Dr. Patti Tolbert
Dr. Patti Tolbert
Music Education Coordinator and Professor of Music (1997)
Dr. Tolbert received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Georgia in 1997, the Master of Education in Music Education from Georgia Southern University in 1986, and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Berry College in 1970. Dr. Tolbert has twenty years of experience as an instrumental music educator teaching in Polk, Glynn, McIntosh and Oconee County schools before coming to GCSU. Dr. Tolbert continues to be an active performer around the state as a professional percussionist with orchestras such as the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Macon Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. She has recently performed with such artists as Ray Charles, Shirley Jones, Bernadette Peters, and others. Honors include the Gene M. Simons Fellowship Award for musical and academic excellence given by the School of Music of the University of Georgia, Student Organization Advisor of the Year at GCSU as the Sigma Alpha Iota women's music fraternity advisor and GCSU 2006-2007 Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Tolbert also serves as the Music Education Coordinator, CMENC Advisor and Web Master for the department. She is presently serving the second year of her term as College Chair of the College division of the Georgia Music Educators Association. She is also the Webmaster for the National Association of Music Educators History Special Interest Research Group. For a link to the History SRIG, click on www.gcsu.edu/srig.
