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The Suzuki Method’s Mediated Pedagogy

The Journal of Research in Music Education has published “Learning with Sound Recordings: A History of Suzuki’s Mediated Pedagogy.” In it, I draw attention to the ways that Suzuki’s pedagogic innovations are deeply enmeshed with media of sound recording. I also … Continue reading

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Vocaloids and music learning

This week Koji Matsunobu and I will be sharing some preliminary work on vocaloids as a medium for music learning at the Asian Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research in Malaysia. Here are a few resources for those interested to … Continue reading

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Hong Kong street karaoke

[Note: Here’s a piece in the Hong Kong Free Press about the street that takes into account some of the behind the scenes licensing and political dimensions of this particular public space.] Here is an early impression of the street … Continue reading

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Why media matter for music education: Penn State’s collaborative music education series

Penn State has put together a series of videos that present introductory material aimed at those interested in music education. My contribution, recorded last spring, addresses a richer understanding of media as socially constructed. Those who want a chance to … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Media and Music Education (NAfME Philosophy SRIG)

A presentation I gave at the NAfME Philosophy SRIG ended up as a column for General Music Today, which you can see here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1048371314522646

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