James Austin
Publications
Charter Schools: Embracing or Excluding the Arts? In M.R.
Campbell & L.K. Thompson (Eds,), Advances in Music
Education Research. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing,
2008, 163-182.
Thinking
Beyond Teacher Demand and Attrition: Are
We Recruiting the "Best and Brightest" to Music Education? In D. J.
Teachout [Ed.], Proceedings from the
2005 Symposium on Music Teacher Education [CD]. Greensboro, NC:
UNCG School of Music, 2006, 1-8.
The
Teaching of Secondary Instruments: A Survey of
Instrumental Music Teachers. Journal
of Music Teacher Education, Fall 2006, 55-64.
Exploring
Music Practice Among 6th-Grade Band and
Orchestra Students. Psychology of
Music, October 2006, 535-558.
A Trend
Analysis of Colorado High School Music
Teaching Positions. Colorado Music
Educator, Summer 2006, 16-19.
Developing Motivation. In G. McPherson (Ed.) The Child as Musician: A Handbook of
Musical Development, Oxford University Press, 2006, 213-238.
Strategies
for Cultivating, Recruiting,
Developing, and Retaining High Quality Music Education Majors. Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of
the National Association of Schools of Music. February 2006,
17-23.
Members Speak Out: “How to Encourage and Retain New Music
Teachers.” Teaching
Music, 8, April 2001, 77.
Children’s Ability Self-Perceptions and Interests: Grade Level,
Gender, and Race Differences for Music, Reading, and Math. Proceedings of the Inaugural Conference
for Self-Concept Theory, Research, and Practice: Advances for the New
Millennium, October 2000, 133-142.
The National Standards for Music Education: A Survey of Colorado Music
Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs. Southeastern Journal of Music Education,
8, 2000, 176-188.
Philosophy and Advocacy: An Examination of Preservice Music
Teachers’ Beliefs. Journal
of Research in Music Education, 47/1, Spring 1999, 18-30.
Comprehensive Musicianship Research: Implications for Addressing the
National Standards in Music Ensemble Classes. Update: Applications of Research in Music
Education, Fall-Winter 1998, 25-32.
How American Adolescents Interpret Success and Failure in Classroom
Music: Relationships Among Attributional Beliefs, Self-Concept and
Achievement. Psychology of
Music, 26/1, 1998, 26-45.
Conceptions of Music Ability in American Society. Proceedings of the Sociology of Music
Education Symposium, School of Music, University of Oklahoma,
1997, 166-179.
Success and Failure in Junior High School Classes: A Critical Incident
Approach to Understanding Students’ Attributional Beliefs. American Educational Research Journal,
32/2, Summer 1995, 377-412.
Future Classroom Teachers’ Ability Self-Perceptions and
Attributional Responses to Failure in Music: Do Music Fundamentals
Classes Make a Difference?
Research Perspectives in Music Education, Spring 1995, No. 5,
6-15.
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Presentations
Trying on Teaching.
Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Music
Teacher Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
Greensboro, NC, September 2009.
The State of Online
Graduate Programs in Music Teacher Education. Panel presentation
at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Music Teacher Education,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, September
2009.
Policy and
Organizational Leadership in Music Teacher Education: Possibilities,
Challenges, and Lessons Learned. Panel presentation at the
Biennial Meeting of the Society for Music Teacher Education, University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, September 2009.
The Salience of
Academic Profiles, Performance Auditions, and Interviews in Predicting
Undergraduate Music Education Student Achievement, Degree Progress and
Program Continuation. Paper presented at National
Association for Music Education (MENC) Research Symposium II,
Washington, D.C., June 2009.
Will We Ever Have a
National Consensus Regarding Assessment in Music Education? An Analysis
of and Reaction to the Assessment Component of the National Association
for Music Education’s Strategic Plan. Panel
presentation at the 2nd International Symposium on Assessment in Music
Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 2009.
Assessment
Practices of Secondary Music Teachers. Paper presented at
the 2nd International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 2009.
An Exploration of
Socialization and Occupational Identity Among Unergraduate Music
Majors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April
2009.
Navigating
a Flat World: The Promise and Peril
of Online Graduate Music Education Programs. Paper presented
at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, University of
North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, September 2007.
