Susan Brumfield

Dr. Susan Brumfield is Professor of Music Education at Texas Tech University, Artistic Director of The West Texas Children’s Chorus and Academic Director of The West Texas Kodály Initiative. She holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Brumfield is known for her work as a teacher, author, composer and conductor and is in frequent demand as a commissioned composer, clinician and guest conductor.

An internationally recognized expert in the Kodály approach, Dr. Brumfield is the author of First, We Sing! Kodály-Inspired Teaching in the Music Classroom, a series of textbooks and song anthologies published by Hal Leonard. Dr. Brumfield’s publications also include Kentucky Mother Goose, co-authored with American folk legend Jean Ritchie. Her contributions to research and creative activity have been recognized with multiple honors, including the Texas Tech University College of Visual and Performing Arts Award for Outstanding Research, the Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Award for Research, two nominations for the TTU President’s Book Award and the TTU President’s Excellence in Commercialization Award.

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