“Composing from near and far: Compositional strategies for creating World and Popular music”. The 32nd International Society on Music Education World Conference (ISME), Glasgow, Scotland. Poster presentation. July 26, 2017. (Juried)
“Dimensions of music as points of entry for music learning.” The 31st International Society on Music Education World Conference (ISME), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Symposium with D. Blair VanderLine, S. Kondo, J. Shively, and J. Wiggins. July 20-25, 2014. (Juried)
“Broadening Expertise: Incorporating informal and vernacular musicianship into music teacher education and professional development”. The 31st International Society on Music Education World Conference (ISME), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Symposium with D. Bazan, F. Heuser, C. Randles. July 20-25, 2014. (Juried)
“Learner agency across multiple contexts: Valuing student musicianship.” The 5th International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME), University of Exeter, Exeter, England. Symposium with D. B. VanderLinde and S. Ruthmann. April 10-14, 2007. (Juried)
“Constructing identity through collaborative compositional processes: Implications for the instrumental classroom.” Centre for International Research on Creativity and Learning in Education (CIRCLE), School of Education, Southlands College, Roehampton University, London, England. March 6, 2007. (Invited by David Hargreaves)
“Music as a mediational tool in the construction of identity.” Institute of Education, University of London. May 10, 2006. (Invited by Lucy Green)
“Student agency: A vehicle for balance in the music classroom.” Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. March 1, 2006. (Invited by Pamela Burnard)
“Technology in the classroom,” Music teacher in-service, Singapore American School. November 1998. (Invited)
National
“A researcher’s journey” Research Day. June 21, 2021. Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
“Reflections on an inter-collegiate music creation collaboration” Modern Band Colloquium. July. 15, 2020. Normally held in Colorado but due to the Corona Virus was held online. (Invited)
“Collaborative composing in the general music classroom” NAfME In-Service Conference (National Association for Music Education). November 2016, Grapevine, TX with co-presenter Dr. Deborah VanderLinde, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. The proposal was accepted, and we were scheduled to present but were unable to attend the conference.
“Composing from near and far: Compositional strategies for creating World and Popular music”. VMEA Conference (Virginia Music Educators Association) Poster presentation. November 17-19, 2016. (Invited) Unable to attend.
“Broadening Expertise: A panel discussion on informal and vernacular musicianship in music teacher education” SMTE (Society for Music Teacher Education) University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina. Symposium with D. Bazan, J. Kastner, R. Woody. September 26-29, 2013 (Invited)
“Informal processes in the elementary music classroom.” SMERS (Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium VIII: Popular Music Pedagogy. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. February 3-5, 2011. (Juried)
“The birth of meaningful musical rationality in beginning instrumentalists.” AERA American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California. April 2009. (Juried)
“Metaphorical process and the birth of meaningful musical rationality.” CARMU Conference on Music Learning and Teaching, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. October 12, 2007. (Invited)
“Being in the NOW: Enabling and fostering informal learning practices in a secondary methods class.” Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, Mountain Lake, Virginia. With D. B. VanderLinde. May 20-23, 2007. (Juried)
“Making space for musical thinking.” 60th MENC National Biennial In-service Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. With D. B. VanderLinde and J. Wiggins April 22, 2006. (Juried)
“Negotiating identity through compositional processes: What can traditional music education learn from a rock band model?” CARMU Conference on Music Learning and Teaching, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. November 10-12, 2005. (Invited)
“That thing you do! Compositional processes of a rock band.” New Directions in Music Education: 2nd Conference on Teaching Composition and Improvisation. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. November 3-5, 2005. (Juried)
“That thing you do! Compositional processes of a rock band.” Desert Skies Symposium, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. February 24-26, 2005. (Juried)
Regional
“Modern Band in the Classroom: Performing, Creating and Assessment” PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Annual In-Service Conference. Poconos, PA. April 6-9, 2022. (Juried).
Panel Discussion: Redefining General Music” PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Annual In-Service Conference. Poconos, PA. April 6-9, 2022. (Juried).
“Compositional processes for the 21st Century Student” PMEA District 7 Professional Development Day. York College of PA, York, PA. October 14, 2019.
“Full steam ahead: Music, coding, and creativity” PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Annual In-Service Conference. Lancaster, PA. April 20-22, 2018. (Juried).
“Collaborative composing: Connections to diversity in the general music classroom” PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Annual In-Service Conference. Erie, PA. April 20-22, 2017. (Juried).
“An introduction to Little Kids Rock” Lebanon School District, Fall 2015
“Popular music in the elementary and secondary classroom”: Some practical applications.
Virginia Music Educators Association, In-service conference.
November 18, 2010 (Juried)
“Gamelan in the Classroom.”
Virginia Music Educators Conference, The Homestead,
November 20, 2008. (Juried)
“East Meets West: From Gamelan to Garage Band.”
Teaching for Musical Understanding, an Inservice workshop for music teachers. Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. April 30, 2005. (Invited)
“That Thing You Do! Compositional Techniques of a Rock Band.”
2004 First Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, Oakland University.
May 8, 2004. (Juried)
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