Racing
to Tenure, then Longing for Retirement:
Reflecting on Our Motivation to Work. Paper presented at the
Instrumental Music Teacher Educators Colloquium, Deer Creek Conference
Center, Mt. Sterling, OH, May 2007.
Charter
Schools: Embracing or Excluding the Arts? Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April
2007.
Applying
"Sound" Measurement to Assessment and
Evaluation of Music Learning. Invited lecture presented at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, March 2007.
Into
the Black Hole: Applying Motivation
Theory and Research to Music Learning. Invited lecture presented
at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, March 2007.
Grading
in the Real World: Beliefs and
Meanings that Underlie Middle School Music Teachers' Grading Practices.
Paper presented at the Symposium on Assessment in Music Education,
University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, March 2007.
Will,
Skill, and Thrill: An Integrated View of
Learner Motivation in Music Contexts. Invited lecture presented at
the University of Arizona/Arizona State University Guest Lecture Series
and Tanglewood II Presymposium Conference, Tucson, AZ, February 2007.
Thinking Beyond
Teacher Demand and Attrition: Are We Recruiting the “Best and
Brightest” to Music Education? Paper presented at
the 2005 Symposium on Music Teacher Education, Society for Music
Teacher Education, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 2005.
A Trend Analysis
of Colorado High School Music Teaching Positions: 1997-98 through
2003-04. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
January 2005.
Strategies for
Cultivating, Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining High Quality Music
Education Majors. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music, Special
Session: Nurturing Music Education Students and Graduates, San Diego,
California, November 2004.
A Survey of the
Teaching of Secondary Instruments in Schools and Departments of Music.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the College Music Society, San
Francisco, California, November 2004.
Hodgepodge Grading
in High School Music Classes: Is There Accountability for Artistic
Achievement? Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of
the National Association for Music Education (MENC), Minneapolis,
Minnesota, April 2004.
Exploring Music
Practice Among 6th-Grade Band and Orchestra Students.
Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the National Association
for Music Education (MENC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2004.
Media and the
Mythology of Musicians: Can We Still Hear America Singing?
Musicology Colloquium Series, University of Colorado, Boulder,
Colorado, November 2003.
Marching with
Sisyphus: Motivating Instrumentalists to Learn in a Competitive Culture.
Paper presented at the New Directions in Instrumental Music Education
Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, November
2003.
Hodgepodge Grading
in High School Music Classes: Is There Accountability for Artistic
Achievement? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April
2003.
Accountability
Issues in Graduate Music Education Programs. Panel
presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.
Rethinking
Failure: What the Research Says About Academic Challenge and Failure
Tolerance. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
January 2003.
Will, Skill, and
Thrill: An Integrated View of Learner Motivation in Music Contexts.
Graduate Student Colloquium presented at Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan, February 2001.
Will, Skill, and
Thrill: An Integrated View of Learner Motivation in Music Contexts.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Newcastle Institute for
Educational Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia,
October 2000.
Will, Skill, and
Thrill: An Integrated View of Learner Motivation in Music Contexts.
Paper presented to the Australian Music and Psychology Seminar, Sydney,
Australia, October 2000.
Children's Ability
Self-Perceptions and Interests: Grade Level, Gender and Race
Differences for Music, Reading, and Math. Paper presented
at the Inaugural International Conference on Self-Concept Theory,
Research, and Practice, University of Western Sydney, Sydney,
Australia, October 2000.
Children's Ability
Self-Perceptions and Interests: Grade Level and Gender Differences for
Music, Reading, and Math. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans,
April 2000.
Future Teachers'
Ability Self-Perceptions and Attributional Responses to Failure in
Music: Taking a Second Look. Poster presented at the
National Biennial Inservice Conference of the National
Association for Music Education (MENC), Washington, DC, March 2000.
Burning on the
Job: A Survey of Burnout, Workload, and Professional Development
Activity among Colorado Music Educators. Paper presented
at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1999.
Evaluation of
Technology in Teaching and Learning in Music Education.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the College Music Society and
Association for Technology in Music Instruction, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
October 1998.
The Privatization
of Public Education: Implications for School Music Programs and Music
Teacher Education. Paper presented at the Innovations in
Music Teacher Education Symposium, University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma, April 1997.
Does Perfect
Practice Make Perfect? An Examination of Strategic Effort Among
Middle School Band Students. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago,
Illinois, March 1997.
