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Don Taylor

Title: Professor

Department: Music Education

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas, 2004
    Major: Music Education
    Dissertation: Music Education/Beating Time: Refining Learned Repertoire for Percussion Instruments in an Orff Ensemble Setting
  • DMA, University of Cincinnati, 1997
    Major: Piano
    Dissertation: Biofeedback and Cognitive Therapy: A Combined Approach to Combating Stress in the Daily Lives of Musicians
  • MMus, Indiana University, 1985
    Major: Piano Performance

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUED 3100.001Music Education in ChildhoodSpring 2025
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2025
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2024
MUGC 6950.721Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
MUED 3100.002Music Education in ChildhoodFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2024 SPOT
MUGC 6950.719Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2024 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2023 SPOT
MUGC 6950.721Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2023 SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2023 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2022 SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2022 SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2022 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2021 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2020 SPOT
MUGC 6950.721Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2020
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
MUED 6900.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2020
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2020 Syllabus
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2020
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2019 SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeSpring 2019 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationFall 2018 SPOT
MUED 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisFall 2018
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5900.702Special ProblemsFall 2018
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2018 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSpring 2018 SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5150.001Pedagogy in PracticeFall 2017 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 10W 2017 SPOT
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSpring 2017 SPOT
MUED 5890.401Project PracticumSpring 2017
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2017 Syllabus
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5890.402Project PracticumFall 2016
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2016 SPOT
MUED 5900.702Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2016 SPOT
MUGC 5900.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2016
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSpring 2016 SPOT
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2016
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5890.402Project PracticumFall 2015 SPOT
MUED 5900.701Special ProblemsFall 2015
MUED 6910.701Special ProblemsFall 2015
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2015 SPOT
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MUED 4910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2015
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUGC 6950.719Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2015 Syllabus
MUED 5890.401Project PracticumSpring 2015
MUED 5890.402Project PracticumSpring 2015
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2015
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionFall 2014 Syllabus
MUGC 6950.717Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
MUGC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2014 Syllabus
MUED 5890.401Project PracticumFall 2014
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2014
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISummer 3W1 2014 Syllabus
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiSummer 3W1 2014
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2014 Syllabus
MUED 5890.402Project PracticumSpring 2014
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2014
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUED 4103.001Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music InstructionFall 2013 Syllabus
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2013 Syllabus
MUED 5890.401Project PracticumFall 2013
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2013
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2013 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISummer 3W1 2013 Syllabus
MUGC 4890.001Studies in MusicSummer 3W1 2013 Syllabus
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiSummer 3W1 2013
MUED 1130.002Foundations in MusicSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2013 Syllabus
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2013
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2012 Syllabus
MUED 5890.401Project PracticumFall 2012
MUED 6900.702Special ProblemsFall 2012
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2012
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2012
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2012 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2012 Syllabus
MUED 5890.402Project PracticumSpring 2012
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2012
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2012 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2011 Syllabus
MUED 5890.703Project PracticumFall 2011
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2011
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2011
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2011 Syllabus
MUGC 5950.702Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2011
MUED 5900.703Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2011
MUGC 5950.708Master's ThesisSpring 2011
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2011 Syllabus
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2011
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2011 Syllabus
MUGC 5950.707Master's ThesisFall 2010
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2010 Syllabus
MUED 6900.701Special ProblemsFall 2010
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2010
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2010
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2010 Syllabus
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 5W1 2010
MUED 1130.004Foundations in MusicSpring 2010 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2010 Syllabus
MUED 5890.706Project PracticumSpring 2010
MUED 6900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2010
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2010
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2010 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2009 Syllabus
MUED 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2009
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2009
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2009
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2009 Syllabus
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicSpring 2009
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2009
EDME 4103.776Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2009
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2009
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2008
EDME 4103.771Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2008
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2008
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2008
MUED 5120.001Applied Research in Music EducationSummer 5W1 2008
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicSpring 2008
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenSpring 2008
MUED 6910.701Special ProblemsSpring 2008
EDEE 4103.772Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2008
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenFall 2007
MUED 4900.702Special ProblemsFall 2007
EDEE 4103.775Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2007
MUED 5880.001Teaching Strategies in General Music at Pre School, Elementary /Middle School Levels of InstructiFall 2007
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2007
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicSpring 2007
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenSpring 2007
EDEE 4103.775Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2007
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2007
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicFall 2006
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenFall 2006
EDEE 4103.775Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2006
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2006
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicSpring 2006
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenSpring 2006
EDEE 4103.781Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2006
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsSpring 2006
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicFall 2005
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenFall 2005
EDEE 4103.782Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2005
EDSE 4108.786Student Teaching in the Secondary SchoolFall 2005
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2005
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicSpring 2005
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenSpring 2005
EDEE 4103.790Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2005
MUED 1140.001Foundations in MusicFall 2004
MUED 3100.001Music for ChildrenFall 2004
MUED 4900.700Special ProblemsFall 2004
EDEE 4103.790Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2004
MUED 1103.500Techniques in Classroom InstrumentsFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Taylor, D.M.. (2010). Every Dog Must Have Its Day.
  • Book Chapter

