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Erika Knapp

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Music Education

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Michigan State University, 2022
    Major: Music Education
    Dissertation: "I Want to be a Better Person and a Better Teacher": Exploring the Constructs of Race and Ability in a Music Education Collaborative Teacher Study Group
  • MM, Central Michigan University, 2006
    Major: Choral Conducting
  • BA, Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 2004
    Major: Double Major in Music and Religious Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUED 3100.002Music Education in ChildhoodSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.003Music Education in ChildhoodSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.001Music Education in ChildhoodFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 4900.702Special ProblemsFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INTE 3020Z.988Global Intensive OpportunitySummer 3W1 2024 Syllabus
INTE 5020Z.988Global Intensive OpportunitySummer 3W1 2024
MUGC 4890.001Studies in MusicSummer 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 5890.002Studies in MusicSummer 3W1 2024 SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 4148.777Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.003Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5010.001Music in Special EducationSummer 10W 2023 SPOT
MUED 5010.001Music in Special EducationSpring 2023 SPOT
MUED 3100.002Musicianship for Teaching IISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 4910.701Special ProblemsSpring 2023 Syllabus
MUED 3100.001Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 3100.003Musicianship for Teaching IIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 4900.702Special ProblemsFall 2022
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Hayes, A.T., Heap, T., Haseeb, A., Eutsler, L.M., Knapp, E., Cockerham, D.P., West, R., Kundu, N. (2025). Designing a Mixed Reality Library Experience to Engage Primary Students with Open-Source Literacy Content. Other. IEEE.

    • Book Chapter

  • Knapp, E. (2024). Composition in Upper Elementary. Teaching Students with Special Needs: Practical Resource Guide (3rd ed.).
  • Knapp, E. Resources for music teachers and music teacher educators regarding teaching students with special needs. eaching Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach (3rd ed).
  • Knapp, E. Universal Design Resources for the Music Educator. Universal Design for Learning in Music Education..
  • Salvador, K., Knapp, E. (2022). Weaving the Web of Creativity in Early Childhood Music. Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education.

    • Critical Review

  • Knapp, E. (2022). A Review of Music Right from The Start: Theory and Practice of Early Childhood Music Education.. Orff-Schulwerk International - IOSFS. 1 (2) 136-141.

    • Journal Article

  • Knapp, E., Calisesi Maidents, L., Brinkmann, J. (2024). “See me for who I am”: An exploratory investigation of student belonging in a college of music.. Psychology of Music.
  • Knapp, E., LoBiondo, J., Diaz, P. (2024). I Have to Convince People I Am Worth Accommodating”: A Narrative Inquiry of A Blind Student in Undergraduate Music Education.. Visions of Research In Music Education.
  • Mayo, W., Knapp, E. (2024). Written and Enacted Policies in Undergraduate Music Education Admissions. Arts Education Policy Review.
  • Knapp, E. (2024). “I Want to Be a Better Person and a Better Teacher”: Exploring the Constructs of Race and Dis/ability in a Music Educator Collaborative Teacher Study Group. Journal of Music Teacher Education.
  • Salvador, K., Knapp, E., Mayo, W. (2023). Moving Beyond Data Collection: Fostering Community Engagement in Community Music Schools. International Journal of Music Education.
  • Knapp, E., Mayo, W. (2023). Disrupting Racism in Music Education: Conceptualizing Admissions Processes Through the State and the War Machine. Action, Criticism, & Theory for Music Education. 22 (3) MayDay Group. https://doi.org/10.22176/act22.3.73
  • Knapp, E. (2023). Developing Resilience as Music Educators. The Orff Echo.
  • Grimsby, R., Knapp, E. (2022). Comparison of Federal and State Special Education Laws: Implications for Music Educators.. Arts Education Policy Review.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Hayes, A.T. (Co-Principal), Heap, T., Eutsler, L.M. (Co-Principal), Knapp, E. (Co-Principal), "RITTL Immersive Literacy Interventions Team," sponsored by Gordon England, Private, $75000 Funded. (2023).
  • Knapp, E., "Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant," sponsored by UNT College of Music, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Knapp, E. (Principal), "Charn Fund," sponsored by Study Abroad Office, University of North Texas, $3900 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
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students responded
  • 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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