Director of Graduate Studies in Music
Director of the Office of Assessment
109 McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
(785) 532-3429 (office)
(785) 532-6899 (music fax)
Frederick Burrack joined the Kansas State music faculty as a music education specialist in Fall, 2005.
Dr. Burrack holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and a Master of Music Education degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Music Education was received from the University of Illinois-Urbana.
Prior to Kansas State, Dr. Burrack taught instrumental music education at Ball State University from 2002-2005 and instrumental music in the Carroll Community School District in Carroll, Iowa from 1982-2002. At Carroll High School he initiated student self-assessment and portfolio development into the performance program.
Dr. Burrack’s research interests include alternative assessment methods, cross-disciplinary instruction, and instructional thought development in music teachers. See articles and presentations.