  • Taylor, D. (2017). Zeke's story: Intersections of faith, vocation, and LGBTQ identity in the south. Marginalized Voices in Music Education. Routledge.
  • Book Review

  • Taylor, D. (2015). For your library [Review of the book Including everyone: Creating music classrooms where all children learn.]. 102 (2) 17-18.
  • Journal Article

  • Taylor, D.M., Calaham, R. (2023). Sassy and Strong: Intersections of Race, Attractional Orientation, and Gender Expression within Music Education. Dallas,
  • Taylor, D.M. (2022). Teaching out loud: Queer futurity within high school settings. Research Studies in Music Education.
  • Taylor, D.M., Raadt, J. (2021). Stereotypically gay- and straight-sounding auditory cues change adolescent music students’ perceptions of men’s teaching effectiveness.. Psychology of Music. Advance Online Publication
  • Majerus, C., Taylor, D.M. (2020). Elementary music teachers’ experiences training and collaborating with paraprofessionals. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. Advance Online Publication
  • Taylor, D.M., Talbot, B.C., Holmes, E.J., Petrie, T.A. (2020). Experiences of LGBTQ+ students in music education programs across Texas. Journal of Music Teacher Education. Advanced Online First
  • Taylor, D.M., Raadt, J. (2020). Gay- and straight-sounding auditory cues elicit stereotyping about teaching effectiveness.. Journal of Research in Music Education. Sage.
  • Taylor, D. (2018). LGBTQ music educators: External mentoring between student teachers and in-service teachers. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. 216 65-86.
  • Taylor, D. (2018). Research to Resource: Dignity for all: LGBTQ students and empathic teaching. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. 36 (3) 55-58.
  • Taylor, D. (2017). Learning from parents of children with disabilities. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 26 (2) 64-76.
  • Taylor, D., Herring, M. (2014). Social identity construction in a gay men's chorus. 7 (9) 15-23.
  • Taylor, D.. (2012). Bullying: Effective Strategies for Intervention.
  • Taylor, D., Kruse, N., Nickel, B., Lee, B., & Bowen, T.. (2011). Adult musicians' experience s in a homogeneous ensemble setting. Contributions to Music Education, 38 (1), 11-26..
  • Taylor, D. M.. (2011). Bullying: What can music teachers do? Music Educators Journal, 98 (1), 41-44. doi: 10.1177/0027432111411717.
  • Taylor, D. M.. (2011). Identity negotiation: An intergenerational examination of lesbian and gay band directors. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 88 , 58. This research was published as a record of the proceedings from the Establishing Identity: LGBT Issues & Music Education Conference, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (May 2010). With permission from both journal editors, the abstract appears in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and the full paper appears in Research and Issues in Music Education , 9 , 2..
  • Taylor, D. M.. (2011). Identity negotiation: An intergenerational examination of lesbian and gay band directors. Research and Issues in Music Education, 9, 2..
  • Taylor, D. M.. (2011). Orff ensembles: Benefits, challenges and solutions. General Music Today, 25 ( 3 ), 31-35..
  • Kruse, N. A., & Taylor, D. M.. (2011). Preservice music teachers' perceptions of a mentored research experience: A study within a study. Journal of Music Teacher Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1057083711418510.
  • Taylor, D. (2009). Taylor, D. M. (2009). Support structures contributing to instrument choice and achievement among Texas All-State male flutists. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 179, 45-60.
  • Taylor, D. M.. (2009). The effect of textural context on synchronization in elementary instrumental performance..
  • Taylor, D. (2007). Jellison, J. A., & Taylor, D. M. (2007). Attitudes toward inclusion and students with disabilities. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 172, 9-23..
  • Taylor, D. (2007). Taylor, D. M. (2007). Refining learned repertoire in an elementary setting. Journal of Research in Music Education, 54, 231-243..
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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