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Miguel Garcia-Bender

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Music Education

Email: Nevin.Garcia-Bender@unt.edu

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Instructor, String Music Education, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Texas Music Education Association. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • American String Teacher Association. (August 1, 2019 - Present).
  • College Music Society. (August 1, 2019 - Present).
  • National Association for Music Education. (August 1, 2019 - Present).
  • Associated Chamber Music Players. (January 1, 2018 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MUAG 1121 - Strings Class, 1 course.
  • MUAG 1221 - Strings Class, 1 course.
  • MUED 4109 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary Schools, 1 course.
  • MUED 4209 - Music Performance: Instrumental, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Westminster College, Fall 2024.
  • Northwestern University, Spring 2023.
  • Northwestern University, Spring 2023.
  • Northwestern University, Spring 2021.
  • Northwestern University, Fall 2019.
  • Roosevelt University, Fall 2019.

Directed Student Learning

  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, "Pedagogy of Love," Music Education. (December 10, 2024).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Embracing Student Autonomy in the Middle School Orchestra Classroom," Music Education. (August 14, 2024 - January 30, 2025).
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair, "Incorporating Harp Into The Modern Orchestra Classroom," Music Education. (August 30, 2024 - December 10, 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Garcia, M. Musical Development. Teaching Music Performance: A Guide for Evidence-Based Pedagogy. Melbourne, Australian Music Examinations Board.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), AERA Annual Conference, Hopeful Possibilities for Graduate Music Education, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Garcia, M. (Panelist), Society for Music Teacher Education Biennial Conference, On Being Black, Brown, and Asian in a Field of White: A Panel by Students of Color Society for Music Teacher Education, Society for Music Teacher Education, (online), United States of America. (2021).

    • Paper

  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), National Association for Music Education Biennial Conference, Experiences of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Music Educators, National Association for Music Education, National Harbor, Maryland, United States of America. (2022).
  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference, Transgender Students in Schools: A Review of Literature for Music Educators, Big Ten Academic Alliance, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

    • Poster

  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), Annual Conference, Musical Identity and Adolescence: A Narrative Study, Illinois Music Educators Association, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America. (2023).
  • Garcia , M. (Author), Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference, Musical Identity In Adolescence: A Narrative Study, Big Ten Academic Alliance, Rosemont, Illinois, United States of America. (2022).
  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference, Gender Identity in Music Education, Big Ten Academic Alliance, (online), United States of America. (2021).
  • Garcia, M. (Author & Presenter), Illinois Music Educators Association Annual Conference, The Possibility of Complexity: Transgender Identity in Music Education, Illinois Music Educators Association, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America. (2021).
  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference, Antiracist Teaching Practices for Music Educators, Big Ten Academic Alliance, (online), United States of America. (2020).
  • Garcia , M. (Author & Presenter), National Association for Music Education Biennial Conference, Unpacking the Relationships Between Musical Identity and Identity Development: An Intrinsic Case Study of a Middle School Orchestra, National Association for Music Education, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

  • Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant. Dubois, S.L., Gollo Delgado, S., Garcia-Bender, N., "N. Garland ISD All State/Region Workshop", N. Garland High School/Roy Enriquez, Garland, TX, United States of America. (September 30, 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Advisor, ASTA at UNT. (September 1, 2025 - Present).
  • Director, String Project. (August 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Ricco Ethics Scholarship Committee. (October 8, 2024 - January 30, 2025).