Education:
EdD in Music Education, Emphasis in Psychology and Teacher Education, Teachers College, Columbia University (1961)
MA in Music Education, Emphasis in Higher Education, New York University (1954)
BS in Music Education, New York University (1953)
Certifications:
Interdisciplinarian in the Arts with Specialization in Higher Education
Career:
Professor Emeritus of Music, California State University Northridge (2006-Present)
Professor of Music, California State University Northridge (1986-2006)
Executive Assistant to Vice President for Administration, California State University Northridge (1988-1989)
Dean, College of Arts, Media, and Communication, California State University Northridge (1986-1988)
Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts, The University of Akron (1978-1986)
Professor of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, The University of Akron (1978-1986)
Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Now Northeast Ohio Medical University) (1978-1986)
Professor and Head, Doctoral Program (1967-1978)
Department of Music Education and Music Therapy, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University (1967-1978)
Chairman, Department of Music Education and Music Therapy, Temple University (1967-1978)
Acting Dean, Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (1965-1967)
Assistant to the Dean, Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (1965-1967)
Associate Professor of Music, Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (1965-1967)
Assistant Professor of Music and Education, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (1962-1965)
Music Teacher, Junior and Senior High School, West Hempstead Union Free School District, Hempstead, NY (1957-1962)
Music Teacher, Island Trees Memorial Middle School, Levittown, NY (1956-1957)
Music Teacher, Island Trees High School, Levittown, NY
Career Related:
Management and Arts Consultant, Human Resources Unlimited, Inc., Valencia, CA (1989)
Military:
US Army Element, Teacher of Advanced Theory, Naval School of Music (1954-1956)
Civic:
Vice President, Board of Directors, Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation, Roslyn, NY (1969); Member, San Fernando Valley Regional Council, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County; Participant, Tanglewood Symposium, Music Educators National Conference (Now National Association for Music Education); Chairman, Committee for the Advancement of Music Education, Music Educators National Conference (Now National Association for Music Education); Member, Board of Directors, National Center for Research in Arts Education, New York University; Member, Board of Directors, Theodore Presser Company, Bryn Mawr, PA
Creative Works:
Author, “Tonal Harmony for Professional Musicians,” Unpublished (2021); “Cognition and Musical Development,” Documentary Report of the Ann Arbor Symposium: Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music, Music Educators National Conference (1981); Co-editor with Jane Stallings, “The Teaching Process and the Arts and Aesthetics” (1979); Author, “Humanistic Dimensions of Aesthetic Education,” Music Education for Tomorrow’s Society (1976); Author, “The Nature of Aesthetic Education,” Towards an Aesthetic Education, Music Educators National Conference and Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory, Inc. (1971); Author, “Musicality is Universal,” LXVII, Pages 62-66, Teachers College Record (1966); Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of Research in Music Education; Editorial Consultant, The Journal of Aesthetic Education; Member, Editorial Board, Music Educators Journal
Achievements:
Contributed to several articles about art, education, psychology and philosophy as well as professional journals and encyclopedias; Wrote the new requirements for the Warrant Officers Program and co-authored a theory text at the Naval School of Music
Awards:
Honoree, Outstanding Educators of America (1972); Recipient, Arch Award, New York University; Listee, Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Centre; Listee, International Who’s Who in Community Service; Listee, International Who’s Who In Music and Musicians’ Directory, International Biographical Centre; Listee, The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, American Biographical Institute; Listee, Who’s Who in American Music, Jacques Cattell Press; Listee, Who’s Who in American Education, National Reference Institute; Honoree, Leaders of America in the Human Development Professions, Alum News, School of Education, New York University; Honoree, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Memberships:
Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Member, American Association of Higher Education (AAHE); Member, Society for Ethnomusicology; Member, Music Educators National Conference (Now National Association for Music Education); Member, The International Council of Fine Arts Deans; Member, Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences; Member, The College Music Society; Member, American Association of University Professors; Member, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels; Member, Kappa Phi Kappa; Member, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America
Family:
Son of Jack Knieter and Shirley (Lessing) Nemeth
Widowed: Barbara Jane Cashetta (Deceased) (Married, 1953)
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in American Education – 1994-1995, 4th Edition (pub. 1993)
Who’s Who in Entertainment – 1998-1999, 3rd Edition (pub. 1997)
