David Knauss

Dr. David E. Knauss taught city-wide K-12 general music for nearly 3 decades, helped to develop an award-winning music department and general music curriculum, led his students to relate to each other as family members to become outstanding musicians, and saw the community's artist values change as the school district's music program became the city's icon. While at Penn State University, Dr. Knauss studied and taught preschool music from birth through kindergarten. Dr. Knauss then taught...See more

Dr. David E. Knauss taught city-wide K-12 general music for nearly 3 decades, helped to develop an award-winning music department and general music curriculum, led his students to relate to each other as family members to become outstanding musicians, and saw the community's artist values change as the school district's music program became the city's icon. While at Penn State University, Dr. Knauss studied and taught preschool music from birth through kindergarten. Dr. Knauss then taught undergraduate and graduate music education methods classes and masterclasses. (See Dr. Knauss' six-book music curriculum: Bitty Bops PreK Music Curriculum, and Knauss K-12 Music Curriculum, Books 1-1A-2-3-4.) In retirement, Dr. and Mrs. Knauss now travel across states teaching praise and worship music to children and adults (Psalm 8:2, NIV; Psalm 149, KJV). (See Dr. Knauss' five-book Scriptural-Spiritual praise music curriculum: Let's All Praise: As It Is In Heaven, Books 1-1A-2-3-4.) Dr. David E. and Mrs. Joanne L. Knauss Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education, Penn State University Doctor of Humane Letters, The Wesley Synod International See less