Frost Music Education

Congratulations to PhD alum Tina Beveridge (George Mason U) on her appointment to the editorial board of Update: applications of research in music education. Frost alumni are doing great things

Thank you, Dr. Zdzinski, for joining the Capstone class. Your insights helped our students view their research topics from new perspectives. We are grateful for your time and support.

Dr. Zdzinski is Professor of Music Education at the Frost School of Music. His research focuses on parental involvement, social issues in music learning, performance measurement, international music education, and research methodology.

We are so proud of Frost Music Education Junior Ashleigh Berentsen for this important work! 🙌🏽

Can culturally relevant music help students learn? A project by a Frost School of Music junior and Library Research Scholar explores how refined pedagogy methods may be beneficial in music education.

Congrats to Ph.D. student in music therapy, Emily Lambert, on successfully defending her dissertation proposal. BRAVO!

Congrats to Rey Sunglao on his successful publication “Music and Movement as a Tool for Enhancing Early Childhood Music Education in the Philippines” in the Journal of School Research.

You can check it out here:https://cre.ssc.edu.ph/assets/volumes/JOSR%20Volume%203%20(16%20Mar%202026).pdf

The College of Music is pleased to announce the hiring of Nerissa Rebagay as assistant professor of music education beginning fall 2026, specializing in elementary and classroom music. Welcome!
https://www.colorado.edu/music/2026/04/02/nerissa-rebagay-joins-college-music-faculty-assistant-professor-music-education

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We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Robin Heinsen will be joining the music education faculty and Frost family in the fall as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Heinsen brings an outstanding blend of research, K–12 teaching, and teacher education experience. She earned her Ph.D. in Music and Human Learning from the University of Texas at Austin and her B.M. and M.M. in Music Education from the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on teacher cognition, preservice teacher development, and learner-centered pedagogy. She applies innovative research methods, such as eye-tracking technology, to better understand how music teachers think and make decisions in real time. She has various publications with leading journals, including Psychology of Music and the Journal of Research in Music Education. She is coming to us from her current appointment as an assistant professor at Miami University in Ohio (not to be confused with the U of Miami). In addition to her higher education work, she taught middle school band in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where she led highly successful music programs, received national recognition, and mentored future educators. We are so excited for the impact she will have on our students and the field of music education. Please join us in sending Dr. Heinsen a warm UMiami/Frost welcome!