Emmett O’Leary

Emmett O’Leary is an associate professor of music education in the Natlie L. Haslam College of Music at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville where he teaches courses in music teacher education and instrumental music education. Prior to the University of Tennessee, O’Leary served on the faculty of the School of Performing Arts at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and before that, as an associate professor of music education at the Crane School of Music, SUNY-Potsdam. He is a graduate of the University of Idaho (B.M. Music Education), Washington State University (M.A. Music), Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (M.S. Music Technology), and Arizona State University (PhD Music Education).

His research interests include competition in music education, instrumental music pedagogy, and technology integration. His research has appeared in publications such as the International Journal of Music Education; Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education; Journal of Music Teacher Education, and the Music Educators Journal. He serves on the editorial boards for Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; Visions of Research in Music Education; the Journal of Music, Technology, and Education; and the Journal of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction.