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Sean R. Powell

Title: Chair

Department: Music Education

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • EdD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
    Major: Music Education
  • MM, Illinois State University, 2005
    Major: Conducting
  • BM, Tennessee Tech University, 2001
    Major: Music Education

Current Scheduled Teaching

MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2025
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
MUED 5510.001Philosophical Foundations and Principles of Music TeachingFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUGC 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2024
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2024 SPOT
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
MUED 6470.001Sociology of MusicFall 2023 SPOT
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2023 SPOT
MUED 5510.001Philosophical Foundations and Principles of Music TeachingFall 2022 SPOT
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2022 SPOT
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
MUED 6470.001Sociology of MusicFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUGC 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2021
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2021 SPOT
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
MUGC 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2020
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
MUED 6470.001Sociology of MusicSpring 2020
MUED 6900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2020
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
MUED 5510.001Philosophical Foundations and Principles of Music TeachingFall 2019 SPOT
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2019 SPOT
MUED 6910.701Special ProblemsFall 2018
MUGC 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2018
MUED 5910.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2018
MUED 5910.702Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2018
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 6470.001Sociology of MusicSpring 2018 SPOT
MUGC 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
EDSE 4148.771Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsFall 2017 Syllabus
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2017 Syllabus
MUED 5900.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2017
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 2310.002Musicianship for Teaching ISpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5890.701Project PracticumSpring 2017
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSpring 2017 SPOT
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 5890.802Project PracticumFall 2016
EDSE 4148.773Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2016 SPOT
MUED 6470.001Sociology of MusicSummer 3W1 2016 SPOT
MUED 5900.703Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2016 SPOT
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
EDSE 4148.773Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2016 SPOT
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 2310.002Musicianship for Teaching IFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUED 6900.701Special ProblemsFall 2015
EDSE 4148.773Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsFall 2015
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2015
MUED 6450.001Qualitative Research in MusicSummer 3W1 2015 SPOT
MUGC 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUED 2310.002Musicianship for Teaching ISpring 2015 Syllabus
MUED 5890.701Project PracticumSpring 2015
EDSE 4148.773Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsSpring 2015 Syllabus
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Spring 2015
EDSE 4108.773Student Teaching in the Secondary SchoolSpring 2015
MUED 4109.001Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary SchoolsFall 2014 Syllabus
EDSE 4148.773Student Teaching for Music Education MajorsFall 2014 Syllabus
EDME 4103.773Student Teaching in Grades 4 8Fall 2014
EDSE 4108.773Student Teaching in the Secondary SchoolFall 2014

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Powell, S. (2023). The Ideology of Competition in School Music. Oxford University Press.
  • Frierson-Campbell, C., Hall, C., Powell, S. Sociological Thinking in Music Education: International Intersections. Oxford University Press.
  • Book Chapter

  • Freirson-Campbell, C., Hall, C., Powell, S., Rosabal-Coto, G. (2022). Introduction. Sociological Thinking in Music Education: International Intersections. Oxford University Press.
  • Pellegrino, K., Wagoner, C., Johnson, E., Powell, S. (2021). Music teacher resilience: Identity transitions during the early years of teaching. Understanding teacher identity: The complexities of forming an identity as professional teacher. Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Powell, S.R. (2020). Whose Story? (Re)presentation, Rhizovocality, and Friendship. Listening to Voices Seldom Heard: Narratives and Reflections in Music Education. Springer.
  • Powell, S.R. (2019). Field Experience. Oxford Handbook of Music Teacher Education in the United States. Oxford University Press.
  • Book Review

  • Powell, S.R. (2017). The musical experience: Rethinking music teaching and learning [Review of the book The musical experience: Rethinking music teaching and learning,. Other. 19 228-230.
  • Invited Column

  • Powell, S.R. (2024). Symposium on music teacher education: Looking back at 2023, looking forward to 2025. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 33 (2)
  • Powell, S.R. (2023). A wolf at the door. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 33 (1)
  • Powell, S.R. (2023). Combating the audit culture in music teacher education. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 32 (2) 10–12.
  • Powell, S.R. (2023). Music teachers as music teacher educators. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 32 (3)
  • Powell, S.R. (2022). Ending and beginning revisited. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 32 (1) 6–8.
  • Journal Article

  • Tucker, O., Powell, S. Values, agency, and identity in a music teacher education program. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 31 (1)
  • Powell, S. Competition, ideology, and the one-dimensional music program.. Action, Criticism, & Theory for Music Education.
  • Powell, S.R., Celeste. (2019). Outside in the music teaching machine: Remembrances of marginalization. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. 223 26–41.
  • Powell, S. The Significance of Social Theory in Music Education. Philosophy of Music Education Review.
  • Powell, S.R., Parkes, K.A. (2019). Teacher Evaluation and Performativity: The edTPA as a Fabrication. Arts Education Policy Review.
  • Powell, S.R. (2019). Structure and agency in novice music teaching. Other. 41 (2) 206–218.
  • Powell, S.R., Weaver, M.A., Henson, R.K. (2017). Relationship of preservice music teachers’ primary instrument background and teaching effectiveness in brass and woodwind techniques classes.. Journal of Music Teacher Education.
  • Parker, E.C., Bond, V.P., Powell, S.R. (2017). A grounded theory of preservice music educators’ lesson planning processes within field experience methods courses. Journal of Research in Music Education. 65 287-308.
  • Powell, S.R., Parker, E.C. (2017). Preservice music teachers’ descriptions of successful and unsuccessful teachers. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 26 (3) 27-37.
  • Powell, S.R. (2017). The self-authoring of a music educator: A journey through figured worlds.. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. 210-211 25-41.
  • Powell, S.R. (2016). The influence of video reflection on preservice music teachers’ concerns in peer- and field-teaching settings. Journal of Research in Music Education. 63 487-507.
  • Powell, S.R. (2016). Mentoring student teachers: A guide for cooperating teachers.. Other. 30 (2) 6-8.
  • Kelly Parkes & Sean Powell. (2015). Is the edTPA the right choice for evaluating teacher readiness?. Arts Education Policy Review. 116 (2) 103-113.
  • Sean Powell. (2014). Examining preservice music teacher concerns in peer- and field-teaching settings.. Journal of Research in Music Education. 61 361-378.
  • Elizabeth Parker & Sean Powell. (2014). A phenomenological study of music education majors’ identity development in methods courses outside their areas of focus. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. 201 23-41.
  • Powell, S.R. (2011). Examining preservice music teachers’ perceptions of initial peer- and field-teaching experiences. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 21 (1) 11-26.
  • Powell, S.R. (2010). Wind instrument intonation: A research synthesis. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. 184 79-96.
  • Powell, S.R. (2009). Recent programming trends of Big Ten university wind ensembles. Journal of Band Research. 44 (2) 1-12.
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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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