Ruth Cavanaugh
Instructor
Office:
Room FA 136
Email:
r-cavanaugh3@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
By appointment
Country:
United States
University Supervisor K-12 Music Education, Nafme Advisor
Research Interests
Interdisciplinary Arts Education Music of Latin America
Education
B.S. Instrumental Music Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
M.A. Choral Music Education, Vandercook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
Background
Flutist Ruth Cavanaugh (she/her) is passionate about mentoring future music educators in her role at NEIU. Her three-decade career in the Elgin District U-46 Public Schools included Middle and High School Choral Directing, Instrumental Coaching and Advanced Placement Music Theory, as well as Elementary General Music.
As the Director of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra Flute Choir, Cavanaugh enjoys programming repertoire by living composers. She began playing cuatro, recorder and flute in Caracas, Venezuela, as a child and is currently studying Brazilian Choro music. She welcomes musical collaborations with musicians of all ages and enjoys teaching privately.
Her awards include the Surdna Arts Teacher Fellowship, the Northwestern University Music Teacher Fellowship and the 2022 Elgin Symphony Orchestra Arts Educator Award.