72. Dr. David Miller discusses his discovery of string teaching, the graduate opportunities at UK, his publications and research, and the string teacher shortage.

Check out this fantastic conversation with Dr. David Miller of
the University of Kentucky. Dr. Miller discusses his discovery of
string teaching (as a horn player growing up), the graduate
opportunities at UK, his publications and research, and the
string teacher shortage!





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David Miller is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the
University of Kentucky, where he teaches undergraduate
instrumental music education and graduate research courses.
Additionally, he supervises student teachers and oversees the New
Horizons band and orchestra groups on campus. As an educator, Dr.
Miller has a range of experience teaching orchestra and band in
North Carolina, including middle school, high school, summer
camps, and youth orchestras. He frequently serves as a guest
clinician and adjudicator for orchestras. Additionally, Dr.
Miller holds appointments as an Assistant Research Scientist at
the University of Maryland Music and Arts Education Data Lab
(MADLab) and as a staff researcher at the Maryland Longitudinal
Data System Center. He has served as a quantitative research
consultant and analyst for several grant-funded initiatives
addressing topics such as arts educators in the United States and
systemic barriers to equity for access to higher education. Dr.
Miller is currently serving on the national board of directors
for the American String Teachers Association and holds additional
professional memberships with the National Association for Music
Education, International Society for Music Education, and the
American Education Research Association. His research and
scholarly interests include equity in music and arts education,
teacher labor markets, education policy, music perception and
cognition, and creative musicianship in secondary ensemble
classrooms. He frequently presents his research at various state,
national, and international conferences, and has published his
research in the Journal of Research in Music Education, the
String Research Journal, and the American String Teacher. When he
is not actively involved in teaching, research, or performance,
he enjoys spending his leisure time on culinary adventures. An
avid baker, cook, eater, and consumer of all things coffee, he
welcomes suggestions for restaurants, recipes, and coffee shops.
Above all, he enjoys sharing experiences with his spouse,
Nicoletta, and their miniature goldendoodle, Clover.





Contact Dr. Miller:


https://finearts.uky.edu/music/faculty-staff/david-s-miller


ds.miller@uky.edu


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