Publications by Heather Shouldice

Books

Shouldice, H. N. (2021). Weaving it all together: A practical guide to applying Gordon’s Music Learning Theory in the elementary general music program. GIA Publications.

Reese, J., Shouldice, H. N., & Bailey, J. M. (2021). Q & A for MLT: General music perspectives on Music Learning Theory. GIA Publications.

Book Chapters

Shouldice, H. N., Bovin, A. J., Sears, C. A. Q. (in press). The state of the podium for female band directors. In N. R. McBride & C. A. Sears (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Gender and Queer Studies in Music Education. Oxford University Press.

Shouldice, H. N. (2024). Developing music literacy. In C. Conway (Ed.), Musicianship-focused curriculum and assessment (2nd ed.) (pp. 243-270). GIA Publications.


Reese, J. A., & Shouldice, H. N. (2019). Assessment in the Music Learning Theory-based classroom. In T. S. Brophy (Ed.), Handbook on assessment policy and practice in music education (Vol.2) (pp. 477-502). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Shouldice, H. N. (2018). Audiation-based improvisation and composition in elementary general music. In S. Burton & A. Reynolds (Eds.), Engaging musical practices: A sourcebook for elementary general music (pp. 113-134). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Kastner, J.D., & Shouldice, H. N. (2016). Assessment in general music education from early childhood through high school: A review of literature. In Oxford handbooks online. http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935321.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935321-e-99.

Shouldice, H. N. (2015). Metaphor as a tool for understanding (and questioning?) pre-service music teachers’ beliefs.  In S. W. Conkling (Ed.), Envisioning music teacher education(pp. 99-115). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education.
Shouldice, H. N. (2015). Helping students develop music literacy. In C. Conway (Ed.), Musicianship-focused curriculum and assessment(pp. 266-297). Chicago: GIA Publications.

Journal Articles

* Due to copyright restrictions, I am unable to disseminate final printed versions of articles published in major journals. However, you may email me (heathershouldice@gmail.com) to request a copy of the accepted manuscript if you are unable to access a journal.

Shouldice, H. N., & Pancy, O. (in press). An exploration of musical self-efficacy and chair placement among middle school band students. Research and Issues in Music Education.

Shouldice, H. N., & Timmer, S. (2025). The current status of LGBTQ+ inclusivity in U.S. choral classrooms. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 43(3), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233241253829

Shouldice, H. N. (2024). Female and feminine-presenting band directors’ experiences with gender microaggressions. Research Studies in Music Education, 46(2), 285-301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X231205809 [Click to read all participant comments from this study, to be included as online supplemental material through the journal.]

Gombert, D. J., & Shouldice, H. N. (2024). Nurturing the inner potential of children with ASD through informal music guidance. The GIML Audea: A Journal of Research and Applications of Music Learning Theory, 23(1), 7-21.

Shouldice, H. N. (2023-2024). Before and after: Experiences of a trans male band director. Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, No. 60-61, 60-82.

Shouldice, H. N. (2023). Gender microaggressions: An examination of existing research on the experiences of female band directors. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 41(3), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233221094835

Shouldice, H. N. (2022). An exploratory study of the relationships between teachers’ beliefs about musical ability, assessment, and the purpose of elementary general music. Visions of Research in Music Education, 39, article 6. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/vrme/vol39/iss1/6

Shouldice, H. N., & Woolnough, V. (2022). Relationships between band festival ratings, director gender, and other selected factors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 70(2), 156-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224294211060449

Shouldice, H. N. (2021). Evading the MLT police? Making compromises without compromising core values. The GIML Audea: A Journal of Research and Applications of Music Learning Theory, 21(1), 6-12.

Vaughan-Marra, J., & Shouldice, H. N. (2021). Teachers’ experiences as participants in a Music-Learning-Theory-focused virtual mentoring program. The GIML Audea: A Journal of Research and Applications of Music Learning Theory, 21(1), 13-26.

Shouldice, H. N., & Eastridge, J. (2020). A comparison of Virginia band performance assessments in relation to director gender. Journal of Research in Music Education, 68(2), 125-137.

Shouldice, H. N. (2020). An investigation of musical ability beliefs and self-concept among fourth-grade students in the U.S.A. International Journal of Music Education, 38(4), 525-536.

Shouldice, H. N. (2019). “Everybody has something”: One teacher’s beliefs about musical ability and their connection to teaching practice and classroom culture. Research Studies in Music Education, 41(2), 189-205.

Shouldice, H. N. (2017). “I love knowing that what I’m doing has purpose”: Male instrumentalists who choose to teach elementary general music. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 27(1), 48-64. 

Shouldice, H. N. (2016). Research to “real life”: Implications of recent research for elementary general music. Michigan Music Educator, 53(2), 23-26.

Kruse, A. J., Giebelhausen, R., Shouldice, H. N., & Ramsey, A. L. (2015). Male and female photographic representation in 50 years of Music Educators Journal. Journal of Research in Music Education, 62(4), 485-500.

Shouldice, H. N. (2014). Teachers’ beliefs regarding composition in elementary general music: Definitions, values, and impediments. Research Studies in Music Education, 36(2), 215-230.

Shouldice, H. N. (2014). Elementary students’ definitions and self-perceptions of being a “good musician.” Music Education Research, 16(3), 330-345.

Shouldice, H. N. (2014). “Talent” beliefs in music education: A self-fulfilling prophecy? Antiphon: The Magazine of the Arizona Chapter American Choral Directors Association, 18(3), 6-8.
Shouldice, H. N. (2014). “Talent” beliefs in music education: A self-fulfilling prophecy? Michigan Music Educator, 51(2), 14-16.

Shouldice, H. N. (2013). Trading Hindemith for “Hugs, High-Fives, and Handshakes”: One preservice music teacher’s decision to teach elementary general music. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 195, 41-57.

Shouldice, H. N. (2013). Encouraging vernacular musicianship in the music learning theory classroom. The GIML Audea: A Journal of Research and Applications of Music Learning Theory, 18(1), 9-14.
Shouldice, H. (2011). “Hey, I know that song!”: Using popular music to bridge elementary students’ in-school and out-of-school musical experiences. Michigan Music Educator, 48(3), 10-12.

Dissertation/Thesis

Shouldice, H. N. (2013). One elementary music teacher’s beliefs about musical ability: Connections to teaching practice and classroom culture (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Proquest (UMI No. 3600989)
Shouldice, H. N. (2009). A mixed methods investigation of K-12 music teacher beliefs and their relationship to teaching practice (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.