Published quarterly, Music Educators Journal offers peer-reviewed scholarly and practical articles on music teaching approaches and philosophies, instructional techniques, current trends and issues in music education in schools and communities and the latest in products and services. Scroll to see the members of the Editorial and Advisory Committees.

2024-2028 call for nominations for Advisory Committee Members, Editorial Committee Members, and Associate Editor. Deadline: April 1, 2024.

Committee Members

Douglas C. Orzolek
Chair and Academic Editor (2024-2026)
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Lisa Martin
Associate Editor (2022-2024)
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Corin Overland
Past Editor (2022-2024)
University of Miami, Frost School of Music
Miami, Florida
Daniel J. Albert
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jacob Berglin
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Cara Bernard
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Christopher W. Bulgren
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Matthew Clauhs
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
Ithaca College School of Music
Ithaca, New York
Kimberly Councill
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mara E. Culp
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
University of Rochester/Eastman
Rochester, New York
Donna Gallo
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Cody Gifford
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Dalian American International School
Dalian, China
John Kratus
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Independent Scholar
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Edward McClellan
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Loyola University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Kelly Parkes
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Seth A. Taft
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
Limestone University
Gaffney, South Carolina
Jui-Ching Wang
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
Krissie Weimer
Editorial Committee (2022-2026)
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Hyesoo Yoo
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Michael S. Zelenak
Editorial Committee (2020-2024)
Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
Julie Bannerman
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
James Bowyer
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
Christopher Brandt
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa
Eric Branscome
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas
Kelly Bylica
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Boston, Massachusetts
Robert Franzblau
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island
Lori Gray
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Alyssa Grey
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia
Timothy J. Groulx
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Josef M. Hanson
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
John T. Hart Jr.
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Keene State College
Keene, New Hampishere
David M. Hedgecoth
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Edward (Ted) C. Hoffman III
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama
Michael W. Hudson
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Jamila L. McWhirter
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Kathleen A. Melago
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Slippery Rock University
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
Bryan E. Nichols
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Emmett O’Leary
Advisory Committee (2022-2026)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Bryan Powell
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
Gareth Smith
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
John B. Wayman
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Brian N. Weidner
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Erin Zaffini
Advisory Committee (2020-2024)
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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