Birce Tanriguden

Education

PhD, University of Hartford

MM, University of Hartford

BM, Bilkent University

Dr. Birce Tanriguden serves on the faculty of Music Education at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, where she teaches across foundational, pedagogical, and research-oriented undergraduate and graduate courses including Elementary Vocal Methods (K–6), Improvisation for Music Educators, Curriculum Design, Psychology of Music, Research Colloquium, String Methods, and History and Philosophy of Music Education. She also serves as a student-teacher supervisor and maintains an active piano studio at the Hartt Community Division.

Dr. Tanriguden holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory and Composition from Bilkent University, a Graduate Diploma in Music Pedagogy from Baskent University, a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Hartford, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Hartford.

She has taught music across levels from kindergarten through graduate study since 2007. Prior to her appointment at Hartt, she taught general music and choir in K–12 schools and served as an instructor of ear training and theory at the university level. In addition to her work as an educator and researcher, she is a composer whose chamber and orchestral works have been performed in festivals including The Sound of Journey at Mimar Sinan University.

Her research focuses on cognition and music learning, comparative music pedagogy, music teacher education, and professional identity in higher education. She is the creator of The Musical Mosaic Method (M.M.M.), a cognitive load theory–informed approach designed to strengthen foundational music reading and sight-reading skills in elementary general music.

Dr. Tanriguden is co-author of Sound Minds in Sound Classrooms: Evidence-Based Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being in Music Education, forthcoming from Oxford University Press. She is also developing Becoming a General Music Educator: A Textbook for Pre-Service Teachers, a comprehensive book integrating philosophy, pedagogy, assessment, and professional practice.

Her scholarship appears in journals including Music Educators Journal, the Journal of General Music Education, and Early Education Journal. She regularly presents her research at state and national conferences.

In recognition of her contributions to teaching and scholarship, Dr. Tanriguden received the Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence and the Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Hartford.