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Sibelius Academy
Department of Music Education

David G. Hebert, PhD

Professor

Contact: Address: Visiting address:
E-mail: dhebert@siba.fi
Tel. +358 40 7104 380
Fax +358 20 7539 684

Sibelius Academy
Music Education Dept.
PO Box 86
00251 Helsinki
Finland

 P-building
(room P-353)
Kutomotie 9 (Pitäjänmäki)
00380 Helsinki

Fields of interest

A specialist in multicultural music education and historical ethnomusicology, David's scholarly work examines issues of pluralism, identity, and cultural relevance in music education, as well as the processes by which new musical traditions emerge and change - both sonically and socially - as they are adopted into institutional settings. Using primarily social science methods, he conducts international-comparative research on such topics as musical creativity, instrumental pedagogy, online learning, educational policy, and the impact of globalization on indigenous traditions. He has held music teaching positions on four continents across the past 15 years, including with Seattle Public Schools (USA), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Te Wananga O Aotearoa (New Zealand), Boston University (USA), and Japan's National Institutes for the Humanities (Nichibunken, Kyoto), and he has obtained grants from the Simpson Humanities Center, National Band Association, Japan Ministry of Education, Arts Council of New Zealand, and United States Department of Education. David's music research is published (or in press) as articles in over 15 different refereed journals and chapters in 10 books, and is widely cited in research publications. His forthcoming book Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools: An Ethnography and Social History is the first to examine the experience of participants in the world's largest music competition. His artistic background includes professional work as a conductor, jazz musician and songwriter, areas in which he continues to be active. Nowadays he is mentoring several doctoral students (5 of whom completed their degrees in 2009), and contributing to the development of the Glomus Network and coordinating its new Master of Global Music degree (http://glomas.net) to be offered in collaboration between institutions in three Nordic nations. He is also developing plans for research in Northern Europe on innovative music pedagogies and creative applications of music technology. Please see his personal website for further information: http://www.sociomusicology.blogspot.com/.

Professional activities

  • Chair, Historical Ethnomusicology special interest group of international organization Society for Ethnomusicology (2009-2011)
  • Finland Coordinator (Sibelius Academy), Nordic Network for Music Informatics, Performance and Aesthetics (NNIMIPA), from spring 2009.
  • Editorial Board Member: Research and Issues in Music Education (2006-2010), Journal of Music and Meaning (2009-present) and Research in New Zealand Performing Arts (2005-2010).
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Education and the Arts (2006-2009).
  • Reviewer and 2010 Special Issue Editor, Finnish Journal of Music Education (2008-2010) and external reviews for Arts and Learning Research Journal (2008), International Society for Philosophy of Music Education (2009), and Oxford University Press (2008, 2009).
  • Band Director, All-State Honor Band, Connecticut Independent Schools (2008).
  • Expert Reviewer, PDAE major grants, United States Department of Education (2008).
  • Jazz Adjudicator, KBB Music Festival, New Zealand's largest music competition (2005).

Selected publications

  • Hebert, D. G. (forthcoming). Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools: An Ethnography and Social History. Dordrecht and New York: Springer.
  • Ruthmann, A. & Hebert, D. G. (submitted/forthcoming). Music Learning and New Media in Virtual and Online Environments. In G. McPherson & G. Welch (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Oxford University Press.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2010, August). Ethnicity and Music Education: Sociological Dimensions. In R. Wright (Ed.), Sociology and Music Education. Aldershot: Ashgate Press. 
  • Heimonen, M. & Hebert, D. G. (in press). Pluralism and Minority Rights in Music Education: Implications of the Legal and Social Philosophical Dimensions. Visions of Research in Music Education, Vol. 15.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2010). Educating professional musicians for a multicultural society: Emerging issues and new developments. In Orally Transmitted Music and Intercultural Education, symposium proceedings of European Union Culture Initiative Music, Orality, Roots, Europe (MORE) at Cite de la Musique, Paris, France (December 3-4, 2009).  
  • Campbell, P. S. & Hebert, D. G. (2010). World Beat. In W. M. Anderson & P. S. Campbell (Eds.), Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol. 3 (third edition). Lanham, MD: Rowman-Littlefield Publishers.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2010). Jazz and Rock Music. In W. M. Anderson & P. S. Campbell (Eds.), Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol. 2 (third edition). Lanham, MD: Rowman-Littlefield Publishers.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2009). Rethinking the Historiography of Hybrid Genres in Music Education. In V. Kurkela & L. Vakeva (Eds.), De-Canonizing Music History (pp.163-184). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2009). On Virtuality and Music Education in Online Environments. Parlando, Vol. 48 (2009/4), translated into Hungarian by Mariann Abraham.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2009). Musicianship, Musical Identity and Meaning as Embodied Practice. In T. Regelski & J. T. Gates (Eds.), Music Education for a Changing Society: Guiding Visions for Practice (pp. 39-55). Dordrecht and New York: Springer Press.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008, December). Lessons from Japanese Wind Bands. National Band Association Journal, Vol. 49.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). Alchemy of Brass: Spirituality and Wind Music in Japan. In E. M. Richards & K. Tanosaki (Eds.), Music of Japan Today. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp.236-244.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). Music Transculturation and Identity in a Maori Brass Band Tradition. In R. Camus & B. Habla, Eds. Alta Musica, 26. Tutzing: Schneider, pp.173-200.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). Inside the World's Largest Music Competition: Application of an Ensemble Ethos Model. Cultural Diversity in Music Education (CDIME-NINE) (conference proceedings). Seattle: University of Washington, March 20-23, 2008.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). "Suisougaku no Bunkateki Henyoh: 1924nen Ni Tokyowo Otozureta Maori-zoku Gakudanno Baai," (tr. Transculturation of Wind Band Music: The Case of a Maori Band in Tokyo, 1924). Japanese Band Directors Association Journal, Vol. 14 (pp.26-36).
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). "Reflections on Teaching the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music Online," International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music, Vol. 39, No. 1 (pp.93-103).
  • Hebert, D. G. (2008). "Music Transmission in an Auckland Tongan Community Youth Band," International Journal of Community Music, Vol. 1, No. 2 (pp.169-188).
  • Hebert, D. G. (2007). "Five Challenges and Solutions in Online Music Teacher Education," Research and Issues in Music Education, Vol. 5.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2007). "Bruno Nettl's The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-one Issues and Concepts: An Essay Review," International Journal of Education and the Arts, Vol. 8.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2007). "Kokusaiteki Shitendemiru Nihonno Suisogaku," (tr. Japanese Wind Bands in International Perspective). Japanese Band Directors Association Journal, Vol. 13 (pp. 35-46).
  • Phoasavadi, P. & Hebert, D. G. (2006). "Celebrating Maori and Thai Music Magic: Implications of World Music Collaboration," Research in New Zealand Performing Arts, Vol. 1.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2006). "Music in Expressive Discourse: New Directions for Arts Education in New Zealand," Research in New Zealand Performing Arts, Vol. 1.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2006). "Rethinking Patriotism: National Anthems in Music Education," Asia-Pacific Journal of Arts Education, Vol. 4, No. 1 (pp. 21-39).
  • Hebert, D. G. (2006). "Teaching Music and Dance of Namibia: A Review Essay," International Journal of Education and the Arts, Vol. 7.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2006). New Zealand. In S. Williams (Ed.), Ethnomusicologist's Cookbook. New York: Routledge.
  • Hebert, D. G. [Contributing Author] (2005). Listening Maps. In Silver Burdett Making Music (bestselling American school music textbook series). Parsippany, N.J.: Pearson Education/Scott Foresman.
  • Hebert, D. G. (2005). Music Competition, Cooperation and Community: An Ethnography of a Japanese School Band . Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington. Ann Arbor, MI: Proquest-UMI [ISBN#0-496-97588-9].
  • Hebert, D. G., (2004). Lessons from India: Globalization's Implications for Music Education. In R. C. Mehta, M. Hariharan & G. Kuppuswamy (Eds.), Music Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (pp. 38-46). Mumbai & Baroda: Indian Musicological Society [journal article reprint].
  • Hebert, D. G., (2001). "The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra: A Case Study of Intercultural Music Transmission," Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol. 49, No. 3 (pp. 212-226).
  • Campbell, P. S., Hebert, D. G. & Will, R. J. (Eds.) (2001). Around the Sound: Popular Music in Performance, Education, and Scholarship - symposium proceedings. Seattle: University of Washington & Experience Music Project.
  • Hebert, D. G., (2001). "Hoshina and Ito: Japanese Wind Band Composers," Journal of Band Research, Vol. 37, No. 1 (pp. 61-77).
  • Hebert, D. G. & Campbell, P. S., (2000). "Rock Music in American Schools: Positions and Practices Since the 1960s," International Journal of Music Education , Vol. 36, No. 1 (pp. 14-22).
  • Hebert, D. G., (2000). "Tradition and Modernity in South Korean Music Education: A Critical Analysis," Contributions to Music Education, Vol. 27, No. 2 (pp. 95-108).
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