Tag Archives: sound studies

My work on Sound Studies and Music Education

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Matthew

Here’s a short overview of my engagement with sound studies as a music educator in preparation for my participation in the virtual conference Sound, Meaning, Education: Conversations. I first learned of sound studies in 2005 via a review of Katz’s … Continue reading →

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The Suzuki Method’s Mediated Pedagogy

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Matthew

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

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Matthew

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

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Matthew

[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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Sound studies and music education

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Matthew

The Journal of Aesthetic Education has published my overview of sound studies for those working in music education. I review the basic texts, some of the work of those in music education, and pose a few questions. This article explores how … 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

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Matthew

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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2013 Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award presented by the Center for Music Education Research

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Matthew

I was extremely honored to receive the Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award, presented by the Center for Music Education Research at the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium at the University of South Florida. I was particularly moved after hearing the exemplary … Continue reading →

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The “Menace” of John Philip Sousa: Sound Recording, Media, Amateurism, and Music Education

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Matthew

This talk is part of a larger project I am working on at the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, and also an opportunity to hear from and talk with Jonathan Sterne. Here’s the paper of the talk I … Continue reading →

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The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Matthew

It is an honor and a pleasure to share the news that I will be a Faculty Fellow of the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) for the 2012-2013 school year, joining six faculty members and a group … Continue reading →

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