John W. Grashel

Associate Professor of Music Education

B.S. (education), M.A., and Ph.D. (music education), The Ohio State University.

John Grashel teaches research methodology, tests and measurement, administration and supervision, and music in higher education courses. He also is chair and research director of many Ed.D. and Ph.D. dissertations.

Professor Grashel previously was on the music education faculty of the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He has published extensively in major research journals and presented at research symposia and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. He currently serves on the research committee of the Illinois Music Educators Association and the editorial committee of The Bulletin of Historical Research in Music Education. Professor Grashel has been a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of Research in Music Education and was editor of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education He has served as chair of the Music Education Division.

Professor Grashel has also been a consultant for Yamaha, Inc. and edited Strategies for Teaching: Guide for Music Methods Classes, a publication of the Music Educators National Conference. Before beginning his college teaching career, Professor Grashel taught middle and high school band, jazz ensemble, and orchestra for seven years in the Grove City, Ohio, schools.

My teaching and mentoring philosophy centers on providing a model of an active, engaged professional educator for both undergraduate and graduate students in music education. I strive to exemplify preparation, organization, and currency with the research and general literature of the field. I think that it is critical that teachers of music education in Research I universities like the University of Illinois demonstrate these characteristics through publishing papers in refereed journals and engaging in leadership activities in the profession.