Jamie Henke

Office phone: 608/263-6822
jhenke@dcs.wisc.edu
Faculty Associate
Coordinator of Independent Learning in Music
Chair of the Macro Analysis Creative Research Organization

2006 recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison, Music Theory, 1989
BM University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vocal Performance, 1985

"It is not enough to make someone learn, you have to make them WANT to learn."

"It is almost impossible to teach anything important to people who are not our friends." —Aristotle

"Most learning grows out of relationship. We learn best from those who integrate
what they know in their head with what they do with their lives."

Dr. Jamie Henke is a Faculty Associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she teaches music theory, music history, jazz and appreciation courses for the Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts and the School of Music. She is the coordinator of the Independent Learning program in music. She also teaches two non-credit online courses in music theory and composition.

In 2006, Dr. Henke was the recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has been nominated for the Academic Staff Teaching Award, the Roseman Excellence in Teaching Award, and her teaching talents have earned her a nomination to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Academy. She is one of the co-founders of the Macro Analysis Creative Research Organization, dedicated to the improvement of all aspects of music learning through enhanced pedagogical techniques.

Dr. Henke is the author of a new and innovative online textbook, "Musical Palette," published by Atomic Dog publishers. The book is available in an interactive online format with both visual animations and sound, as well as in a traditional print format.

Dr. Henke continues to be an active performer. She has appeared on many recitals, and performs on a regular basis at other area churches. Her repertoire includes works that range from J. S. Bach to Gershwin and Kern. She is currently a children's choir director at Bethel Lutheran Church.

MACRO
Macro is a new, non-profit professional organization for all musicians. It is dedicated to the enhancement of all aspects of music, including pedagogy, performance, analysis, composition, and informed listening through the use of macro analytical techniques. Visit our web page for more information: http://www.macromusic.org.

Dr Henke was recently featured in Division of Continuing Studies Academic Staff Profiles. Learn more about her and her teaching by reading that profile.