Recent Publications
Spears, A., Larson, D., Minette, S. (submitted). Informal Music Making Among Piano Bar Musicians:
Implications for Bridging the Gap in Music Education. Journal of Popular Music Education.
Crispin, C., & Spears, A. (2019). Tips for Including Students with Visual Impairment in the Music Classroom. Nebraska Music Educator, March, 77(3), 26-28.
Edgar, S. N., Councill, K. H., Edwards, R. D., Hoffman, III, E. C., & Spears, A. (2018). How did I end up here?: The realities of teaching music education at small colleges and universities. Visions of Research in Music Education, 31. Retrieved from http://www.rider.edu/~vrme
Parker, E., Spears, A., & Draves, T. (2017). A Case Study of Two Music Education Majors with Visual Impairment. In B. Talbot (Ed.), Marginalized Voices in Music Education. Routledge.
Sullivan, J. & Spears, A., (2017). A Survey of Female School Bands from 1880-1920. In J. M. Sullivan (Ed.), Women's Bands in America. Scarecrow Press.
Johnson, D., Peterson, A., Spears, A. & Vest, J. (2017). Investigating “Understanding by Design” in the National Music Education Standards: Perspectives and Practices of Music Teachers and Music Teacher-Educators, Visions of Research in Music Education Journal, 30. Retrieved from http://www-usr.rider.edu/~vrme/
Recent Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Spears, Amy. E. What to expect: An inside look at the first few years as a music teacher.
Spears, Amy, Hellman, D., Kuebel, C., & Tracy, E. Preservice Music Teacher Preparation for Non-Band, -Choir, and -Orchestra (Non-BCO) Courses.
Spears, Amy E. Cover/Band Rock Band: Imagining possibilities for new ways of student musicing at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
Meyers, Brian & A. Spears. Bridging the Gap Between Elementary Music Education and Instrumental Music Education.
Crispin, Chase, & A. Spears. (2018) Don’t Be Afraid: Including Students with Visual Impairment in the Music Classroom.
Spears, Amy. E. Becoming a leader or maintaining status quo: How are you doing?
Spears, Amy E. and S. Goldeck. Beyond the program notes: Incorporating diversity and inclusion into the large ensemble.
Spears, Amy. E., K. Councill, E. Hoffman, S. Edgar, & R. Edwards. Teaching Music Education at a Small College/University: A Pilot Study.
Spears, Amy E. & Vanderwerff, M. Thinking Outside the Box: Creativity in the Large Ensemble.
Larson, Danelle, Minette, S., & Spears, A. (2016). Informal Music Making Among Piano Bar Musicians: Implications for Bridging the Gap in Music Education.
Kaup, S., Spears, A., & Spilker, J. (2017). Transforming Music-Major Courses to Integrate with New Institutional Learning Outcomes.
Councill, Kimberly., E. Hoffman, S. Edgar, R. Edwards, & A. Spears (2016). Narratives of Music Teacher Educators at Small Colleges and Universities.
Draves, Tami, Parker, E., & Spears, A., (2016). A Case Study of Two Music Education Majors with Visual Impairment.
Spears, A., Larson, D., Minette, S. (submitted). Informal Music Making Among Piano Bar Musicians:
Implications for Bridging the Gap in Music Education. Journal of Popular Music Education.
Crispin, C., & Spears, A. (2019). Tips for Including Students with Visual Impairment in the Music Classroom. Nebraska Music Educator, March, 77(3), 26-28.
Edgar, S. N., Councill, K. H., Edwards, R. D., Hoffman, III, E. C., & Spears, A. (2018). How did I end up here?: The realities of teaching music education at small colleges and universities. Visions of Research in Music Education, 31. Retrieved from http://www.rider.edu/~vrme
Parker, E., Spears, A., & Draves, T. (2017). A Case Study of Two Music Education Majors with Visual Impairment. In B. Talbot (Ed.), Marginalized Voices in Music Education. Routledge.
Sullivan, J. & Spears, A., (2017). A Survey of Female School Bands from 1880-1920. In J. M. Sullivan (Ed.), Women's Bands in America. Scarecrow Press.
Johnson, D., Peterson, A., Spears, A. & Vest, J. (2017). Investigating “Understanding by Design” in the National Music Education Standards: Perspectives and Practices of Music Teachers and Music Teacher-Educators, Visions of Research in Music Education Journal, 30. Retrieved from http://www-usr.rider.edu/~vrme/
Recent Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Spears, Amy. E. What to expect: An inside look at the first few years as a music teacher.
- (2019, November) Panel presentation I organized and will facilitate of recently graduated music educators to be presented at Nebraska Music Teacher Educators Conference, Lincoln, NE.
Spears, Amy, Hellman, D., Kuebel, C., & Tracy, E. Preservice Music Teacher Preparation for Non-Band, -Choir, and -Orchestra (Non-BCO) Courses.
- (2019, September) Poster presented at Society for Music Teacher Educators, Greensboro, NC.
Spears, Amy E. Cover/Band Rock Band: Imagining possibilities for new ways of student musicing at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
- (2019, May). Paper presented at Visions of Research in Music Education Conference, Princeton, NJ.
Meyers, Brian & A. Spears. Bridging the Gap Between Elementary Music Education and Instrumental Music Education.
- (2019, May) Poster presented at 8th Biennial Colloquium for Instrumental Music Teacher Educators (IMTE), Perrysville, OH.
Crispin, Chase, & A. Spears. (2018) Don’t Be Afraid: Including Students with Visual Impairment in the Music Classroom.
- (2019, February) Paper presented at Kansas Music Educators Conference, Wichita, KS.
Spears, Amy. E. Becoming a leader or maintaining status quo: How are you doing?
- (2018, November) Presentation to Collegiate NAfME chapters at the Nebraska Music Educators’ Association Conference (NMEA), Lincoln, NE.
Spears, Amy E. and S. Goldeck. Beyond the program notes: Incorporating diversity and inclusion into the large ensemble.
- (2018, November) Presentation at the Nebraska Music Educators’ Association Conference (NMEA), Lincoln, NE.
Spears, Amy. E., K. Councill, E. Hoffman, S. Edgar, & R. Edwards. Teaching Music Education at a Small College/University: A Pilot Study.
- (2018, March) Poster presented at the National Association for Music Education Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Spears, Amy E. & Vanderwerff, M. Thinking Outside the Box: Creativity in the Large Ensemble.
- (2018, January) Paper presented at the Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
- (2016, November). Paper presented at the Nebraska Music Educators’ Association Conference (NMEA), Lincoln, NE.
- (2016, November). Paper presented at the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) National In-Service Conference, Grapevine, TX.
Larson, Danelle, Minette, S., & Spears, A. (2016). Informal Music Making Among Piano Bar Musicians: Implications for Bridging the Gap in Music Education.
- (2018, January) Paper to be presented at the Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic/Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
- (2017, September) Poster presented at the Society for Music Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
- (2017, February) Paper presented at the New Directions in Music Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Kaup, S., Spears, A., & Spilker, J. (2017). Transforming Music-Major Courses to Integrate with New Institutional Learning Outcomes.
- (2017, November) Paper presented at the College Music Society, San Antonio, TX.
Councill, Kimberly., E. Hoffman, S. Edgar, R. Edwards, & A. Spears (2016). Narratives of Music Teacher Educators at Small Colleges and Universities.
- (2017, September) Poster presented at the Society for Music Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
- (2016, May) Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education, Champaign, IL.
Draves, Tami, Parker, E., & Spears, A., (2016). A Case Study of Two Music Education Majors with Visual Impairment.
- (2017, April) Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.