Dr. Raychl Smith is Associate Professor of Music Education at East Carolina University. Prior to teaching at the collegiate level, she taught in the public schools of North Carolina as an elementary general music teacher, elementary choral director, and middle school band director. Dr. Smith has previously served as Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Minnesota State University Moorhead and Instructor of Music Education at Elon University.
She has presented research at state, national, and international conferences on popular music education, informal music learning, modern band, culturally responsive teaching, the mental health needs of music educators, and creative motion pedagogy. Her recent publications appear in The International Journal of Music Education, The Journal of Music Teacher Education, The Journal of Popular Music Education, The College Music Symposium, and in edited volumes from Oxford University Press.
She serves the College Music Society on the Council for Music Education and is a founding member of the Popular Music Committee of the North Carolina Music Educators Association. Smith is a Modern Band Fellow and a recipient of the North Carolina Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award.
Her most important, fulfilling, and challenging job is being mom to Isaac, a loving and curious preschooler.
