William I. Bauer

Dr. William I. Bauer is Professor and Director of the Online Master of Music in Music Education program in the School of Music of the University of Florida. At UF Dr. Bauer teaches undergraduate and graduate-level classes in music education that include technology for music learning, creative thinking in music, psychology of music, and music education research and measurement. He has published his research and other writings in leading journals, book chapters, and other publications. Bauer’s book, Music Learning Today: Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music (2nd ed.), published by Oxford University Press, is used in collegiate music education courses across the U.S. and internationally.

Professor Bauer has presented both research and pedagogical sessions in numerous prominent venues throughout the U.S. and abroad and has served on the editorial boards of leading journals such as the Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, and Journal of Music Teacher Education, among others. Currently, he is the editor of the journal Research Perspectives in Music Education and the Research Informed Music Learning (RIML) book series (Conway Publications). Dr. Bauer was named an Apple Distinguished Educator by Apple in 2003 and a Google Certified Teacher by Google in 2008. To learn more, visit https://www.billbauer.net