Check out the resources below connected to my presentations at the 2026 Arizona Music Educators Association Conference: Course on Learner-Centered Music Teaching Every two years or so I teach a course on Learner-Centered and Project-Based Teaching available both in-person on campus and…
Thank you to the wonderful hosts and organizers of AFME 2026 for inviting me to present at a conference with such an important theme. Resources and References
We know what orchestras are but would could they be? From the Sound Systems Website: “American orchestras face challenges relative to diversity, equity, relevance, sustainability. How do the embodied and cultural roles of performers and artists—enactors of aesthetic memories and…
Here’s a link to additional details on my research study and design that I’m presenting on at NAfME 2024.
How might we support creativity in large ensembles? What if students could co-create music with a conductor without staff notation or written music altogether? Perhaps novel in K-12 settings, ensemble-based improvisation exists in diverse musical cultures. What might we learn…