The National
Standards for Music Education: A Survey of Colorado Music
Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs. Paper presented at
the Southeastern Music Education Symposium, University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia, May 1996.
Music Education at
a Crossroads: The Peril of Promoting “Music for Every
Child” in an Era of Privatization and Reform. Paper
presented at the National Biennial In-Service Conference of the Music
Educators National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1996.
A Reexamination of
Undergraduate Music Education Majors’ Philosophical Beliefs.
Poster presented at the National Biennial In-Service Conference of the
Music Educators National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1996.
The National
Standards for Music Education: What Do Colorado Music Teachers Know and
Believe? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
January 1996.
Competition and
the Conceptualization of Music Ability in American Society.
Paper presented at the Sociology of Music Education Symposium,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, April 1995.
Research on
Comprehensive Musicianship in the Instrumental Music Program:
Implications for Addressing the National Standards. Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators
Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1995.
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Workshops and Clinics
Will, Skill and
Thrill: Unlocking Motivation for Learning in Music. Clinic
presented at the 2009 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, San
Antonio, TX, February 2009.
Making the Grade in
Music: A Multifaceted Approach to Assessment. Clinic presented
at the 2009 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, San Antonio,
TX, February 2009.
The
Power of Information: Gathering Local Data about Music Education.
Panel Session Presented at the Annual COnference of the Colorado
Music Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2008.
Advice for Junior Faculty. Panel
presentation for Introductory Leadership Workshop, Leadership Education
for Advancement and Promotion (LEAP) Program, University of Colorado at
Boulder, January 2007.
Getting a Job in Academia: The Portfolio.
Panel
presentation for Graduate Teacher Program and Center for Music
Entrepreneurship, College of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder,
November 2006.
Music Teacher
Education: Some Commentary on Professional Learning and Professional
Growth.
Discussant for Paper Session, Music Education SIG,
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Montreal, Canada, April 2005.
Recruiting High
School Students to the Music Education Profession: Lessons from the
Cadet Teaching Model. Clinic Presentation at the Annual
Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, January 2005.
Developing
Musicianship through Writing. Music Teacher Inservice
Clinic, Adams 12 School District, Northglenn, Colorado, October 2004.
Standards-Based
Assessment Strategies for Music Teachers. Music Teacher
Inservice Clinic, Douglas County School District, Highlands Ranch,
Colorado, April 2004.
Heart and Soul:
Reexamining Our Professional and Personal Priorities.
Keynote Address for the Annual Conference of the British Columbia Music
Educators Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 2004.
Will, Thrill, and
Skill: Unlocking Motivation for Music Teaching and Learning.
Clinic Presentation at the Annual Conference of the British Columbia
Music Educators Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, February
2004.
Grading High
School Band Students: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
Clinic presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music
Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2004.
Informed
Performance: Using Assessment to Promote Musical Knowledge and
Understanding Among Middle School Instrumentalists. Clinic
presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators
Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2004.
Habits of
Mind: Teaching Kids How to Practice Strategically.
Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators
Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2003.
Beyond Stickers
and Pizza: Promoting Lasting Motivation for Music Learning.
Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators
Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2003.
Heart and
Soul: How to Make Your Teaching More Sensitive and Expressive.
Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL, December 2002.
Standards-Based
Assessment Strategies for Music Teachers. Music Teacher
Inservice Clinic, Adams County School District 14, Commerce City,
Colorado, November 2002.
Beyond Stickers
and Pizza: Promoting Lasting Motivation for Music Learning.
National Biennial Conference of the National Association for Music
Education (MENC), Nashville, Tennessee, April 2002.
Beyond Stickers
and Pizza: Motivation and the New Millennium Student.
Music Teacher Inservice Clinic, Saturday Seminar Series, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan, February 2001.
Making the Grade:
Standards Based Assessment Strategies for Secondary Ensemble Classes.
Clinic presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music
Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2001.
The Lesson
Program: Key to Success in Instrumental Music. Clinic presented
at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 2001.
Managing the
Dissertation Process. Workshop for Postgraduate Education
Students, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, October 2000.
Why and How
Motivation Impacts Music Learning. Presentation for
Graduate Students, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia,
October, 2000.
Why and How
Motivation Impacts Music Learning. Presentation for
Undergraduate and Graduate Students, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, Australia, October, 2000.
