State and National Conferences / Chapter Workshops


December WORKSHOPS – 2023

New York State School Music Association Conference 

  • Universal Design for Learning in the General Music Classroom
  • Panel Session

September WORKSHOPS – 2023

Kennedy Center Music and Special Education
  • Disability Theories and Music Education

July WORKSHOPS – 2023

Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services – Erlanger, KY

MARCH WORKSHOPS – 2023

General Music Workshop – Eastern Illinois University 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

February  WORKSHOPS – 2023

Curriculum Development and Instructional Strategies for General Music 
Unit Five Schools, Bloomington, IL

Minnesota Music Educators Conference 
  • Universal Design for Learning in the General Music Classroom
  • Assistive Devices in the General Music Classroom
  • Using Children’s Literature as an Instructional Tool to Guide Important Conversations

January  WORKSHOPS – 2023

European Music Educators Association – Vicenza, Italy
  • Universal Design for Learning in the Elementary Music Classroom
  • Teaching to the Students in your Classroom

Illinois Music Educators Association – Peoria, IL

  • Children’s Literature as an Instructional Tool to Guide
  • Important Conversations
  • Conversational Recorder
  • Universal Design for Learning in the Elementary Music Room

Summer Teaching

 Research Methods in Music Education

 Lakeland University/Plymouth, WI

Interested in the Lakeland Summer Master’s Program: contact Dr. Frank Gallo at Gallof@lakeland.edu 

Research conferences / Guest Lecturing

SMTE Research Symposium

October 13th – 15th, 2023 Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Perceptions and Outcomes of Implementing Ungrading in an Undergraduate Music Methods Course (poster)

American Education Research Association Conference

April, 2023 Chicago, Illinois

  • Rural Music Educators’ Perceptions of Online Professional Development on Teaching Music to Students with Disabilities (paper)

DS2ME Symposium

April, 2023 Quad Cities, Illinois

  • Research with Children with Disabilities (paper)

NAfME National Research Conference

November 3rd -5th, 2022 Washington, D.C.

  • Perceptions of Preservice Music Educators’ Working with Students with Disabilities: A Comparison Study (paper) 
  • Online Professional Development for Rural Music Educators (poster)

ISME Conference (Online)

July 18-22, 2022

  • Perceptions and Experiences of Preservice Music Educators Working with Students with Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Study (paper)
  • MTE Mothers: Finding Balance During the COVID-19 Pandemic (round table)

Iowa State University – Guest Lecturer – November 2022

  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Choral Lab Session      

University of Southern Maine – Guest Lecturer – September 2021

  • Making Responsible Repertoire Choices

New York University: Steinhardt School of Music – Guest Lecturer – December 2021

  • Hip-Hop Pedagogy and Elementary General Music

University of North Texas – Guest Lecturer – October 2021/ March 2022

  • Universal Design for Learning in the Music Classroom