Seth Taft
Assistant Professor of Music|Director of Instrumental Music|Program Coordinator of Music & Music Education
Upcoming Courses
Education
- PhD, Music Education, University of Colorado Boulder
- MM, Music Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
- BM, Music Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professional Accomplishments
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Taft, S. A., Armes, J. W., & Holster, J. D. (2022). A mixed-methods investigation of migrating music teachers’ job fit. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 232
- Sampsel, L. J., & Taft, S. A. (2020). Teaching APA Style (Seventh Edition) in the graduate music bibliography course. Music Reference Services Quarterly, 24 (3), 158–174.
- Taft, S. A. (2019). Harnessing optimism in response to musical challenges. Music Educators Journal, 106 (2), 22–27.
- Taft, S. A. (2019). Composition in the ensemble classroom: Ideas from eight researcher-designed methods. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 38 (1), 25–33.
Professional Memberships and Certifications
‣ Virginia Teaching Certificate (PK–12 Instrumental Music)
‣ Music Educators Journal (MEJ) Advisory Committee
‣ National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
‣ Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE)
‣ Pi Kappa Lambda (ΠΚΛ) National Music Honor Society
