NATALIE L. OZEAS, Ed. D.

Natalie L. Ozeas holds three degrees from the School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pittsburgh; she has also earned a specialized certification in Dalcroze Eurhythmics.  Dr. Ozeas is Past President of the Eastern Division of the Music Educators National Conference, past president of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and past president of the Dalcroze Society of America.  Dr. Ozeas taught Eurhythmics, general, vocal and instrumental music in the public schools, Preschool through high school, for over twenty-five years.  She was an Associate Professor of Music at California University of Pennsylvania where she directed the University Choir and California Singers and taught Elementary Methods, Theory and Eurhythmics.  She is currently the Associate Head of the School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University and Chair of Music Education.

Dr. Ozeas is the President of the Board of Directors for the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras.  She is project director for a grant from the Federal Department of Education to the Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg School Districts for Professional Development for Music Educators in Urban Middle Schools.  A "hands on" curriculum including world drumming and Dalcroze Eurhythmics is being developed in nine elementary, six middle schools, and two high schools.  All schools in the project have 75% or more students living in poverty.

Her current research is with the Pittsburgh Keyboard Project in nineteen Pittsburgh Elementary Schools.  The Grable Foundation has funded this project for the past six years.