57. Rebecca MacLeod, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, discusses research, pedagogy, ASTA, and more.

Dr. Rebecca MacLeod is Professor of Music
Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where
she directs the string education program and conducts the UNCG
Sinfonia. She is the author of Teaching Strings in Today’s
Classroom and is published in Journal of Research in Music
Education, International Journal of Music Education, Bulletin for
the Council of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications
of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher
Education, String Research Journal, Psychology of Music, The
Strad, American String Teachers Journal, and various state music
education journals. She has served on the editorial boards of the
Journal of Research in Music Education, the String Research
Journal, and as guest reviewer for the International Journal of
Research in Music Education. She is the recipient of the UNCG
School of Music, Theatre and Dance Outstanding Teaching Award,
the American String Teacher Association National Researcher
Award, and the UNCG Junior Research Excellence Award. A
passionate advocate for increasing access to string education to
all students, Dr. MacLeod directs two community partnership
programs that provide string instruction to underserved students:
the Lillian Rauch Beginning Strings Program and the Peck Alumni
Leadership Program. Students of these programs have performed for
Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Gloria Ladsen-Billings, and the Sphinx
Virtuosi. Her research on working with underserved populations,
vibrato technique, music teacher education, and music perception
has been presented at the International Conference of Music
Perception and Cognition (Thessoloniki, Greece), Music Research
and Human Behavior International Conference (Barcelona, Spain),
International Society for Music Education (Glasgow, Scotland),
Music Educators National Conference, National Association for
Music Education National Conference, American String Teachers
National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Society
for Music Teacher Education, and music educators state
conferences. Prior to joining the UNCG faculty, she taught
elementary, middle, and high school orchestra in Hollidaysburg,
Pennsylvania and was orchestra director and chair of music
activities in Beaver, Pennsylvania. She was the assistant
artistic director and conductor of the Tallahassee Symphony Youth
Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra in Tallahassee,
Florida. She has served on the American String Teachers
Association National Board and is past president of the North
Carolina ASTA chapter. She was a guest lecturer at Xi’an
University and Shaoguan University (China) in summer 2016 and
2017. Dr. MacLeod received her undergraduate degree from Duquesne
University and her MME and PhD from Florida State University. She
is a frequent guest conductor and clinician throughout the United
States and abroad. https://teachingstrings.online
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