Erin Zaffini
Dr. Erin Zaffini is the Director of Teacher Education for Longy School of Music’s online and on-campus Master of Music Education degrees, online Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, and Teacher Continuing Education. She is also a faculty member of Carnegie Hall’s Music Educators Workshop and has been a guest workshop clinician for Music ConstructED. As a curriculum specialist in teaching music to students through the lens of Universal Design for Learning and the areas of access, equity, and inclusion in music education, Erin is an active clinician and educational consultant for school districts and fine and performing arts departments around the world. She has served as the Eastern Division Representative for NAfME’s General Music Council and as the Collegiate Coordinator, General Music Chair, and Mentor Program Coordinator for the New Hampshire Music Educators Association. In addition, she sits on the Advisory Committee for the Music Educators Journal. Erin is a proud partner and collaborator with the United Nations through her work at Longy School of Music as well as her role on Zero Project’s international Inclusive Arts Council. Erin is an instructional coach for music educators and administrators and is the project leader for instituting national music educator mentor training within the Society for Music Teacher Education and the National Association for Music Education. She has developed and enacted numerous music educator mentoring and induction programs and is currently the Director of the New Arts Teacher Mentoring Network for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. She is the recipient of the Keene State College Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Performance Awards. She has recently published articles in General Music Today, Music Educators Journal, Qualitative Research in Music Education, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. During her free time, Erin enjoys exploring the great outdoors with her husband (Matt) and two sons (Matty and Aiden), running, biking, and watching nostalgic movies from the 1980s and 1990s.
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Respecting Time: The Silent Currency of Creative Entrepreneurship
Abstract This editorial, co-authored by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and [...]
A Realistic Take on Creating Opportunities for Student Agency
With both of my sons now in middle school, and [...]
The Art of Readiness: Nurturing Creativity Beyond Compensation and Opportunity
Abstract This article explores the importance of cultivating creative readiness [...]
The Power of Thanks: Gratitude in Music, Business, and Beyond
The Power of Thanks: Gratitude in Music, Business, and Beyond [...]
The Power of a Messy Approach in Teaching Music Entrepreneurship
Abstract This article advocates for a hands-on, experiential approach to [...]
Making Music Education Inclusive—Without Falling into the Tokenism Trap!
Making Music Education Inclusive—Without Falling into the Tokenism Trap! Let’s [...]