Writings

I basically do two kinds of publishing. First, as a professor, I conduct research and write up the results for scholarly journals. Second, as a musician and teacher educator, I write “practitioner pieces,” targeted for musicians wanting to maximize their growth and teachers seeking to refine their instructional methods. It’s something of a professional crusade of mine to show that research is, in fact, very useful for improving current practices in music performance and education.

Below are samples of some recent writings of mine.

Playing by Ear: Foundation or Frill? Article published in the Music Educators Journal in 2012.
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Encouraging Participatory Musicianship Among University Students (co-authored with Elizabeth Parker). Article published in Research Studies in Music Education in 2012.
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Emotion and Motivation in the Lives of Performers (co-authored with Gary McPherson). Chapter in the book The Handbook of Music and Emotion (Patrick Juslin & John Sloboda, Eds.), published by Oxford University Press in 2010.
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Student Musicians’ Ear-Playing Ability as a Function of Vernacular Music Experiences (co-authored with Andreas Lehmann). Article published in the Journal of Research in Music Education in 2010.
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Psychology for Musicians (co-authored with Andreas Lehmann & John Sloboda). Book published by Oxford University Press in 2007.
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Popular Music in Schools: Remixing the Issues. Article published in the Music Educators Journal in 2007.
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The Motivations of Exceptional Musicians. Article published in the Music Educators Journal in 2004.
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