Good Talk About
Good Teaching. Panel presentation for the National
Biennial Inservice Conference of the National Association for
Music Education (MENC), Washington, DC, March 2000.
Wanted! Music
Teachers - Recruiting for Our Future. Panel presentation
for the National Biennial Inservice Conference of the National
Association for Music Education (MENC), Washington, DC, March 2000.
Strategies for
Research Collaboration. Panel Presentation at the National
Biennial Inservice Conference of the National Association for Music
Education (MENC), Washington, DC, March 2000.
Teaching to the
Standards: Strategies and Resources for School Music Instructors and
Assessment Strategies and Resources for School Music Instructors.
Music Teacher Inservice Clinics, Jefferson County School District,
Wheatridge, Colorado, March 2000.
Standards-Based
Assessment: Strategies and Resources for School Music Instructors.
Music Teacher In-Service Clinic, Loveland School District, Loveland,
Colorado, June 1999.
Motivation in the
School Music Program: Why Johnny Won’t Practice and Susie Quit
Band. Clinic presented at a regional meeting of the
Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, April 1999.
Developing
Musicianship in the Instrumental Ensemble. Clinic
presented at the University of Michigan-Flint, April 1999.
Artistic
Architecture: Course Design Strategies for College Teachers.
Clinic presentation for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants,
Graduate Teacher Program, College of Music, University of Colorado,
September 1998.
Learning Bytes: A
Computerized Approach to Student Portfolios in Instrumental Music.
Clinic presented at the National Biennial In-Service Conference of the
Music Educators National Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, April 1998.
Teaching to the
Standards: Strategies and Resources for School Music Instructors.
Music Teacher In-Service Clinics, Adams County School District 14,
Commerce City, Colorado, March 1998.
Crystal Balls and
Tea Leaves: How Colorado Standards Might Affect Music Teachers,
Students, and Programs by the Year 2000. Clinic presented
at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1998.
Beyond
Performance: Teaching to the Standards in Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras.
Clinic presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music
Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1998.
Artistic
Architecture: Course Design Strategies for College Teachers.
Clinic presentation for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants,
Graduate Teacher Program, College of Music, University of Colorado,
September 1997.
Teaching to the
Standards: Strategies and Resources for School Music Instructors.
Music Teacher In-Service Clinics, Loveland School District, Loveland,
Colorado, June 1997.
Tool of Torture,
Grand Prize, or Symbol of Learning? A Sound Approach to
Evaluating and Grading Music Students. Clinic presentation for
Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants, Graduate Teacher Program,
College of Music, University of Colorado, February 1997.
Ethics and the
Virtual University. Panel presentation at the
Technological Directions in Music Education Symposium, University of
Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, January 1997.
Beyond
Performance: Teaching to the Standards in Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras.
Clinic presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music
Educators Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1997.
Learning Bytes: A
Computerized Approach to Student Portfolios. Clinic
presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Music Educators
Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1997.
Conducting to the
Beat of a Different Drummer: Tips for Developing a Musical Middle
School Percussion Section. Clinic presented at the Annual
Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, January 1997.
Teaching to the
Standards: Reasons, Research, and Resources for Middle School Ensemble
Instructors and Motivation in the School Music Program: Why Johnny
Won’t Practice and Susie Quit Band. Music Teacher
In-Service Clinics, Colorado Springs School District, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, September 1996.
Evaluation and
Grading Strategies for Middle School Band. Clinic
presented at the annual convention of the Colorado Bandmasters
Association, Denver, Colorado, July 1996.
Step by Step:
Building a Successful Collegiate MENC Chapter through Leadership.
Clinic presented at the National Biennial In-Service Conference of the
Music Educators National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1996.
The Proof of the
Learning is in the Grading: Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for
Instrumental Music. Clinic presented at the Annual
Conference of the Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, January 1996.
Tool of Torture,
Grand Prize, or Symbol of Learning? A Sound Approach to
Evaluating and Grading Music Students. Clinic presentation
for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants, Graduate Teacher Program,
College of Music, University of Colorado, January 1996.
Scheduling and the
Politics of School Change. General Music Teacher Inservice
Clinic, Cherry Creek School District, Greenwood Elementary School,
Greenwood, Colorado, March 1995. (Invited)
Making Music for a Lifetime. High School Band Student Clinic,
Denver, Colorado, February 1995.
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