Caitlin Goldberg is a performer and educator based in State College, Pennsylvania and Bel Air, Maryland. She will graduate in May of 2026 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a secondary band emphasis, as well as a minor in special education. With her woodwind primary background, she has coached numerous woodwind marching sectionals and served as a band camp tech in a number of schools in Harford County, Maryland. Caitlin has also taught music hands on with students ages 5 - 18 Harford Academy, a charter school that prioritizes student life skills and equity for students with disabilities. 

Caitlin has performed as a member, a music librarian, and a clarinet music section leader of the Penn State Blue Band for four years. She has played clarinet in Penn State's Symphonic Wind Ensemble for four semesters. Caitlin also performed a joint-junior recital, and a Senior Performance Recognition Award Recital during her time at Penn State. 

Professional Goals and Involvements

I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of the National Association for Music Educators Collegiate chapter at Penn State. During my four years of membership, I served one year as treasurer-elect, and one year as treasurer. I observed and adopted organizational strategies essential for organized money collection and travel planning for the annual PMEA conferences that I will without a doubt carry with me into a future teaching profession. My past four years of involvement in these organizations have exposed me to such diverse musical experiences that have broadened my musicianship and my perspective of the purpose of music education all together. As an educator, my goal is to make time to expose my future students to music around the world beyond the typical prioritization of exclusively studying western classical music. I hope to introduce students to music they wouldn't listen to unprompted as well as facilitate deeper learning about popular modern artists they already know and love. I hope this broad exposure will encourage students to stay curious and continue pursuing and sharing their love for music outside of my classroom in the way that resonates with them most. 

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