J. Terry Gates retired from full-time teaching in summer 2001 after 43 years in elementary, secondary and higher education in Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, and New York.  He chaired the SUNY-Buffalo Music Department from 1994-1997, and was Director of the Teacher Education Institute in the Graduate School of Education 1999-2001. His contributions to the international research literature include history and criticism in music teaching and learning, edited books, speeches and workshops, and articles on arts education policy. He lives in St. Louis, where he maintains his activities as founding president/CEO of The Hoenny Center for Research and Development in Teaching.

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