Dr. Sandra Howard, Artistic Director of Monadnock Chorus

Sandra Howard is a Professor of Music at Keene State College. She teaches courses in choral methods and conducting, supervises methods practicum and student teaching, and conducts the Keene State College Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. 

Dr. Howard earned a B.M. Music Education and M.M. Vocal Performance from the University of Maine and a Ph.D. in Music Education/Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She taught middle and high school music in Conway, New Hampshire and served as an adjunct faculty member at Granite State College, Blue River Community College in Missouri, and the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. She is an active presenter at Society for Research in Music Education and Society for Music Teacher Education Research symposia and at ACDA and MEA state and regional conferences. Her scholarship has been published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, The Choral Journal, Teaching Music, and NHMEA QuarterNotes Journal. 

Howard is the recipient of the 2016 Campus Compact for New Hampshire Presidents’ Good Steward Award and 2017 NHACDA Association Choral Director of the Year. She has conducted in United States, Canada, Germany, and Italy. Dr. Howard resides in Westmoreland, New Hampshire with her husband, son, and two chocolate Labrador retrievers.