Monika Herzig

Künstlerische bzw. pädagogische Ausbildung

• Paedagogische Hochschule Weingarten/ Deutschland 1983-1988
  Lehramt in Mathematik, Musik, Deutsch
  C-Certifikat Katholische Kirchenmusik,
  Thesis: The Jazz Piano Styles of Art Tatum, Chick Corea, and Thelonious Monk
• University of Alabama/ Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1988-1991
  MA in Music Education
  Teacher Certification for Alabama Public Schools
  Masters Thesis: Using Computer-Assisted Instruction to Teach Basic  
  Music Theory to Non-Music Majors
• Indiana University/ Bloomington, Indiana1991-1997
  DME in Music Education with minors in Jazz Studies
  Dissertation: Elements of Jazz Piano Pedagogy – A Content Analysis

Lehre und Forschung

Lehre

• Piano/ Jazz Piano, Music Industry, Jazz History/ Music Appreciation, Music Theory
• Programming for the Performing Arts, Arts Entrepreneurship

Forschung

• Jazz and Gender
• Jazz Model for Entrepreneurship
• Creativity
• Artistic Research

Veröffentlichungen

Künstlerische Veröffentlichungen – CDs, DVDs

• With BeebleBrox: 1990 Entropy, 1991 The Thing, 1992 Bloomingtoon, 1994 Raw Material, 1996 Quantumn Tweezers, 1997 Indianapolis Intergalactic Spaceport, 1998 Dominant Domain, 2002 Real Brox
• Monika Herzig Acoustic Project: 2000 Melody Without Words, 2001 Jammin’ at the Kitchen, 2003 Melody With Harmony, 2005 In Your Own Sweet Voice – A Tribute to Women Composers, 2007 What Have You Gone and Done?
• On Owl Studios: 2008 Peace on Earth, 2011 Come With Me CD/DVD combo
• On Whaling City Sounds: 2016 The Whole World in Her Hands, 2018 SHEroes
• The Time Flies: 2016 The Time Flies, 2019 Powerlines
• On Savant/ High Note: 2020 Eternal Dance
• Forthcoming 2023: House of the Singing Winds, Time Flies, Both Sides of Joni

Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen

• Research in Jazz Pedagogy, a Review of the Literature. IAJE Research Proceedings, 1995
• Jazz Piano Pedagogy.  What the Experts Think. IAJE Research Proceedings, 1997
• 30 years of Jazz Education: An Interview with David Baker. IAJE Research Proceedings, 1998
• An Analysis of Chick Corea’s Jazz Piano Style. IAJE Research Proceedings, 1999
• This Business of Jazz in the 21st Century:  Facts and Opinions. IAJE Research Proceedings, 2004.
• Music and the Internet. IAJE Research Proceedings, 2005.
• Analysis of “Ellingtones: A Fantasy for Saxophone and Orchestra (1987)”. International Jazz Archives Journal, Fall 2012.
• Beyond Jamming – A Historical and Analytical Perspective on the Creative Process. Journal of the Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association Volume 14, Number 1 (2014)
• Book Chapter: Managing Creativity in The Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation Edward Elgar Publishers (2015)
• Belitski, M., & Herzig, M. The Jam Session Model for Group Creativity and Innovative Technology. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 1-16.
• Herzig, M., Kelman, K., Krikun, A., Matthews, S. R., & Browning, Y. (2018). Key Learnings from an International Social Entrepreneurship Collaboration: Songs to Change Our World. MEIEA Journal, (1), 37.
• Herzig, M. The ABCs of Jazz Education Rethinking Jazz Pedagogy. Jazzforschung heute, 181.
• Herzig, M. (2019). Fame and Fortune: Developing a Simulation Game for the Music Industry Classroom. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(5).
• Herzig, M. (2019). DOWNBEAT JAZZ EDUCATION HALL OF FAME: JERRY COKER: Foundation Builder. Downbeat, 86(6), 136.
• Jazz Education in Research and Practice 2020 (Vol. 1, No. 1) - Editor
• Herzig, M. (2020). Monika Herzig remembers Clora Bryant. Jazz Times, March 17, 2020.
• Herzig, M. (2020). Equal access – women in jazz come together. Allegro Vol. 120, No 3, March 2020. 
• Jazz Education in Research and Practice 2021 (Vol. 2, No. 1) - Editor
• Herzig, M. (2020). Anyone Can Improvise: The ABCs of Arts Entrepreneurship—A Case Study. Artivate, 9(2), 63-75.
• Herzig, M. (2021). What the World Needs Now is Jazz. Critical Studies in Improvisation,14(2).
• Audretsch, D. B., Belitski, M., & Herzig, M. (2022). Improvisation and Innovation in Teams: The Jazz Effect. British Journal of Management.
• Jazz Education in Research and Practice 2022 (Vol. 3, No. 1) - Editor
• David Baker – A Legacy in Music. Foreword by Quincy Jones, Contributions by Nathan Davis, JB Dyas, John Hasse, Willard Jenkins, Lissa May, Brent Wallarab, David Ward-Steinmann, IU Press; Bloomington, 2011.
• Experiencing Chick Corea: A Listener’s Companion, Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
• Reddan, J., Herzig, M., & Kahr, M. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender. Taylor & Francis.
• TEDX Talk Bloomington https://youtu.be/cy0L4iFnlsY

Weitere Berufserfahrungen

• Previous Board Member: Jazz Education Network, Music and Entertainment Industry Association, Jazz from Bloomington, Indianapolis Jazz Foundation
• Senior Lecturer Indiana University, Faculty Taylor University, IUPUI
• Selected Presentations at JEN, Rhythm Changes, SAEE, AAAE, MEIEA, Jazz Beyond Borders

Preise, Auszeichnungen, Sonstiges

• USArtist International Grants
• South Arts Jazz Road Grant
• NEA Access to Artistic Excellence Grant
• Indiana Arts Commission
• Jazz Journalist Association Jazz Hero
• Outstanding Book Award by the Association of American University Presses for “David Baker – A Legacy in Music”
• Jazz Journalist Association Nomination for Best Jazz Book of 2017 (Experiencing Chick Corea)
• Dr. James E. Mumford Excellence in Extraordinary Teaching Award