Michael Ruybalid

Dr. Michael J. Ruybalid is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Montana. He earned his Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK), a Master of Music in Music Education with a Kodály Emphasis from Holy Names University (Oakland, CA), and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA). He completed coursework for his teacher certification at San José State University (San José, CA). He currently holds Kodály certification (Levels 1-3), Orff-Schulwerk certification (Levels 1-3, Master Class with Chris Judah-Lauder) and Elementary Level 1 certification in Dr. Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory. He has also participated in an online supplementary course on the Dalcroze approach. He has presented workshops, research, and clinics at the local, state, national, and international levels. His research interests include the examination of student intentions regarding school music participation, best practices in early childhood music and movement education, and accommodations in music education. He is a co-author for a chapter in the book “Applying Model Cornerstone Assessments in K-12 Music: A Research-Supported Approach,” published by Rowman and Littlefield (2018). Prior to entering higher education, he taught PreK-12th grade music for eight years in both private and public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.