Musings

Articles, Chapters, and Whatnot

Here are links to several articles and chapters I've written over the past few years, including my Ph.D. dissertation. Note that links for some items are behind a paywall. If you have issues finding a copy or if you have interest in reprinting, please contact me at steveholleymusic@gmail.com 

Conference Presentations
You can access PDFs of several of the presentations below by clicking here

  • "Coaching a Popular Music Ensemble LIVE." Fflat Books Back to School Symposium, West Chester, PA. August 2023. 
  • “Examining A Different Kind Of 360: Popular Music Education in the United States.” International Society for Music Education, Brisbane, AU, Online. July 2022. 
  • “Love And Theft: Moving From Appropriation to Appreciation in Popular Music Education.” International Society for Music Education, Brisbane, AU, Online. July 2022. 
  • “The Miseducation of Popular Music Education.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Detroit, MI. June 2022. 
  • “Five humans. One track. The art of virtual collaborative songwriting and recording.” Panel presentation with Cassandra O’Neal, Sarah Gulish, José Valentino Ruiz, Kat Reinhert, and Steve Holley. Association for Popular Music Education conference, Detroit, MI. June 2022. 
  • “Workinonit: Creating and learning with J Dilla.” Panel discussion with Eric Dalio, Julio Sequeira, Tom Wilson, Steve Holley, and Evan Tobias. Association for Popular Music Education conference, Detroit, MI. June 2022. 
  • “Popular Music Pedagogy: A loving critique.” Panel discussion with Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, Online. September 2021. 
  • “Experiences in Music Education; an auto–ethnographic mixtape.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Chicago, IL. June 2021 
  • “Action-based Approaches in Popular Music Education: a panel discussion with Steve Holley, Kat Reinhert, and Zack Moir.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Chicago, IL. June 2021. 
  • “Supporting Diverse Learners in the Popular Music Ensemble.” Co-presentation with Andrew Pfaff. Association for Popular Music Education conference, Chicago, IL. June 2021. 
  • “Beyond Three Chords and the Truth: Adding elements of popular music education to your program.” National Association for Music Education Eastern Division conference, Online. April 2021. 
  • “How Popular Musicians Teach.” Research in Music Education conference, London, UK, Online. April 2021. 
  • “Developing Hybrid Practices in Popular Music Education.” Co-presentation with Shane Colquhoun. Music Research and Teacher Education conference, Online. February 2021. 
  • “Intersections and roundabouts; Connecting in-school and out-of-school experiences to teaching practices.” Colorado Music Education Association conference, Online. January 2021. 
  • “Incorporating Popular Music into the School.” Prince Edward Island Music Education Association, Online. November, 2020. 
  • “You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers – Popular Music in the Classroom.” Fflat Books Popular Music Education Summit, Online. November 2020. 
  • “Engaging Students Through Technology.” Solfeg.io Teaching Popular Music Digitally!, Online. September 2020. 
  • “Engaging Students in Blended Musical Environments.” Fflat Books Symposium, Online. August 2020. 
  • “Popular Music Pedagogies; Blending formal, non-formal, and informal approaches in the rehearsal.” International Society for Music Education, Helsinki, FI. July 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19). 
  • “Action-Based Pedagogies for Popular Music Education: A panel discussion with Steve Holley, Kat Reinhert, and Zack Moir.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Edinburgh, UK. July 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19). 
  • “Bridging the Pond in Popular Music Education: A dialogical comparison of HPME programs in the US and UK.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Edinburgh, UK. July 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19). 
  • “Crafting a Learner-centered PM Rehearsal: Altering your role through blended approaches.” Association for Popular Music Education conference, Edinburgh, UK. July 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19). 
  • “Crafting a Learner-centered Rehearsal; Altering your role through blended approaches.” International Music Education Summit, Online. June 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19). 
  • “Beyond Three Chords and the Truth: Adding elements of popular music education to  your program.” California Music Educators Conference, Fresno CA. February 2020. 
  • “A Paradigm Shift - Where does music education go from here?” California Music Educators Conference, Fresno, CA. February 2020. 
  • “Blending Formal, Non-formal, and Informal Approaches in the Ensemble Rehearsal.” Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. January 2020. 
  • “Crowdsourcing a Secondary Popular Music Curriculum – panel discussion with Shane Colquhoun, Judy Lewis, and David A. Williams.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New York City, NY. June 2019. 
  • “What’d I Say? How to protect your most important instrument.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New York City, NY. June 2019. 
  • “Discussing Diversity in Musical Literacy – panel discussion with Danielle Collins, Paul Fleet, Corbin Jones, and Jarritt Sheel.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New York City, NY. June 2019. 
  • “Hip-Hop Culture and the School: Beyond products and process, towards values and ethics – panel discussion with Queen D Scott, Chris Manik, Eric Dalio, and Steve Holley; moderated by Jarritt Sheel.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New York City, NY. June 2019.
  • “Adding arrows to your quiver: Blended rehearsal strategies to improve your ensemble coaching.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New York City, NY. June 2019. 
  • “Differentiated Instruction in the Ensemble Rehearsal.” International Music Education Summit, Online. June 2019. 
  • “How to Add Elements of Popular Music Education to Your Program.” International Music Education Summit, Online. June 2019. 
  • “Where do we go from here? What is the future of music education?” Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. January 2019. 
  • “Where do we go from here? Thoughts on Inclusion and Popular Music Education.” (poster) National Association for Music Education Conference, Dallas, TX. November 2018. 
  • “From Monticello to Montreux - the story of the most acclaimed PME ensemble in the country.” Modern Band Colloquium, Ft Collins, CO. July 2018. 
  • “Advocacy in Commercial Music Education.” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Nashville, TN. June 2018. 
  • “Developing Alternative Pedagogies - panel discussion with Richard Frank, Jarritt Sheel, and Judy Lewis,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Nashville, TN. June 2018. 
  • “Home of the Blues: Using Memphis Music in Commercial Music Education,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Nashville, TN. June 2018. 
  • “Developing a Strong Foundation in Your Band - Start with the Bass Player,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Nashville, TN. June 2018. 
  • “Including elements of commercial music in your program,” Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. January 2018. 
  • “Music Education in Cuba - Exploring Similarities and Differences​,” Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. January 2018. 
  • “Where do we go from here? Infusing commercial music education into your program,” Jazz Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX. January 2018. 
  • “Rhythm Section Woes: How to Develop the Pocket in Your Band,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Denver, CO. June 2017. 
  • “Creating and Developing a Commercial Music Program,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Denver, CO. June 2017. 
  • “Flipping the Classroom with PlayingtheGroove.com,” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Denver, CO. June 2017. 
  • “Get Your Students a Gig!” Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Denver, CO. June 2017. 
  • “Conversations on the state of Latin music education,” Jazz Education Network Conference, Louisville, KY. January 2015.