Cathy Benedict from NYU talks about music education methods. She believes that the challenge in music education is the blending of theory and practice. She explains that it is important for educators to address the different schools of philosophical thought and to look at the different models and how they relate to their own practice and goals.

Cathy Benedict from NYU talks about what type of people should be music educators. She believes there is a great need to focus on performance majors having access to pedagogical models. She discusses how she leads her class in conversations about what it means to be a thoughtful teacher and to facilitate learning environments.

Cathy Benedict from NYU talks about how to start and/or maintain school music programs. She discusses how her students have the skills to start music programs and prepares them to teach music while having little or nothing in the classroom. She also discusses her belief that students are not being served with music as well as they should be in schools.

Cathy Benedict from NYU talks about music education today and what it takes to be a music educator.

Cathy Benedict from NYU talks about balancing performance and education from an educator's standpoint. She discusses how every person involved in music ends up as an educator at sometime in their life. She also discusses balancing the demands of being a competent performer and educator. She believes that education is also a performance venue and it is important to be comfortable in each venue.

Cathy Benedict from NYU discusses different teaching theories and what she believes works well. She also discusses the difference between school music and music outside of school and the importance of both.