Don Taylor teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education at the University of North Texas. Currently serving as the Coordinator of PhD Studies, his primary area of instruction is elementary general music, and his research focuses on social justice in music education. Prior to receiving a PhD in Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin, he taught elementary music for nine years in San Antonio, Texas. He has published articles in a variety of journals, including Journal of Research in Music Education; Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education; Journal of Music Teacher Education; Psychology of Music; Research Studies in Music Education; Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; Contributions to Music Education; General Music Today; and Music Educators Journal.

Recent Publications

Talbot, B., & Taylor, D. (in press). Queer futurity and Afrofuturism: Enacting emancipatory utopias in music education. Philosophy of Music Education Review.

Coppola, W., & Taylor, D. (2022). Cultural humility in music teacher education: Transformative dialogues on power, privilege, and social (in)equity. Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 21(1), 110–141. https://doi.org/10.22176/act21.1.110

Taylor, D. (2022). Teaching out loud: Queer futurity within high school settings. Research Studies in Music Education, 44(2), 432–435. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X211051180

Taylor, D. M., & Raadt, J. S. (2021). Stereotypically gay- and straight-sounding auditory cues change adolescent music students’ perceptions of men’s teaching effectiveness. Psychology of Music, 50(2), 492-507. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356211003329

Taylor, D. M., & Raadt, J. S. (2021). Gay- and straight-sounding auditory cues elicit stereotyping about teaching effectiveness. Journal of Research in Music Education. 69(1), 62–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022429420948229

Taylor, D. M., Talbot, B. C., Holmes, E. J., & Petrie, T. (2020). Experiences of LGBTQ+ students in music education programs across Texas. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 30(1), 11–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057083720935610

Majerus, C., & Taylor, D. M. (2020). Elementary music teachers’ experiences training and collaborating with paraprofessionals. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. 39(1), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755123320935635

Recent Presentations:

Taylor, D., & Calaham, R. (2022, February). Intersections of race and sexuality in music education. Poster presented at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic and Convention. San Antonio, TX.

Taylor, D., Hudson, T., & Schumann, K. (2021, September). Queer futurity in music education: Voices from the field. Panel presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education’s Symposium on Music Teacher Education (online).

Taylor, D. M., & Talbot, B. (2021, July). Queer futurity: Enacting concrete utopias in music education. Paper presented at the MayDay Group Colloquium 32: Creating and Sustaining Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Music Learning Practices. (online, postponed from 2020)

Taylor, D. M. (2021, July). Teaching out loud. Queer futurity within high school settings. Paper presented at the QMUE4: LGBTQ Studies in Music Education Symposium. (Conference originally scheduled for July 2020, and postponed due to COVID-19).

Taylor, D. M., & Raadt, J. (2021, July). Teaching with gay voice: Perceptions of instructional effectiveness among music teachers and music students. Lightening talk presented at the QMUE4: LGBTQ Studies in Music Education Symposium.

Coppola, W., & Taylor, D. (2021, February). Developing cultural humility in music teacher education. Paper presented at the National Association for Music Education’s Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference (online).

Taylor, D., & Raadt, J. (2021, February). Stereotypically gay- and straight-sounding auditory cues change adolescent music students’ perceptions of men’s teaching effectiveness. Poster presented at the Texas Music Educators Association Annual State Conference. (online)

Majerus, C., & Taylor, D. M. (2021, February). Elementary music teachers’ experiences training and collaborating with paraprofessionals. Poster presentation at the National Association for Music Education’s Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference. (online)