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Hearing a new music education story: From Sousa to Gould to Madlib, with Joyce and Powers in the mix
In 2013 I received the Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award from the Center for Music Education Research at the University of South Florida. My paper has been posted at Music Education Research International (open access): Thibeault, M. D. (2013). The shifting locus of … Continue reading
In remembrance of Elliot Eisner
My mentor and friend Elliot Eisner has passed away. I received a call from his wife today and she asked that I let others know. Many will be sharing their experiences, and there is talk of a memorial at Stanford … Continue reading
Profile in Illinois Alumni magazine
My work is profiled in the winter 2013 edition of Illinois Alumni magazine. The writer captures the essence of my approach and some notable alumni achievements. I’m also grateful for the photo. Click the image below to see a larger, … Continue reading
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(Many) thoughts on the future of music education
I’m delighted to be part of a special issue of Arts Education Policy Review (v. 115, no. 1). The focus of the issue is the future of music education, with articles that revisit a 2001 article by Scott Shuler from the same … Continue reading
Algorithms and Music Education [CMS/ATMI talk]
[Edit: Here’s the AEPR paper on algorithms and here’s a free post-print version of the paper] I presented at the 2013 College Music Society/Association for Technology in Music Instruction National Conference in Cambridge, MA. My talk was “Algorithms as Arbiters of … Continue reading
The participatory field as an alternative to musical specialization [CIC Nebraska talk]
I presented a talk on Tom Turino’s participatory music field and its potential for music education at the University of Nebraska’s CIC Music Education Conference on November 17, 2013. The paper explores the example of the Homebrew Ukulele Union to … Continue reading
Strumming and hacking music education
A moment of gratitude to celebrate the recent accomplishments of two wonderful former students: 1. Polly Yukevich (MME 2012) has been named Director of the Four Strings Foundation, Jake Shimabukuro’s educational outreach program (there’s a nice short piece at Guitar … Continue reading
Music Education and Beck’s Song Reader
For those interested, my column on Nathaniel Braddock’s great Beck Song Reader class at the Old Town School of Folk Music is now out. Here’s a link to a free version (draft, pre-press), and there’s a version behind a Sage paywall here (free … Continue reading
John Dewey’s 1902 Fight for Music Education
[Update: here’s a link to my full article on Dewey and music education in the Journal of Research in Music Education (published in 2020).] That the history of fighting for music education programs goes back over one hundred years is disheartening, … Continue reading
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